Exercise enclosures for guinea pigs.
Exercise and exploration are important to the health and happiness of guinea pigs. Laboratory housing does not always provide the space necessary for such opportunities. This article presents an inexpensive, versatile option for an enclosed exercise area for the laboratory guinea pig.
Ocean State Veterinary Specialists, East Greenwich, RI, USA. cbrown@osvs.net
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D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000502:physiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006799:Housing, Animal; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000379:methods*