ayemee
Adult Guinea Pig
I've had the girls for almost 3 months now.
Mabel will let me pet her and pick her up without too much fuss.
Amber on the other hand is a totally different ball game. She has built up enough trust to take food from my hand and let me pet her head in the cage. Even though you can tell she doesn't really totally appreciate it.
When it comes to lifting her out the cage I have to use a cosy or tube. Which I don't mind doing at all. However once she is on my lap she goes crazy! She will fidget like crazy in the cosy/tube and if she's on my lap she will try and just dive off the edge of the sofa! It's all very stressful for both of us. I'm not sure what to do.
Any help would be wonderful. I managed to get her to settle in a fleece on my chest this afternoon. But the moment I move she will fidget and try the diving manoeuvre again...
Here she is at the most relaxed I've ever seen her on me.
I can appreciate she might never like being handled. But I need her to tolerate me handling her to some degree for weighing, anytime she may need Meds, health checks ect.
Mabel will let me pet her and pick her up without too much fuss.
Amber on the other hand is a totally different ball game. She has built up enough trust to take food from my hand and let me pet her head in the cage. Even though you can tell she doesn't really totally appreciate it.
When it comes to lifting her out the cage I have to use a cosy or tube. Which I don't mind doing at all. However once she is on my lap she goes crazy! She will fidget like crazy in the cosy/tube and if she's on my lap she will try and just dive off the edge of the sofa! It's all very stressful for both of us. I'm not sure what to do.
Any help would be wonderful. I managed to get her to settle in a fleece on my chest this afternoon. But the moment I move she will fidget and try the diving manoeuvre again...
Here she is at the most relaxed I've ever seen her on me.
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I can appreciate she might never like being handled. But I need her to tolerate me handling her to some degree for weighing, anytime she may need Meds, health checks ect.