How do you get your parents to get you a guinea pig?

Answer 1

Well, before you get a guinea pig, you might want to do some research on the basics; 'what is a guinea pig, what do they eat, what are they housed in?' You want to know as much as you can about the animal that you are thinking of adopting before you even think about asking your parents to go and purchase one. Some things you might want to tell your parents about guinea pigs is that they are one of the most docile and lovable cuddly animals. Guinea pigs can sit for hours in your lap as you pet them, and they love to follow your around the house or in a fenced in yard, if possible. Guinea pigs are also very clean creatures; as they are herd animals, they not only groom themselves but get groomed by other members of their "group". They are very social creatures, so they will want lot's of attention from their main care taker. Another good point to consider is their size. Guinea pigs usually only grow to about 1 foot in length, so they are easy to carry around and transport. Guinea pig cages are also very fun to build up and easy to clean. Most cages meant especially for guinea pigs have a plastic tray that can easily be detached from the rest of the cage for cleaning. But especially what your parents will want to know is the cost of all the care, equipment and vet care. I will tell you that I got all of my equipment, guinea pig, dishes, bottles, a few cage toys, and the cage itself, for only $30. How you may ask? I went to my local humane society and adopted two lovable male guinea pigs who needed a home. Shelters, rescues and humane societys often have very low prices on the actual purchase of the guinea pig; at my humane society the guinea pigs were only $5 each, pocket change. Then the great deal was the cage. I got the cage, the bedding in it, the water bottle and their play igloo for only $10 at the shelter. So I decided to get two separate cages (as they are male, they need their separate spaces), and I got two guinea pigs. So what I suggest is to buy a guinea pig from a shelter or rescue as they tend to be low priced and the shelter usually adopts them out healthy and desease free. But for some extra toys and such, you might want to visit the pet store for that. But NEVER GET A GUINEA PIG FROM A PET STORE unless you are absoulutely sure that the animal is healthy, as the pet stores such as Petco tend to sell inbred animals, deseased or sick animals, and lot's of people have complained about getting already pregnant females, which is not a healthy start to a guinea pig relationship. As long as you keep your guinea pig healthy, there shouldn't be alot of vet care bills, unless you go on vacation alot and plan to board them. I should warn you that guinea pigs are prone to back and hip problems, and respitory issues. I would get any new guinea pigs checked out by your vet to insure they are healthy. If fed right, excercised and kept clean, guinea pigs have been known to live from about 5-8 (sometimes 9) years. Just one more thing about guinea pigs is that they are entertained by the simplest of toys. A small bird mirror and a bell can entertain them for hours. They like to knock over wooden blocks if they are praised for it, as I have learned from experience. Research toys that are not only entertaining for your cavy (technical term for guinea pigs), but also safe for them to play with. Research their needs involving food and excercise time. Just some kid to kid advice, I would try working harder at chores (if you have any), cleaning up around the house in places like the family room (I cleaned my entire basement and my parents got majorly impressed). I also wouldn't press them too hard about getting an animal, or they will think that you got obsessed on something and aren't looking at things clearly. Hope you are successful, and please remember to research before commiting to any animal.

Answer 2

You can't. If your pig gets sick, your parents will be the ones who will have to take it to a vet and pay for all expenses (it can be up to hundreds of dollars). Until you can afford your own you can't have any animals your parents don't allow. It also costs hundreds of dollars a year to pay for all the fruits and veggies and hay that they eat.

Answer 3

you could try saying that your other guinea pig is lonely and and that u want 2 have more of a responsibility in your house to clean another guinea pig (only work if you look after the 1 you've got) try an think of reasons on why you want 1 and explain nicely (worked for me) never raise your voice or go all muddy an slam the door cos you'll never get what you want and never go on and on and on because that will annoy them (even tho its hard to)

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Answer 4

Well, as a mom who had a hampster as a child and now has a guinea pig for her own children I think guinea pigs are much easier and more fun. My hampsters used to bite us and weren't very easy to handle. Also, their urine seemed to be much stronger. The guinea pig is gentle, kind of purrs when we hold her and is social with us. She's been great!

Answer 5

Tell them you will buy everything for it, take care of all cost and maintenance.

But it doesn't matter what your parents say to the Guinea pig. Guinea pigs have acute hearing but no understanding of the human language at all. Your parents can say "Yes," or "No" or "blah-blah-blah," and the Guinea pig couldn't care less.

Whether your parents will agree to the purchase of a Guinea pig is another matter though.

Answer 6

Buy a guinea pig anyway, and just say you saw it on the street like a bum, and it asked you for $5 but you offered it a home and a place to sleep.