ClaireBee
New Born Pup
I used to have 3 guinea pigs and sadly two of the girls have passed away from old age, the last of the two just a few weeks ago. My remaining pig (Molly) was bought in (they’re usually indoors but had been out for the summer) and now stays in her indoor cage in my office where I work all day. I’ve given her lots of fresh veggies, hay, pellets and water and she seems to be doing well and eating lots, but she’s absolutely terrified of me! She’s always been a nervous pig despite our best efforts, but I feel like she should be used to being handled and hand fed by now as we’ve had her just over 6 years.
She’s been settled in my office for a couple of weeks now, so I thought I’d give her some supervised free roam time around the room but when I placed her down she just wouldn’t move and sat there for 30 minutes before I put her back in her enclosure where she proceeded to munch on some hay.
I can’t even get near the cage without her darting back in her house.
As I said, she’s always been a nervous pig, but I was hoping she’d become a little more friendly as I’m spending 8hrs + a day with her now. Because of her age we weren’t going to get her a companion so were hoping she’d be okay without, but if she hates humans I’m not sure that’s going to work!
What do you think?
She’s been settled in my office for a couple of weeks now, so I thought I’d give her some supervised free roam time around the room but when I placed her down she just wouldn’t move and sat there for 30 minutes before I put her back in her enclosure where she proceeded to munch on some hay.
I can’t even get near the cage without her darting back in her house.
As I said, she’s always been a nervous pig, but I was hoping she’d become a little more friendly as I’m spending 8hrs + a day with her now. Because of her age we weren’t going to get her a companion so were hoping she’d be okay without, but if she hates humans I’m not sure that’s going to work!
What do you think?