LozzyBee
Junior Guinea Pig
I apologise in advance as I imagine this has been asked a zillion times.
We brought our rescue piggies home on Saturday, I've had one attempt at picking them up (yesterday) and it took me the best part of an hour . They wouldn't be herded in to a tube or a snuggle and bolted every which was they could. The bigger of the two relaxed when I held him to my chest for all of about 5 seconds, the smaller just did not stop struggling.
Their nails are overgrown and I am taking them to the vets tomorrow to have them clipped. Basically...I just want it to be as stress free for them as possible and I don't know how to go about it. I don't want to spend an hour feeling like a beast chasing them around the cage, but I don't know what else to do?
I know the answers - I've looked at so many guides on how to pick them up, I think I just need some reassurance. I just feel bad for them
Kind of along the same subject - is lap time essential for them or is it more for us? I just feel so so sooooo bad and kind of feel if they're happy in their cage (which they are - they seem to have got over being scared quite quickly and have been having a casual wander around while I've been standing ironing all morning!), then is it worth stressing them out for lap time. I can't imagine a point when I'd even be able to get them on to my lap to be honest
Sorry! This is so long!
Thank you
We brought our rescue piggies home on Saturday, I've had one attempt at picking them up (yesterday) and it took me the best part of an hour . They wouldn't be herded in to a tube or a snuggle and bolted every which was they could. The bigger of the two relaxed when I held him to my chest for all of about 5 seconds, the smaller just did not stop struggling.
Their nails are overgrown and I am taking them to the vets tomorrow to have them clipped. Basically...I just want it to be as stress free for them as possible and I don't know how to go about it. I don't want to spend an hour feeling like a beast chasing them around the cage, but I don't know what else to do?
I know the answers - I've looked at so many guides on how to pick them up, I think I just need some reassurance. I just feel bad for them
Kind of along the same subject - is lap time essential for them or is it more for us? I just feel so so sooooo bad and kind of feel if they're happy in their cage (which they are - they seem to have got over being scared quite quickly and have been having a casual wander around while I've been standing ironing all morning!), then is it worth stressing them out for lap time. I can't imagine a point when I'd even be able to get them on to my lap to be honest
Sorry! This is so long!
Thank you