Jojessgaz
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi everyone. I seem to be constantly reading all the lovely experiences new owners are posting but feel I'm a long way off? Had my 2 girls now tilly and flossy for a nearly 2 weeks and they live outside which I do feel is a big drawback in bonding with them. Tilly is very nosey and the boss but still scared and flossy won't go near anyone at all. I left them to settle for 3 days then tried to pick them up for a few mins most days. This seemed to stress them out totally especially flossy who took ages to pick up. Tilly seems to just freeze now . To be honest having done lap time with a blanket tilly ate from our hand but flossy buried under the covers totally and would not come out at all. So yesterday I kept them in the hutch to hand feed. Finally a very reluctant flossy ate from my hand but while doing that tilly came over looking for more food. I had fed her too. But instead of sniffing my fingers she bit my knuckle n drew a bit of blood. I'm hoping that it was due to food being around but honestly thought she would just sniff me.that has worried me a little . Tonight I have just hand fed them in the cage again but felt a bit scared of picking them up. if I don't pick them up soon I feel I will be going backwards. I am happy for it to be slow but so many posts seem to be bonding lots better. What am I doing wrong? Has anyone any experience in bonding when the piggies live outside? They have been on the grass but ran in the houses and didn't move for the whole time. I really don't want to go too slow that I get no where at all thx jo