{"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; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3. 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: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\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\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source is a copyrighted, non-Open-Access animal-care reference (see citation); per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T4\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T4:welfare-org\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Guinea Pig — behavior & socialization (communication, body language, social needs)\nSource: a copyrighted, non-Open-Access animal-care reference (named in the citation). Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* If a guinea pig's behaviour becomes an ongoing problem, or it shows signs of stress or fear, ask a vet or clinical animal behaviourist for advice.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Keep a guinea pig happy and healthy by giving constant access to space, food, water, safe hiding places, companion guinea pig(s) and toys.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Guinea pigs are very social and need to interact with other friendly guinea pigs.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Keep a guinea pig with at least one other friendly guinea pig, unless a vet or behaviourist advises otherwise.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Guinea pigs like to tunnel, so provide materials that allow tunnelling such as pipes and deep areas of hay.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A change in normal behaviour can be a sign the guinea pig is distressed, bored, ill or injured.\n---\n## License & attribution\n\nSource: a copyrighted, non-Open-Access animal-care reference (named in the citation below). Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, every claim above is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\n\n- https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/behaviour","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","trust":{"authority_tier":"T4","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":525,"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."}