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yes guinea pigs can swim but baby guinea pigs cannot so don't try to put your baby guinea pig in the water! but even full grown guinea pigs do not like to swim they can only do it for a short period of time and it puts alot of stress on them! so baith your guinea pig at your own risk!

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14y ago

Guinea Pigs instinctively known how to swim. But only for short periods of time.

I wouldn't recommend you make a Guinea Pig swim in water too deep for them to touch the bottom, as it can be quite frightening for them and causes them to become stressed.

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yes guinea pigs can swim. but don't leave them swimming for a long time they get stressed, and they can only be bathed once a month it is so bad for them.

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Guinea Pigs can swim, but only for short periods of time. This no doubt puts stress on the creatures, though.

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no,being in water makes them very anxious.

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yes all guinea pigs swim but not all like it

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Yes guinea pigs can swim I have two and they love it but make sure there is something they can get onto so that if they get tired of swimming they can lay on it.

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Yes guinea pigs can swim, but they may not necessarily enjoy doing do.

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yes.

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