Still Scared

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So we have had our guinea pig for 2 months and he is still scared of us like he is new. Any tips for me to earn his trust ?
 
This is normal for many many piggies. Two months is still such a short amount of time in terms of settling prey animals. One of my boys, Popcorn, is still scared of me and runs away if I go to him, or try to touch him, and I’ve had him and Dexter for 18 months. They aren’t all cuddly creatures I’m afraid.

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Does he have a friend? Piggies are very much herd animals and always feel much safer with a friend, shy scared piggies can also sometimes learn to trust or at least tolerate people by watching their bolder friends come over for a hand fed veggie then leave again without anything bad happening to them!
 
probably the best thing you could do is take him boar dating to find a companion. Local rescues will often do this for you. He chooses a friend who he can get along with. Have a read at the Bonding guides on the green bar Behaviour, Bonding & Bereavement Guides
Hand feeding little veggie treats is the way to a piggies heart from my experience, talk to him while you are around him, they are prey animals so act slow and handle and talk to him gently.
 
yes he has a friend the scared piggy is 1 and my other piggy will soon be 3 I am not used to this since my guinea pigs in the past bonded quickly sadly one of them died so we got lil scared piggy
 
It's really a question of time.
A regular routine for feeding and lap time. Quiet gentle movements. Try picking him up in a fleece sack rather than using your hands, they instinctively run into the sack to hide and will feel safer.
 
what I hope to do is wait till summer or spring and let them enjoy the outside since we got him during fall time he never got to do that
 
If you can, try to get him outside of the cage in a run or playpen of some sort. Give him a pile of hay, and just kinda sit nearby, rest you hand near him, just so he is distracted with food, but still gets used to you scent.
 
The link below is very useful in terms of teaching you how to speak to them in their own language. two months is still a short time. Start with hand feeding as suggested. And always ‘announce’ your arrival when approaching where they’re housed. You can also just put your hand in the cage and let him approach you himself and smell you etc.

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@hrsrdr they need a hide so they can feel safe. It wouldn’t be nice to put him in with just hay. Those tips above work, as proven by many on here who have used them.
 
walnutandpeanut said:
yes he has a friend the scared piggy is 1 and my other piggy will soon be 3 I am not used to this since my guinea pigs in the past bonded quickly sadly one of them died so we got lil scared piggy
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Aw, sorry I thought your piggies was a singleton x
 
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