Cliney
New Born Pup
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Hello. My Nan and I are newbie guinea pig owners and are a week in to owning our 12 week old boys Winston and Rodney . We have left them fairly alone this week so that they can adjust to their new hutch surroundings. We have now started to attempt to bond with them through holding and picking up and talking to them. However both boys are very timid, which I have read is common, as they were purchased from a pet shop so are unused to human contact. My question is really do we continue to attempt to hold and pick them up despite their protests as they run away like mad, struggle and even squeak quite loudly during the process. They seem ok once we have actually got them in our arms, although I'm not sure if this is just still out of complete terror rather than actually enjoying being held? Is it cruel to keep picking them up when they are so scared of us? Thank you for any advice .