Guinea Pigs Animal Planet® Library Review

I bought this book for my 5 year old granddaughter when she got her new guinea pig, Coconut. We read the chapter headings together and looked at the photos, and then she chose topics for me to read to her in more detail. It contains useful information on feeding and care. We especially enjoyed the section on teaching guinea pig tricks!

This book is nice to have and read, but if you have an internet connection you will find everything in this book. So it's nice to have, but you don't really need it. Given that the information is available on the web, this book should be a lot cheaper than what I paid for. I'm paying to consolidate knowledge into a book, but even that seems to be missing something.

I received this book from the library after getting a guinea pig. I liked it so much that I decided to buy it. It's very informative and detailed. For example; Guinea pigs are not pigs and do not come from the pig family. You are Cavey. (The Cave - uh.) This book only got four stars because it was missing what I felt was an important piece of information: how to sex your guinea pig. All the books I have read about guinea pigs recommend keeping at least TWO guinea pigs as they are social…