I'm new at the guinea pig thing, and it's been 3 months since I got Gilly and I can get him to crawl to my lap for a little baby carrot or a banana chip, and if he is eating I can pet him and he LOVES it... but he won't let me pet him any other time unless he is either eating or on my lap... I didn't do much research until after I got him... I got him from petsmart so that may be why he is so skiddish. He talks to me and any time I rub him he purrs like there isn't anything else haha. I'm just trying to get little tips on how I can get him to trust me a little bit more.