Guinea pig myths?

[Guinea pigs <3]

Before I got my girls a number of people told me that guinea pigs smell - only if you don't clean them out very often! :p

 

[purple duck]

don't know if this is a myth or not but i heard that guinea pigs sleep with their eyes open? has anyone else heard this?

 

[Shellza]

Yes, a lot of them do. They don't blink either. A couple of my girls I have never seen sleep with their eyes shut.

 

[Amanda1801]

I heard from some people that aquarium tanks are actually well ventilated because if they roof is open wire or whatever then the air gets drawn up and it circulated well . . . ? I dunno, I don't really like the idea of them though, being stuck behind a glass wall . . . I prefer cages, even for hamters and all and then you know there's loads of ventilation cos it's all open.

Theres very little ventilation in a solid sided tank, they also get very humid - its exactly the reason chameleons should be in mesh enclosures rather than glass tanks - but thats a rant for another time and probably another forum