Dusts containing any of these insecticides may be 

 used on guinea pigs : Lindane, 1 percent ; malathion, 

 4 percent; rot en one (use either derris or cube root 

 powder) , 3 to 5 percent. 



Each year the U.S. Department of Agriculture receives 

 thousands of requests for information about raising small 

 animals. In an effort to comply with these requests ef- 

 ficiently, the Department has prepared a series of publica- 

 tions on the animals that are most frequently the subject 

 of inquiry. This leaflet is one of the series. 



Prepared hy 



animal husbandry research division 



Agricultural Research Service 



This leaflet supersedes Leaflet 252, The Guinea Pig. 

 Washington, D.C. Issued May 1960 



U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1960 



For sale by the Superintendent of DocumentH, U.S. Government Printing Office 

 Wasliinjrton 25, D.C. - Price 5 cents 



