Rosie&Willow
New Born Pup
Hello everybody
I've just joined the site after getting my 12 week old piggies Rosie and Willow on Monday. I've had house rabbits in the past and my kids (aged 9 and 5) have been wanting a pet so I thought I would get some guineas. They are super cute but very, very scared. They are in my kitchen which must be scary for them because my washing machine etc is in there but this is the only place we can put them so it will have to work! They don't come out their house much at the moment but when its quiet Willow (black and white) will come out and have some food and then Rosie will follow. They will stay out eating whilst i sit talking to them at night. I'm hoping this is a positive that they're starting to eat whilst i'm talking to them and starting to warm to me. I'm just wondering how long it usually takes before they settle and become more trusting/friendly?
Also the cage set up is confusing me. I'm not sure what your opinion on my set up is? I bought puppy pads and fleece but it just ended up covered in hay and its so hard to remove from the fleece. Yesterday i got them a dog crate liner with puppy pads underneath and this morning when i picked up the pink liner only one part of the puppy pad is soaked so I'm assuming they're using one particular place to wee and poop. But, I don't want to terrify them cleaning the cage everyday because yesterday they were so scared when i changed it. I'm so confused about the cleaning and how to do it i dont want my house to smell. I cant pick them up at the moment and put them in a playpen while i clean, they just run off and because of where the doors on the cage are its so difficult to get hold of them so they just squeal. I wish i had bought an open top enclosure but cant afford a new one, Ive spent a small fortune already.
Also they had conjunctivitis in the pet shop and I'm supposed to clean willow's eye with cotton wool and water if it gets a little crusty but i cant even pick her up
aarrgghhhh
sorry about the long post - i cant wait to just get into the hang of caring for my piggies. Any advice would be really appreciated - feel like ive got little babies again!
I've just joined the site after getting my 12 week old piggies Rosie and Willow on Monday. I've had house rabbits in the past and my kids (aged 9 and 5) have been wanting a pet so I thought I would get some guineas. They are super cute but very, very scared. They are in my kitchen which must be scary for them because my washing machine etc is in there but this is the only place we can put them so it will have to work! They don't come out their house much at the moment but when its quiet Willow (black and white) will come out and have some food and then Rosie will follow. They will stay out eating whilst i sit talking to them at night. I'm hoping this is a positive that they're starting to eat whilst i'm talking to them and starting to warm to me. I'm just wondering how long it usually takes before they settle and become more trusting/friendly?
Also the cage set up is confusing me. I'm not sure what your opinion on my set up is? I bought puppy pads and fleece but it just ended up covered in hay and its so hard to remove from the fleece. Yesterday i got them a dog crate liner with puppy pads underneath and this morning when i picked up the pink liner only one part of the puppy pad is soaked so I'm assuming they're using one particular place to wee and poop. But, I don't want to terrify them cleaning the cage everyday because yesterday they were so scared when i changed it. I'm so confused about the cleaning and how to do it i dont want my house to smell. I cant pick them up at the moment and put them in a playpen while i clean, they just run off and because of where the doors on the cage are its so difficult to get hold of them so they just squeal. I wish i had bought an open top enclosure but cant afford a new one, Ive spent a small fortune already.
Also they had conjunctivitis in the pet shop and I'm supposed to clean willow's eye with cotton wool and water if it gets a little crusty but i cant even pick her up
aarrgghhhh
sorry about the long post - i cant wait to just get into the hang of caring for my piggies. Any advice would be really appreciated - feel like ive got little babies again!