American guinea pigs are shaped kind of like potatoes, with long, round bodies. They have short legs, round eyes, and long teeth that grow constantly throughout their lives. This breed has a ...

Popular animal retailer Pets at Home has been forced to stop selling guinea pigs amid an infectious disease outbreak. The ...

A man finds himself in a padded room to prevent him from battering himself to death – an option he would have considered in due course, as the torture inflicted on him by a psychotic doctor ...

Once you gain a guinea pig’s trust, your little shadow won’t want to be too far from your side. Getty Images Unlike cats or dogs, guinea pigs don’t require any routine vaccinations.

There are more than 25 million guinea pigs in Peru, according to official figures. The rodent is so popular in the South American country that authorities have decreed the second Friday of October ...