This is there play pen haha. Yes I no.. we spoil the hell out of them, but honestly, they make me happy every second of every day. When I am mad, sad, upset, pissed, doesn't matter, they make me forget everything. And to think, the one i adopted was left on the side of a road in a box, taken to a kill shelter, was going to euthanize her in 13 days if she wasn't adopted, a non-kill shelter adopted her then. Spent 6 months, then a family adopted her, took her home, and there other guinea pig attacked her so they took her back. Spent another month back at the shelter, and will now spend every second with me; makes me sick with how much love and joy she has, someone did that to her. There cage, i can't take a pic right now, girl is sleeping haha. We got these organize it, grid lock shelf system from kmart for 20 bucks about.. you can custom build a shelf.. each grid is 14X14 in.. so we did a 3X7 grid, pretty big. Put carpet on the bottom, then a fleece blanket on top. We change the blanket daily, looks nice, much cheaper than bedding. Ours are 80% potty trained to go in a litter box. There poop is like tic tacs, they are hard and small, I just pick em up. We lay a blanket on the couch and they spend the night laying on couch watching tv with me haha.
All I can say is, if you get one, treat it right; you don't have to go nuts like us, but give it a life. They are very social animals and tell you there feelings and make many different noises. They prefer to live in pairs as they are very social and get lonely fast.. two will play together. If you get 2, make sure they are both girls. Two guys will fight to the death, unless they are brothers and have been together since birth. There are many different types and styles, we picked the long haired Abyssinian breed, hard to find but worth it when you do; suppose to be most outgoing.
They are what you make them imo. Don't get one to just sit in a cage; read up and adopt one if you are serious. You will see how broken and neglected they are when you get them, and you will watch them change into a whole other person as they gain your trust. Remember, they are the PREY to everything and they know that.. they are scared to death of everything, so keep them safe, let them no they are safe.
haha.. walking to the fridge is like a parade for them.. they never run ahead, always tail behind like i dont know they are there.