guinea pigs

[jamwan55]

how long does a guinea pig live for

[bigmamma]

Obviously this isnt set in cement but they have a life span of between 5 and 7 years roughly , as I was told when I got my little Speckles who lived 6 years.

[garner]

When I had my three it was 6,7 and charlie lived to be 8.

[spudmuffa]

Nice question. It has been documented that a long-haired guinea pig in Peru called Stimpy, lived to be 136 years.
Actually Queen Victoria met Stimpy on a state visit to Peru in 1899, when even then, he was 28 years old.
Stimpy died last week. He still took a wee dram every night and was partial to the odd King Edward cigar.
A state funeral was held in Lima for him, and was attended by some of his offspring. Actually there were over 6 million guinea pigs there. Stimpy led quite an active life! May he RIP. Hope this helps.