tabelmabel
Adult Guinea Pig
Out of the pigs i have had up to yet, none has astounded me with evidence of any great brains.
But Ebony is smart!
She is on 4 lots of medication per day just now. And, being a baby, she still isnt confident with handling.
My cage is 2 storey. When the pigs are bottom storey, it is impossible to catch them unless they want to be caught.
On top storey, easy.
So normally it is a simple case of rustling a bag at the top, pigs dash up and hey presto, easy to get.
Ebony seems to have worked out when her meds are due! How can this be possible?!
So at med time, she remains on the bottom. And, if she does come up at all, she sits at the top of the ramp, ready to fly down if i go near the cage.
Yet, directly after having meds, she seems to have worked out i wont be needing her for a few hours so she comes right into the top even when i am there. I can approach the cage at these times and she stays at the top. If she were a dog or cat maybe, id say she had noticed some subtle change in my body language but pigs dont do that, do they?!
It isnt like I'm approaching the cage armed with medicine bottles! I do tend to get the syringes ready and everything beforehand. Maybe she has leaned the associated sounds. That is smart though isnt it - none of my others have been that bright.
No amount of bag rustling or tasty food on top with draw her up to the top storey if meds are due.
She is one smart cookie!
But Ebony is smart!
She is on 4 lots of medication per day just now. And, being a baby, she still isnt confident with handling.
My cage is 2 storey. When the pigs are bottom storey, it is impossible to catch them unless they want to be caught.
On top storey, easy.
So normally it is a simple case of rustling a bag at the top, pigs dash up and hey presto, easy to get.
Ebony seems to have worked out when her meds are due! How can this be possible?!
So at med time, she remains on the bottom. And, if she does come up at all, she sits at the top of the ramp, ready to fly down if i go near the cage.
Yet, directly after having meds, she seems to have worked out i wont be needing her for a few hours so she comes right into the top even when i am there. I can approach the cage at these times and she stays at the top. If she were a dog or cat maybe, id say she had noticed some subtle change in my body language but pigs dont do that, do they?!
It isnt like I'm approaching the cage armed with medicine bottles! I do tend to get the syringes ready and everything beforehand. Maybe she has leaned the associated sounds. That is smart though isnt it - none of my others have been that bright.
No amount of bag rustling or tasty food on top with draw her up to the top storey if meds are due.
She is one smart cookie!