Frankie1990
Teenage Guinea Pig
Hi all
This has probably been covered a million times before but... how would you advice going about picking babies up for the first time?
I wanted to leave them alone for a few days (which I have) but, since being brought home on Sunday they have been in a temporary cage. I've got a C&C cage/fleece liners etc coming over the next day or two which, once built, i'll need to transfer the piggies into as the one they're in at the mo is too small for them.
I know they have been handled by the breeder, but I wanted to introduce myself to them slowly and let them learn to trust me. However, they currently hide away in a wooden hut (below) whenever they can sense me or my partner moving around in the room. To get them out of the cage i'm going to have to lift the roof of the hut and grab them - which will make them feel unsafe in there. I have tried tempting them out of the hut with veg but they're not having any of it as yet.
Any advice appreciated. Ta
This has probably been covered a million times before but... how would you advice going about picking babies up for the first time?
I wanted to leave them alone for a few days (which I have) but, since being brought home on Sunday they have been in a temporary cage. I've got a C&C cage/fleece liners etc coming over the next day or two which, once built, i'll need to transfer the piggies into as the one they're in at the mo is too small for them.
I know they have been handled by the breeder, but I wanted to introduce myself to them slowly and let them learn to trust me. However, they currently hide away in a wooden hut (below) whenever they can sense me or my partner moving around in the room. To get them out of the cage i'm going to have to lift the roof of the hut and grab them - which will make them feel unsafe in there. I have tried tempting them out of the hut with veg but they're not having any of it as yet.
Any advice appreciated. Ta
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