Minnou’s piggies

Minnou said:
Gaia almost got Minerva full on wheeking just once....

Minerva never really speaks for herself; she just waits for Gaia to yell and that alone usually gets results so she just doesn't bother wheeking. :xd:
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The worst part is that Cam's consistently noisy, but Bann's noisier, shriller, and loud. To be more of nuisance than Cam is an achievement but it's better when Cam doesn't climb on his head, y'know?

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When you start cutting an apple and feel eyes upon you....

Turn around and see two guinea pigs with their faces pressed against the bars of the cage.

Gaia: "I KNOW YOU SEE US!" *begins aggressively mauling the cage just to remind me that they co-own every apple in the house*
 
Minnou said:
When you start cutting an apple and feel eyes upon you....

Turn around and see two guinea pigs with their faces pressed against the bars of the cage.

Gaia: "I KNOW YOU SEE US!" *begins aggressively mauling the cage just to remind me that they co-own every apple in the house*
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Shouldn’t that be ‘own’, not ‘ co-own’ ?
 
Gaia has survived another butt trim and would like everyone to know she is very angry about her treatment.

It can't be helped! When her fur gets to a certain length, she just seems to be perpetually damp with pee. Until I started shaving her, I thought she had continence issues but nope... as long as her fur is kept short, she's dry all day every day until her fur once again reaches some specific length and then she's damp all the time. I know just by touching her bum or underbelly exactly when it is time for her to have another trim. She looks so majestic all time but at her core, she is a complete scruffbag. :xd:

She hates being brushed and she hates having her hair cut. Unfortunately for Gaia, her hair is easier to cut when it has been washed so she has to have a hated bum wash as well. Then she comes out dripping like a soggy mop and she takes forever to fully dry so she also has to endure the much hated hairdryer as well.

She fusses and fights for the entire duration until it's all over and then she saunters around like nothing happened. :roll:

And then Minerva goes over to her and sniffs her butt and looks puzzled "Who are you? Gaia is smelly and looks like she has been dragged through a hedge backwards. You can't be Gaia...."

Gaia: "Hey!" >:c
 
Gaia made an attempt at jumping today!

She was keen to get her paws on her platter of grass this morning and as I was lowering the tray into the cage she reared up and tried to leap on it. She barely got airborne and it looked more like she was standing up and waving her front paws around like she was at a pop concert AND she almost flattened Minerva as she came back down but hey ho, an attempt at a jump is an an attempt at a jump~!
 
Gaia is learning...... :yikes:

I've been plonking small piles of grass/dandelions on top of a cardboard box to challenge them a bit, provide a bit of mental stimulation, encourage them to forage...

Gaia, with no hesitation, stomped her way over the box, bit on the edge and gave it a sharp tug down, upending it just enough for the grass to slide off then released the box, allowing it to fall back to its original position. Then she sat there all smug, stuffing her face.

Everyone should fear her a bit more now.

You don't have to fear Minerva though; she's still a dingbat. She slammed her own face into a wall by turning too fast. She looked like she was seeing stars before rubbing her throbbing nose with her paws. She does this at least once a week.
 
Well done Gaia, Keep it up! 🎉

Ouch Minerva, that sounds very painful. 🩹
 
AidaB said:
Well done Gaia, Keep it up! 🎉

Ouch Minerva, that sounds very painful. 🩹
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I'm surprised she hasn't broken her nose by now; she turns so fast anyone else would get whiplash and the thud is very audible.

Then she sits there rolling her head around like she's had all of her senses beaten out of her before gently rubbing her nose over and over.

I make a huge fuss over her afterwards and talk to her in baby talk like 'what a poor likkle baba' she is. Then she forgets what she has done... and does it again next week. :roll:
 
Lorcan said:
New stuff is scary!
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And also an excuse for Gaia to be mean; they both legged it to a corner of the run and Minerva tried to cuddle into Gaia and hide but Gaia went for her instead. Then Gaia ran to a box shelter and Minerva followed her but Gaia wouldn't let Minerva share it with her. :roll:
 
The girls have had to share me (not that they actually care) with a much older boar, a rabbit and a dog for the past few days as I looked after the neighbour's pets whilst they were away.

They were all in their own home, I just kept popping in and out several times a day to check on them, feed them and keep the dog company. The dog isn't a good guard dog as she is super friendly and the rabbit is quite chill.... the real threat to any home invader is the guinea pig. I got quite the scolding from him. Teeth chattering fury. I took to bribing him with snacks (usually fresh grass or dandelion leaves) every time I went in. So long as he got something (and was fed before the rabbit; pecking order important) he was ok after that.

