I have had my guinea pigs for about a month and a half and I was planning on taking them out to get their nails done. Before I do that I wanted to simulate them being in a small condensed area (like a carrier). My cage has a divider so I purposely divided one part of the cage to be a lot smaller. For about 10-15 minutes they just walked around and chewed on the bars. After that, they stood frozen and all of a sudden seemed scared of every slight movement and sound. One of my boys is usually a no touch but he got scared to the point where I can touch him anywhere and he stays completely still. I then decided to put everything back to normal but their behavior still showed they were very scared. (E.g. they don't get excited about the sound of bags when they normally do)
When I do put them in the carrier and bring them to wherever else outside the house, is this going to happen every time? At some point they have to be in the carrier whether they want to or not. So what can I do so that they won't be petrified every time.
When I do put them in the carrier and bring them to wherever else outside the house, is this going to happen every time? At some point they have to be in the carrier whether they want to or not. So what can I do so that they won't be petrified every time.