Article: Small animals, big differences; RECORD PETS.(Features)

Byline: NEIL McINTOSH

THEY both originate from South America and weigh less than a kilo, but that's where the similarity ends for guinea pigs and chinchillas.

I've decided to look at their suitability as pets after last week's look at hamsters and gerbils - and they could hardly be more different.

Guinea pigs have been known since 1000BC and are quiet, clean, fairly docile and easy to handle. They don't like climbing and rarely jump and, unlike most rodents, their response to danger is usually to freeze or to run, rather than to bite, so ...

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