Happiness at laptime?

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Hello everyone. I'm new to guinea pigs and already completely besotted with my two - Lola and Molly. I love stroking them on my lap but not sure if they enjoy it? We've had them for about 5 weeks. They still normally hide when i go to pick them up but don't struggle when i do. They sit calmly in my lap when i stroke them for about 5-10mins. Then Molly does the chewing thing and lola gets fidgety so i put them back. I have them on my lap one at a time and give them veggies too. If they sit there calmly and don't struggle to be picked up does that mean they enjoy it? thanks for any advice.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum :)

Your piggies sound sooo cute and must be relaxed with you O0
You say they run away when you try and get them and they tend to hide well i have 28 piggies and all of them do it no matter how much they love cuddles they still run away from me ::) ;D They are naturally scared and run away its just their instinct so dont worry too much 0:)

The chewing thing i think you mean teeth chattering ? Do you ? If so thats a sign of dominance and she may be the boss out of the 2 ;)

Piccies would be fab :D
 
Thanks for replying. The one that moves her mouth and looks like chewing is the more submissive one i think. Doesn't make any noise when he does it. Will put some pictures up as soon as i find the connecting wire for my camera. They're both absynnians - Molly is all white and Lola is black,brown and white with beautiful eyes.
 
sounds like they love you!
My piggys tug on my clothes or teeth chatter a bit (not the dominance way I love animal describes) and it means Put me down i want to pee! when mine do it, Most of my pigs run away when i go to scoop them up, i dont think they can help it!

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HAve to say been pretty impressed that mine haven't peed on me yet. Sure its only a matter of time. :)
 
I now always have a towel on my lap when my girls are out for cuddles - I learnt the hard way! Although Daisy loves to cuddle into my neck so I need to move the towel up for her. I always try and put them back within 20 minutes - so far this is working, there might have been one wee accident. :smitten:
 
Xavier peed on me like 3 times once and then once when my mum was letting him run around on her bed! that just made me giggle!

the boys havent done so yet!
 
Still no peeing so far fingers crossed. Lola has started nibbling the cage bars. SHould i be worried?
 
one of mine weed on me last night ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
 
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