Todite88
Junior Guinea Pig
Here are our boys!
They came home with us today
When we got home I lifted them out of the carrier so my eldest could have a quick pet of them both one at a time.
She's a little nervous with them so I'm going to be working with her in building her confidence and using the cuddle pouches for lap time for a while. So she and they can get used to each other.
I wasn't given much information on the pair as the rescue don't really have much.
When we put them in Jack (that's what I'm calling the black one my daughter will be changing his name as soon as she's though tof one lol) ran striaght for the tunnel and bedroom compartment Popeye just sat in a corner of the hutch having a good ol sniff. We left them to settle and popped to the local garden centre for a few hours. On return Popeye was in the same corner so I kind of ushered him into the bedding part of the hutch that contains lots of hay and Jack his pal feeling happier if they are together and thought maybe he was too scared to move off hiw own acord.
I've spent weeks reading through this forum and now I feel like everythings gone blank in my head so re reading everything lol. I've put them in hay and fresh water and pellets and I'm goign to give them half of their veg in the morning and half at around 6pm tomorrow.. This will be the easiest routine to stick to with work etc.
Leaving them in peace is obviously the way forward.. Do I let them adjust to their new home for a few days before we handle them? Or is a little bit of handling twice a day acceptable from the get go starting litterally with a few minutes .. Going to offer them some apple tomorrow then tomatoes Weds figured they might love the fruit that much it's a good one to offer from the hand? Sorry long post but I'm a right rookie lol
TIA for any advice in helping them get settled
Clo, Krystal little Elsie Popeye and Jack