Nandu
New Born Pup
hey!
this post is mostly just to talk about one of my two guinea pigs, Dumbledore. He's almost a year old now. We got him when he was a month old. The first week was the most nerve-wracking, but dumbledore liked the sounds of humans talking and music. Now, he's quite a lively piggy and loves running around, especially popcorning. He goes round and round in circles around his tunnel (which he loves a lot).
But there's one thing dumbledore can't stand. Human interaction. The cage is kept in the passage of the apartment. We (5 people living in the house) pass it multiple times an hour. Every single time someone walks by, dumbledore runs into his hidey. Unless we're giving him food. When a person put their hand ANYWHERE even close to him, he runs into the hidey. He's quite a shy guinea pig now. When we let them out to play, we leave a hidey on the floor in case they get spooked. He doesn't even come out of it. He never steps out of it and we often have to force him out.
He is a stark opposite to our other guinea pig, Pat. She loves playing outside the cage. And adores humans. She sits beside me for hours while I work, sleeping. (and sometimes even walks on my laptop, which is very cute)
sorry for the long post but I wanted to know whether it's fine for dumbledore to be so scared of humans, even after almost 11 months in our house.
~ Nandu
this post is mostly just to talk about one of my two guinea pigs, Dumbledore. He's almost a year old now. We got him when he was a month old. The first week was the most nerve-wracking, but dumbledore liked the sounds of humans talking and music. Now, he's quite a lively piggy and loves running around, especially popcorning. He goes round and round in circles around his tunnel (which he loves a lot).
But there's one thing dumbledore can't stand. Human interaction. The cage is kept in the passage of the apartment. We (5 people living in the house) pass it multiple times an hour. Every single time someone walks by, dumbledore runs into his hidey. Unless we're giving him food. When a person put their hand ANYWHERE even close to him, he runs into the hidey. He's quite a shy guinea pig now. When we let them out to play, we leave a hidey on the floor in case they get spooked. He doesn't even come out of it. He never steps out of it and we often have to force him out.
He is a stark opposite to our other guinea pig, Pat. She loves playing outside the cage. And adores humans. She sits beside me for hours while I work, sleeping. (and sometimes even walks on my laptop, which is very cute)
sorry for the long post but I wanted to know whether it's fine for dumbledore to be so scared of humans, even after almost 11 months in our house.
~ Nandu