{"topic_id":"exotic_behavior_guinea_pig","category":"exotic-behavior","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_behavior_guinea_pig\ncategory: exotic-behavior\ntitle: \"Guinea Pig — behavior & socialization (communication, body language, social needs)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"First-hand owner-practical care pages saved to source_file; C1 byte-substring verified. Pulled 2026-08-02 via Tavily discovery + Tokyo relay / direct fetch.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/owner-care/guinea_behavior_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 560\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 11\n  passed: 11\n  date: 2026-08-02\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-behavior/exotic_behavior_guinea_pig/01_exotic_behavior_guinea_pig.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk)\"\n  title: \"Guinea Pig — behavior & socialization (communication, body language, social needs)\"\n  url: \"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/behaviour\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Guinea Pig — behavior & socialization (communication, body language, social needs) (first-hand)\"\n  doc_type: \"animal-welfare-org\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Guinea Pig — behavior & socialization (communication, body language, social needs)\n\nSource: first-hand owner-practical care pages, saved to `source_file`; every claim below is a C1 byte-substring of it.\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n\n- `If your guinea pig's behaviour becomes an ongoing problem, or they show signs of stress or fear, ask your vet or clinical animal behaviourist for advice.`\n- `Make sure your guinea pig stays happy and healthy, by giving them access to the things they need at all times - including space, food, water, safe hiding places, companion guinea pig(s) and toys.`\n- `Social time - guinea pigs are very social and need to interact with other friendly guinea pigs.`\n- `Signs a guinea pig may be suffering from stress or fear can include:`\n- `You should keep your guinea pig with at least one other friendly guinea pig, unless you're advised otherwise by a vet or clinical animal behaviourist.`\n- `Tunnels - guinea pigs like to tunnel, so make sure they have suitable materials that allow tunnelling behaviour, such as pipes and deep areas of hay.`\n- `If it changes, it could be a sign your guinea pig is distressed, bored, ill or injured.`\n- `As a guinea pig owner, you'll need to keep a close eye on your pet's behaviour.`\n- `A guinea pig's behaviour depends on its age, personality and past experiences.`\n- `These behaviours are often a sign that your pet is unhappy.`\n- `Pets can develop a range of behaviour problems.`\n\n**Source:** `pdf-raw/owner-care/guinea_behavior_combined.txt` · RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk)\n","sources":["exotic-behavior — Guinea Pig — behavior & socialization (communication, body language, social needs) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-behavior","title":"Guinea Pig — behavior & socialization (communication, body language, social needs)","url":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/behaviour","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/owner-care/guinea_behavior_combined.txt"},"source_document":"RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk)","source_file":"pdf-raw/owner-care/guinea_behavior_combined.txt","tokens_estimated":477,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}