rhubarb & custard
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Hi,
I'm fostering 2 guinea pigs for a friend for the year because her landlord said no to pets. They're just over a year old.
She asked me to give them cuddles every day. At first I did as she asked, but noticed that they ran away and hid from me and generally seemed to be terrified of me. So I stopped, and have given them 2 weeks without picking them up. Now they're not afraid of me - they come over wheeking when it's dinner time, they come up to me and sniff me and they walk over to the door of the hutch when I come into the room. They like wandering around the room when I'm around and making sociable bubbly noises. But when I even try to stoke them, even if they're concentrating on eating, they jump and run into their hiding place and won't come out for a while.
Should I...
a) pick them up every day anyway until they just get used to it
b) not pick them up and just enjoy their companionship as they are
c) ?
I'm a little worried, because by the time I give them back, they need to be handle-able!
Thanks for any help. :S
I'm fostering 2 guinea pigs for a friend for the year because her landlord said no to pets. They're just over a year old.
She asked me to give them cuddles every day. At first I did as she asked, but noticed that they ran away and hid from me and generally seemed to be terrified of me. So I stopped, and have given them 2 weeks without picking them up. Now they're not afraid of me - they come over wheeking when it's dinner time, they come up to me and sniff me and they walk over to the door of the hutch when I come into the room. They like wandering around the room when I'm around and making sociable bubbly noises. But when I even try to stoke them, even if they're concentrating on eating, they jump and run into their hiding place and won't come out for a while.
Should I...
a) pick them up every day anyway until they just get used to it
b) not pick them up and just enjoy their companionship as they are
c) ?
I'm a little worried, because by the time I give them back, they need to be handle-able!
Thanks for any help. :S