Jane
Senior Guinea Pig
Well...I have no idea what I'm doing wrong so thought I'd start this topic..
Pepper and Beauty have been here since Boxing Day 2006 - they were about 6-7 months old. I've now had them for 4ish months and they still don't trust me..Whenever I walk past there cage they run away and hide. I sit next to there cage for hours talking to them and offering them treats (usually their favourite veggies) but they never come to me and just sit there staring like 'what?' My mum does the same whilst I'm at school when she feeds them their veggies, but they don't come to her either. Once they're out of the cage they're lovely during lap time and snuggle into my lap and sleep occasionally. When they're having floor time or in their run if I sit still for a while they will approach me (with caution) but if I go to stroke them whilst talking to them a lot they run. I make really slow movements around them and talk to them all the time yet they're still scared of me.
Any ideas what we're doing wrong? I know I should have patience etc. but shouldn't they trust me after 4 months? and I also know every piggy is different so yeah...Just wondering if there's something we should be doing to persuade them to trust us more? I wouldn't swap them for anything and I love them soo much, so don't get me wrong here.
Jane
Pepper and Beauty have been here since Boxing Day 2006 - they were about 6-7 months old. I've now had them for 4ish months and they still don't trust me..Whenever I walk past there cage they run away and hide. I sit next to there cage for hours talking to them and offering them treats (usually their favourite veggies) but they never come to me and just sit there staring like 'what?' My mum does the same whilst I'm at school when she feeds them their veggies, but they don't come to her either. Once they're out of the cage they're lovely during lap time and snuggle into my lap and sleep occasionally. When they're having floor time or in their run if I sit still for a while they will approach me (with caution) but if I go to stroke them whilst talking to them a lot they run. I make really slow movements around them and talk to them all the time yet they're still scared of me.
Any ideas what we're doing wrong? I know I should have patience etc. but shouldn't they trust me after 4 months? and I also know every piggy is different so yeah...Just wondering if there's something we should be doing to persuade them to trust us more? I wouldn't swap them for anything and I love them soo much, so don't get me wrong here.
Jane