But my neighbour, on her return, has informed me that I have broken her guinea pig as he now constantly whinges and chatters his teeth at them for failing to provide snacks every time they are in the room with him as this Slave was. :xd:
 
For those of you who recall this post: 'Gaia Doesn't 'Do' Steps, Not Even A Little One'

Where I told the tale of Gaia's little adventure where she refused to hop up one tiny little step and I was sat there for 30 mins+ trying to coax her up...

Well, the door was open and she hopped down the step and turned around and immediately jumped back up it, with no trouble whatsoever. :cen:

She does these things out of spite, I swear.
 
Minnou said:
Another lovely day!

This time I put ALL of the girl's favourite boxes and hidies out in the run with them to make them feel safer with lots of cover.

They ran under one box and didn't move for 1hr 30mins so I brought them back in. :/
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Why am I not surprised
 
weepweeps said:
Why am I not surprised
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They're so cowardly it's unreal.

I wonder what would happen if I put one in on their own.... Perhaps one is feeding off the nervous energy of the other. Minerva always goes exploring solo in the house so Gaia freaking out outside could be freaking her out. :hmm:
 
Minnou said:
Another lovely day!

This time I put ALL of the girl's favourite boxes and hidies out in the run with them to make them feel safer with lots of cover.

They ran under one box and didn't move for 1hr 30mins so I brought them back in. :/
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Is there a cover over the top of the run? If there's only bars, as prey animals they will be scared of something pouncing on them from above. I always put a blanket over my outdoor run.
 
It can take a while for them to get used to new situations. Even my older piggies who have done it all before hide the first time or two out for a new season.
 
Viennese Furbabies said:
If they are so scared about being outside, I wouldn't put just one of them outside. That would very probably make things even worse.
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I just don't know with Minerva... on her solo explorations she has been caught heading to the open back door.
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Is there a cover over the top of the run? If there's only bars, as prey animals they will be scared of something pouncing on them from above. I always put a blanket over my outdoor run.
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There's no cover on top and it would be quite hard to cover it.

We used to have birds years and years ago and still have this large walk-in enclosure and I've been putting them in there. I can just pull up a sun lounger and sit in there with them, there's so much space but I guess it's just too much space for them even if it is full of hideys and tunnels and chairs to hide under.

Oddly though, I had tried them in it a few weeks/months sgo when there was a freak warm day and they were both wandering around in it then, eating grass and pushing their faces up against the bars to get a good look and sniff of a cat that was eyeing them up for lunch and they seemed less afraid then. :hmm:
 
I put Minerva in the garden on her own... and she went exploring everywhere, gobbling grass as she went. So everything is Gaia's fault. :roll:

After 15-20 minutes, I put Gaia in with her and Minerva just carried on about her business with Gaia following her everywhere. They didn't even seem bothered about the cats watching them. They ran and hid when a helicopter flew overhead but I don't blame them for that. DX
 
Apple drama!

Gaia rushed over for her piece before Minerva was up and out of bed. Unfortunately, Gaia decided to carry her prize back to the same den Minerva was in. Minerva then realised there were snacks and stood in the doorway, body-blocking Gaia who was just hopping from side to side, hoping to squeeze past Minerva and not lose her snack but Minerva grabbed the other end of the apple and they had a tug-o-war over it. Minerva let go suddenly and Gaia then jousted her with the apple piece whilst barging her way in and then she accidentally dropped it so Minerva stole it. Then Gaia stole it back. Then Minerva decided to be more mature and casually strolled over to get the piece I'd been waving around trying to get her attention from the start of the squabble. :roll:
 
Yesterday, Minerva went adventuring again when my back was turned and I found her in the living room.

Today, I was in the kitchen and I could see her creeping out of the back room/dining room, so I quickly fled to the living room, left the door open quite wide and crouched down behind it, waiting to see if the cheeky madam would waddle straight in and perhaps bring Gaia with her.

Didn't have to wait long; I could hear the little pitter patter of paws and guinea-pig muttering.

Minerva stuck her head round the door and just looked at me and I thought she might turn around and leg it since she doesn't like being rumbled but, no, instead she ran into the room and behind the chair.

Minerva: "Can't catch me!" 🤪

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Gaia was doing her own thing near the washing machine.
 
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