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Guinea Pig Care and Health Record

A free printable guinea pig care sheet — weekly weight, hay and vegetables, vitamin C, nails, teeth and coat.

First page of the Guinea Pig Care and Health Record — Track the four things guinea pigs most often go wrong on, with a weight column that catches trouble early.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

What this sheet is for

Track the four things guinea pigs most often go wrong on, with a weight column that catches trouble early.

Who it is for

Guinea pig owners, rescues and families.

How to use it

  1. Weigh weekly; guinea pigs lose weight before they look unwell.
  2. Record vitamin C — they cannot make their own.
  3. Check teeth and nails regularly and note it.
  4. Record who they live with; they are social animals.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

Questions

How much vitamin C do guinea pigs need?

No dose is printed. It depends on age, health and diet, and both deficiency and over-supplementation are possible. Your vet is the source; the sheet records what you gave.

What weight should a guinea pig be?

No target is printed. The useful signal is a steady weight in your own animal — a consistent fall is a reason to ring the vet whatever the absolute number.

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Small Pet Weight and Health Chart

Give any small pet a weekly weight record, which is the earliest warning available for animals that hide illness by instinct.

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