How Do I Make My Guinea Pigs Go Up A Ramp?

[guineagirl2346]

I got a new bigger cage for my guinea pigs because their old one was getting to small for them.The new cage has two levels with a ramp on it and I can't get them to go up it, I tried luring them up it with food and they still won't go up it. I put them both up on top and one of them went down but they refuse to go up and I was wondering if you know any tips about how to get guinea pigs up a ramp

 

[piggiesandpets]

The way i helped why guinea pigs to get up a ramp was by putting the ramp on a book and making them go up it with food. Then i kept on adding another book each time and eventually they could up and down it without help. I hope this helped you.

 

[guineagirl2346]

Thank you! I will try that

 

[gizzy]

the reward of food waiting at the top of the bottom as an incentive, may encorage them.
l think make may be the wrong word, you can only encorage them

 

[VickiA]

There are many on the forum who have succeeded in getting their pigs to climb ramps. Many put a ramp tunnel on it to hide the open edges and help the piggies overcome their fear of falling. However, I have never managed to get any of my current piggies to climb any sort of ramp. Having said that I haven't tried with my newest piggie Mollie - she is a bit of an adventurer so she may be more inclined, but I think it spends on a number of factors including the personality of the piggies.

 

[Cavy Lover]

I got a cage with ramps last year and while food helped other pigs go up and down it didn't help mine. This mightn't help but anyway, I was giving up because it took so long but once they found out that there was more to explore down on the other floors they started going up and down themselves more often and know they are always whizzing around the floors. Maybe you should just show them that there is more to explore then just what they have on the floor rather are on.

 

[cavy clicker]

I once had a c&c cage with ramps, I picked a bucketful of grass and draped it up the ramp. The guinea pigs assassinated the ramp with food and slowly made their way up it following the grass trail

 

[anniedabannie]

It's one of these things that just takes time! My two boys were the same.

I'd definitely recommend the book thing, that's how I did it with Poldark and Sage

They were so proud of themselves when they got the hang of it, Sage was going up and down and up and down it all day!

 

[Winifred]

I started mine on ramps from babies so they don't seem to be bothered. If anything it's me that frets as they race up it soo quick. Some ramps in cages can be a bit steep I've noticed so maybe try adjusting it a bit ?