I have 3 guinea pigs and they are great pets! All together I have owned 5. My first guinea pig was so sweet, she would curl up on you and it was great. My second guinea pig was an albino shorthair. (When getting a guinea-pig, its almost better to get a short haired guinea-pig because there isn't much brushing you need to do with it and it can't really get matted.) He was the sweetest guinea-pig you could ever have!! When getting a guinea-pig SHOP AROUND! It's better not to just get the first cute one you see, and ask questions! Because we were new to the guinea-pig thing, our first guinea-pig we brought home had g/p lice. In which case you get a dust bath to give them. Another thing, about the bedding. There is this bedding called 'Care Fresh'. It works well, and it absorbs so their cage doesn't stink. It's in a green bag, and the contents look as though they are ground up egg cartons. It soft and I feel it is better than the other beddings. Well... thats about all the advice I have... good luck! :-)