5 Eating

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Guinea Pigs require constant supply of clean, daily fresh, room-temperature plain water for optimal performance.

! Avoid distilled water (it does not provide minerals that are essential to important body functions).

! Avoid water high in minerals (especially calcium).

! Avoid putting medications, vitamins or any other supplements in water.

Untreated tap water is usually not recommended (possibility of chlorine and heavy metal contamination), but this depends on the quality of your home water distribution which can be tested.

Unflavored bottled drinking water or fresh spring water is recommended.

Provide water in a cage-mounted drip bottle (to prevent contamination and/or spilling, which is usual for dish servings).

Clean the drip bottle nozzle frequently (hay and pellet gunk can breed harmful bacteria and clog the water flow if not cleaned regularly).