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Guinea Pig Facts: Guinea Pig History 101

Published 3/2/2010 | Fun Stuff | HappyCavy


Guinea Pig Facts: Guinea Pig History 101

Humans and guinea pigs have been living together for more than 10,000 years — a really, really long time. The cute fuzzy small rabbits/large hamsters we know today as the domestic guinea pig first came from Central and South America, and were n...



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HappyCavy has been online since June 2009 with Hammy and Piglet. In October of 2009, a sweet, fuzzy cavy named Bitsy joined the family.

Feebee and Buttercup were welcomed to the HappyCavy Forever Home as friends and co-conspirators in January 2011. Dot joined us on July 2012. Winnie and Rosie joined on February 8, 2015 and June 6, 2015, respectively. Sisters JuneBug and Baby Roo joined August 16, 2019, and Dollie came to us on February 15, 2023. Annie was the last pig to arrive on December 17, 2023. Find out more about the HappyCavy guinea pigs.

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