The caging, feeding and handling in our laboratory of 4 unusual hystricomorph rodents are described. These animals are: the wild guinea-pigs, or cuis ( Cavia aperea and Galea musteloides), the degu ( Octodon degus), and the plains viscacha ( Lagostomus maximus). The species were obtained for investigation of their reproduction and some details of this are given.
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