Montane guinea pig
The Tschudi guinea pig (Cavia tschudii ) is a species of the genus authentics guinea pig (Cavia ). They got their name from the Swiss explorer Johann Jakob von Tschudi South America.
Even the Incas held Tschudi guinea pigs as a meat supplier.
Origin
They are almost everywhere native to South America and live in savannas, hedges, scrub and grasslands and also in the Andes at altitudes of about 4000-4500 m. Build your own they do not dig, but live for example in abandoned caves or crevices.
Herd life
Tschudi guinea pigs live in herds, which consist of at least five and not more than twenty animals. In a pack Only one adult buck, so live a male animal. Several are not going to tolerate each other. Male offspring is sold at the age of 12 to 16 weeks with bites from the Father and has to find its own pack. Wild Living Tschudi guinea pigs are crepuscular.
Nutrition
Tschudi guinea pigs are herbivores and are little picky. They eat bark, grasses, flowers, cacti, herbs and much more.
Reproduction
Tschudi guinea pigs have 60 days to eight days shorter gestation period than the domesticated guinea pigs. The wild guinea pigs are easier at birth. They weigh about 44-70 g, where the goats are usually heavier than females. As the precocial young are born with fur to the world and can already see and run shortly following birth.
Physique
Full-grown, wild Tschudi guinea pigs weighing 500 g to about 600 g Their life expectancy is 5-6 years lower than that of guinea pigs. Her nose is pointed and her body is not as clumsy as that of the guinea pig house.