lwb84
Junior Guinea Pig
I collected my girls at the weekend and can't bond with them. I have been researching piggies for months and was so excited but they are not what I expected. I feel terrible :-(
They are very, very timid and stay in their hideouts all the time. They'll poke their head out for food and then go back in again. Any time they sense movement they run away. They don't let us anywhere near to even touch them, let alone handle them. How can I build up their trust?
One seems to bully the other and it's horrible to watch. It upsets me to think they are not happy and scared.
I know it is very early days but I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel at the moment. They are rescue pigs so I wonder if they had a horrible start in life. Will things get better or do some pigs stay shy forever?
Thanks for reading
They are very, very timid and stay in their hideouts all the time. They'll poke their head out for food and then go back in again. Any time they sense movement they run away. They don't let us anywhere near to even touch them, let alone handle them. How can I build up their trust?
One seems to bully the other and it's horrible to watch. It upsets me to think they are not happy and scared.
I know it is very early days but I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel at the moment. They are rescue pigs so I wonder if they had a horrible start in life. Will things get better or do some pigs stay shy forever?
Thanks for reading