Kay701
Junior Guinea Pig
I adopted two guinea pigs on Friday. The first night I could tell they'd been out in the cage and eaten, and they started to come out a tiny bit in the day, but the second night their litter tray had fallen over because I hadn't attached it properly (have done so now, I feel so awful about this). I think this terrified them and they haven't been out even at night tonight. I'm worried they're too scared to come into the cage. I took them out for some floor time and lap time yesterday and they opened up a bit (in different ways, they're very different characters) which was lovely to see, but as soon as I put them back in the cage they just hid again and haven't been out all night. I know there's food in the hideout they're in because I put some in, but no water. They haven't touched the veggies that were outside the hideout. What should I do? I'm hoping if I do more laptime/floor time and they get more comfortable with me they'll be more confident to come out. Should I just persevere with that? The other option is that their cage has two parts, a cage with a little ramp to get out, and a C&c framed but with several other hideouts in. I moved them into the caged bit as it mimicked their previous home more and I could cover the top to make them feel safer, which had helped to encourage them out. However I'm wondering now if I should put them and their food in the other section because it won't have the associations of the tray falling over. But I'm worried they'll feel like they're in a different scary place again and this will make it worse. What do you think?