ivyandclover
New Born Pup
Hi,
I've wanted guinea pigs for years and on Sunday I finally got my first pair! They're two seven week old sisters called Clover and Ivy. I wanted to ask a bit of advise as I haven't had guinea pigs before and want to make sure I'm doing everything right!
They're in my bedroom at the moment in a Ferplast 120 cage that I've lined with newspaper and carpeted with woodshavings and meadow hay. They've got two bowls of food (Wagg muesli, but I'll change it over to Harringtons pellets when they're a bit more settled.) They have two bottles of water and two houses as well. I also bought a bag of Excel herbage which they seem to love.
So far they've been extremely nervous, which is understandable. They come out of hiding if I sit by the cage completely still and silent but even a tiny movement and they've gone again! A couple times I've held a celery stick which Ivy will happily sit and eat, but she won't let me get near enough to give her a stroke.
I'm not sure if what I'm doing so far is the right way to go about taming them or if I should be doing more and trying to pick them up now. Sorry about the essay, any advise would be great! Thanks
I've wanted guinea pigs for years and on Sunday I finally got my first pair! They're two seven week old sisters called Clover and Ivy. I wanted to ask a bit of advise as I haven't had guinea pigs before and want to make sure I'm doing everything right!
They're in my bedroom at the moment in a Ferplast 120 cage that I've lined with newspaper and carpeted with woodshavings and meadow hay. They've got two bowls of food (Wagg muesli, but I'll change it over to Harringtons pellets when they're a bit more settled.) They have two bottles of water and two houses as well. I also bought a bag of Excel herbage which they seem to love.
So far they've been extremely nervous, which is understandable. They come out of hiding if I sit by the cage completely still and silent but even a tiny movement and they've gone again! A couple times I've held a celery stick which Ivy will happily sit and eat, but she won't let me get near enough to give her a stroke.
I'm not sure if what I'm doing so far is the right way to go about taming them or if I should be doing more and trying to pick them up now. Sorry about the essay, any advise would be great! Thanks