Hi there,
My daughter has been asking about guinea pigs for a while now so I was looking for 2nd hand hutches and equipment and I spotted someone selling 2 male guinea pigs as a pair, and they are almost 2 , with a hutch. She said they were very friendly etc, my daughter would love them. I thought they would be perfect for my daughter, I collected them, the lady said they were rehomed as were badly treated by a previous owner, but they would be great for my daughter for first guinea pigs.
We have them almost 2 weeks now and they seem so stressed they always hide in their hut, and are next to impossible to pick up or handle. We have tried handfeeding and one seems ok with that but the other refuses. It’s very disheartening for my daughter she keeps asking will they ever become friendly. Is there anything we can do and will they get tamer? I feel like a bit of a mug also tbh as when I have asked the lady for advice she ignores my texts, she said previously she gets them from her sister from people who want to rehome them, yet she was selling them and I paid for them
My daughter has been asking about guinea pigs for a while now so I was looking for 2nd hand hutches and equipment and I spotted someone selling 2 male guinea pigs as a pair, and they are almost 2 , with a hutch. She said they were very friendly etc, my daughter would love them. I thought they would be perfect for my daughter, I collected them, the lady said they were rehomed as were badly treated by a previous owner, but they would be great for my daughter for first guinea pigs.
We have them almost 2 weeks now and they seem so stressed they always hide in their hut, and are next to impossible to pick up or handle. We have tried handfeeding and one seems ok with that but the other refuses. It’s very disheartening for my daughter she keeps asking will they ever become friendly. Is there anything we can do and will they get tamer? I feel like a bit of a mug also tbh as when I have asked the lady for advice she ignores my texts, she said previously she gets them from her sister from people who want to rehome them, yet she was selling them and I paid for them