Cue
Junior Guinea Pig
We received our new foster piggies today, a trio of females from a 40 strong Guinea pig relinquishing at our local shelter. I have never, ever seen piggies this terrified; the baby I pulled out from under a blackberry bramble after two weeks out in the wild wasn’t this scared. I’ve been scratched by teeth twice within 5 hours of having them. One is probably under a year, but the largest and oldest is absolutely petrified and will squeal if other pigs get too close. They seem exhausted. They aren’t a bonded group, I don’t think they even really know each other based on their behavior.
Their new cage is nicely cluttered with packing paper, cardboard tubes, boxes, and a little cloth bag. They are in the same room as our perma-piggies.
I know I should just leave them alone and let them have quiet right now but I want to know if there’s anything else I can do to comfort them long term.
Their new cage is nicely cluttered with packing paper, cardboard tubes, boxes, and a little cloth bag. They are in the same room as our perma-piggies.
I know I should just leave them alone and let them have quiet right now but I want to know if there’s anything else I can do to comfort them long term.