Shy Piggy Again?

[GuineaPiggs]

Hello! Since I first got my piggy awhile ago, she's always lived in my bedroom, and she's very comfortable there.

Yesterday I decided to move her cage out in the livingroom where there's more interactions/traffic that would make her happier.

Well now she's (In her SAME cage and everything) just as nervous and shy as if I just got her!

Can anyone please tell me why? And how long she'll be like this, like not as long as when I got her (took her about a week)?

Thanks!

 

[Lilly]

Piggies don't like big changes but they do eventually get used to them. My Hazelnut went through 2 different rooms & 3 different cages in his first 7 months. I had taken him on because I feared for his life but at that point knew next to nothing about guinea pigs. So, all the changes were to better his situation as I learnt what piggies need. With each change he took less & less time to adjust. So long as you are interacting with her as often as you did before, your piggy will learn the change poses no threat to her.

 

[GuineaPiggs]

Thanks

 

[Wiebke]

Just give her time - and if you can eventually a companion to help bring her out. If you wish, you can cover part of the cage with a fleece or beach towel to make her feel more protected and to entice her out. Building up trust in a single piggy can be a long process, but it is worth it.