Guinnie pigs are very easy to take care of but you should have 2 becasue the other will get lonely by its self i have 2 guinnie pig and they are very easy to handle all u do is get them a propper box lay down news papper then put not to much saw dust on them hay so they can hide under it and for food u give them carrots and lattuce and for treats calery and make sure they get to run around every day so put some bricks in a circuls then let them run around in that and be careful if u have a cat always watch them when they are playing around because the cat can easily eat the little ones. i hope this answers your question from Emily