There's a lot to recommend guinea pigs as the perfect family pet: They're small, easy to care for, and have sweet temperaments. Also known as cavies, there are 13 breeds of guinea pigs officially ...

CANTON - Jason Whitehurst doesn’t hesitate to name the best guinea pig he’s ever seen. It was over a decade ago, at a show in Louisville, Kentucky, where Whitehurst encountered a Peruvian breed with ...

First things first: the guinea pig is not a pig and it’s not from Guinea. Now that we’ve cleared that up, let’s talk about what these charming rodents, also called cavies, actually are. Their ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The 2022 Annual American Cavy Breeders Association youth competition took place today inside The Tyler Rose Garden Center. Cavy is the term to identify south American rodents ...

Guinea pigs can learn people's voices. That's why every time Elizabeth Mack goes downstairs and says good morning, she's greeted by a high-pitched chorus of squeaks. The squeaks continue whenever Mack ...

Police investigating the theft of six prize-winning guinea pigs from a top breeder have not ruled out a rival competitor. Heartbroken owner Tony Tancock, who says more ordinary rodents were left ...