GinGinGin
New Born Pup
Hi, I’ve got two male guinea pigs, each about 5/6 months old. I’ve had them about 2 months and as expected they are extremely skittish and don’t want me to pick them up. I’m working on bonding and they will now accept veg from my hand which is a good start!
They live outside in a big two storey hutch but they also have a playpen which I want them to go onto on a daily basis for extra exercise. Until now I’ve been struggling to get them out of the hutch and then back into it - it’s stressful for them and me having to chase them to catch them. I know they don’t like it. So I’m wondering if I should leave the playpen for now and just keep them in their hutch until they trust me more. I just worry that they won’t get enough exercise from being in their hutch all the time and am asking on here in case anyone has some advice please?
Many thanks!
They live outside in a big two storey hutch but they also have a playpen which I want them to go onto on a daily basis for extra exercise. Until now I’ve been struggling to get them out of the hutch and then back into it - it’s stressful for them and me having to chase them to catch them. I know they don’t like it. So I’m wondering if I should leave the playpen for now and just keep them in their hutch until they trust me more. I just worry that they won’t get enough exercise from being in their hutch all the time and am asking on here in case anyone has some advice please?
Many thanks!