Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, and Degus (Caviomorphs)
(2018)
Book Chapter
McBride, A., & Meredith, A. (2018). Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, and Degus (Caviomorphs). In Companion Animal Care and Welfare: The UFAW Companion Animal Handbook. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119333708.ch8
Guinea pigs, chinchillas, and degus are rodent members of the class Mammalia, order Rodentia, suborder of hystricomorphs, and parvorder of caviomorpha. All three species were originally kept for reasons other than as companions: the guinea pig for fo... Read More about Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, and Degus (Caviomorphs).