AliceKay
Junior Guinea Pig
I have had my pigs for about a month now and they both seem a bit untameable (they were never handled before/ are young) they will take food from my hands and run off again sometimes. Cleaning their cages or spot cleaning them they hate also :/ Today I needed to do a proper clean out of the girls part of the cage so I built a temporary c and c cage and put it next to the boys part so they could say hi which is something I have done many times, I do normally try to stroke them both whilst I have them out (I bribe them out of the cage with cucumber so I dont touch them) as I dont know how else I can get them used to it. Something did seem off today looking back now as she was desperately chewing to get to him but I didnt think of it at the time and I tried to stroke her a couple of times and she went bonkers and ended up with her head through one of the grids and with it stuck (I thought she was way too big to manage that) and with her shrieking and seeing that I just panicked and pulled her out ... it was awful and I know its my fault she does seem OK now - was terrified for a few mins that she was hurt but she is eating and drinking again now ...
Should I just take this as a sign to leave my pigs alone? I am very scared to upset them again ... Does anyone have tips for cleaning out pigs without removing them from the cage?
Should I just take this as a sign to leave my pigs alone? I am very scared to upset them again ... Does anyone have tips for cleaning out pigs without removing them from the cage?