Will my guinea pigs remember me?

Eva121

Eva121

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Hi! I have two two month old guinea pigs and I got them 4 weeks ago. In 7 months (I know I'm thinking really far ahead) I am going to leave for 2 months. I am going to have my friend take care of my guinea pigs when I'm gone. Will my guinea pigs remember me when I come back?
 
I don't see why they wouldn't, especially if you have a fairly close bond currently, but however, please ensure your friend will properly look after them, Ive not been on the forum too long but heard of some horrible cases if even family members not caring for the guinea pigs properly, and when their owner has returned they've been in awful conditions :(
 
Roughly about 7 or 8 months ago, I had to leave my guinea pigs in the care of a wonderful lady who runs one of the rescues this forum has only good words for :) I rang up once a week to check up on them and how they were doing, and they were there for about two months before my circumstances dictated that I couldn't bring them home again, and she'd be rehoming them for me.
I made the call one day, after they'd been there several weeks already, and she put me on speakerphone and placed the phone in or near their cage, I'm not sure which. As soon as they heard my voice, they were apparently looking around to see where I was. They won't forget. You've got several months to work on that bond with them, but they won't forget their humans.
 
Eva121 said:
Hi! I have two two month old guinea pigs and I got them 4 weeks ago. In 7 months (I know I'm thinking really far ahead) I am going to leave for 2 months. I am going to have my friend take care of my guinea pigs when I'm gone. Will my guinea pigs remember me when I come back?
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Guinea pigs have a very good memory. Don't worry! They may give you the cold shoulder at first for abandoning them, but they do recognise each other even after several years apart.
 
I've never been gone for quite that long, but I did leave my pigs with friends for 2 weeks and they were very happy to see the kids and I when we got home! They also are comfortable with my mom, who they only see intermittently, so I don't think they will forget you while you're gone.
 
I had to work away for two weeks so the wife looked after the pigsno wheeking for two weeks. As soon as I got home and they heard me wheeks galore!
 
We usually go on a few holidays overseas in a year. We leave the piggies in the boarding for 2 weeks every time we go. On the day we pick them up, they are wary of me, but as soon as we arrive home and they see and smell the house, it's like nothing has changed and they get on as normal, following me and hubby to the kitchen. 😂😂
 
My piggies always remember my daughter (she's the one who feeds them far too many apples) and she only visits every 2 or 3 months. As soon as they see her they run up wheeking "hey apple lady! Apples please!"
 
Lorcan said:
Roughly about 7 or 8 months ago, I had to leave my guinea pigs in the care of a wonderful lady who runs one of the rescues this forum has only good words for :) I rang up once a week to check up on them and how they were doing, and they were there for about two months before my circumstances dictated that I couldn't bring them home again, and she'd be rehoming them for me.
I made the call one day, after they'd been there several weeks already, and she put me on speakerphone and placed the phone in or near their cage, I'm not sure which. As soon as they heard my voice, they were apparently looking around to see where I was. They won't forget. You've got several months to work on that bond with them, but they won't forget their humans.
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Oh nooo. Are Blitzen and Comet no longer with you? :(:(:(..hmm @BossHogg we need better sadness/weeping emojis.
 
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