Kim Barkas
Junior Guinea Pig
So we got a guinea pig only a few days ago. He has hardly been handled and has had no piggy company for a while, so we wanted to get him settled and then get another as a friend (even if they do end up staying in separate cages!).
He hides a lot, especially when we walk into the room, but he does come out and chats away with us. We get load squeaks when we open the fridge door and when he sees us first thing in the morning - think this is just because he wants food! He is long haired so we gave him two days talking to him regularly but not attempting to pick him up. then past two days we have cuddled him and brushed him. He was very still initially but then seemed better, and squeaked like he does for food when we put him down.
Today, he was making a sort of wheeking but it was lower pitched and quieter. He then kept looking at me. Then he made a "tutting" noise which I think sounded like teeth chattering so I guessed he had had enough so I put him back.
I am not really sure what the noises mean - I have watched youtube videos and things but nothing really sounds like him, and cannot tell if the loud squeaks are excited or upset ones. Also, he spends a lot of his time in his shelter, what else can we do to help him trust us? Any advice greatly appreciated!
He hides a lot, especially when we walk into the room, but he does come out and chats away with us. We get load squeaks when we open the fridge door and when he sees us first thing in the morning - think this is just because he wants food! He is long haired so we gave him two days talking to him regularly but not attempting to pick him up. then past two days we have cuddled him and brushed him. He was very still initially but then seemed better, and squeaked like he does for food when we put him down.
Today, he was making a sort of wheeking but it was lower pitched and quieter. He then kept looking at me. Then he made a "tutting" noise which I think sounded like teeth chattering so I guessed he had had enough so I put him back.
I am not really sure what the noises mean - I have watched youtube videos and things but nothing really sounds like him, and cannot tell if the loud squeaks are excited or upset ones. Also, he spends a lot of his time in his shelter, what else can we do to help him trust us? Any advice greatly appreciated!