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guineafriend
I have had my 2 boys for about 6 weeks. I started off with the very gentle tempting them out with food then then little strokes before picking them up. One responde quite well, he is pretty easy to catch.
The other (Scampy) won't take food from my fingers, hides away when I go near the cage and has to be chased around (which must be pretty stressful for him) when I want to get him out.
Once out he is fine, eats and will be stroked, everything, just hates being picked up. He wheeked like mental for the first time when I caught him this weekend.
Should I stop trying to handle him or handle him more?
I don't know if it's releveant but Scampy is the one likely to become the more dominant, he is constantly rumbling at the other and I am just waiting in the hope that things to settle down.
The other (Scampy) won't take food from my fingers, hides away when I go near the cage and has to be chased around (which must be pretty stressful for him) when I want to get him out.
Once out he is fine, eats and will be stroked, everything, just hates being picked up. He wheeked like mental for the first time when I caught him this weekend.
Should I stop trying to handle him or handle him more?
I don't know if it's releveant but Scampy is the one likely to become the more dominant, he is constantly rumbling at the other and I am just waiting in the hope that things to settle down.