m246
New Born Pup
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hi there, two weeks ago we got two young boars( bonsai and rockstar).they are now 10 weeks old and so cute. i am stumbling across some problems though. i have been reading through alot of posts on this site ( which i love btw ) and i know that they are very timid animals etc, but i just feel like they are still terrified of me after two weeks.the minute the door opens to the garden they go fleeing into their bedroom and then i spend time trying to coax them out with veg ( which i have to say they are now taking from my hand which i feel is progress ) it is only through the bars of the cage though because i just cant get near them at all. i cant lift them nor even pet them as they just run a mile. i talk to them constantly as I'm approaching the cage and all the time i am dealing with them ( my neighbours must think i am mad lol) and its just making me a little anxious. i feel like i dont know what i can do.ive been getting ran ragged trying to clean their hutch and today i tried to lift him out and i failed, ihate to think that i am terrifying him and he will keel over or something because i am scaring him so much.i tried and failed to get hold of him because he was darting around so much and then he started chattering his teeth at me so i just had to leave him alone.so basically in the two weeks we have had the boys they havent been lifted at all nor petted because i just cant get near enough. i have tried to lay my hand into their cage with cucumber(which they seem to love) on it but they wont come near unless its with them in the cage and me firmly on the outside. can anyone please give me some advice? i know that they are prey animals and timid,but i just feel like its never going to get better