Advice needed please!

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Hello to you all!
I am a newbie here!

Today I brought home two 9 week old guineapigs, they are brothers, that I got from my local Pet shop.
I have been reading up on them and have also been to the pet shop 3 times before bringing them home so they could kind of get used to me and my scent.
I have got them in an indoor cage and had the cage ready with newspaper at bottom, chippings on top and the hay used to transport them home in I have put in their sheltered sleeping area.
Both of them were fine in the shop and were happy to be handled. One of them is still that way but the other one seems very distressed at being handled. I gave them a cuddle before putting them in the cage and have managed to take them out once since. One will happily sit on my sons lap and be stroked but the other one is squeaking loudly and is shaking with nerves.
They have stayed in their shelter since coming here and have not ventured out for food or water.

Is this normal for them to be this way?

What would be better for me to do regarding the more distressed one as I dont want them to be unhappy.

Thank you for taking the time to read this x
 
dont worry they probably just need a few days to settle in, give them time to adjust and dont be tempted to keep picking them up :)
 
Oh I thought I had to keep picking them up! Will leave them alone for a few days then!
Thank you :)
 
if their nervous its best to let them settle for a few days first i always find that they soon settle down and i offer tasty bits of food from my hand to gain their trust, I'm sure they will calm down soon :)
 
Just give me a few days to get used to their new surroundings. Keep talking to them and tempting them with nice veg and fruit ... they will be ok very soon! :)
 
yep agree with all of the above

when i got my guinea she wouldn't drink for day or so I was so worried for her, but eventually she came around. I got her a friend recently and she is a curious and bossy pig and was right at home within hours. all pigs are different, they will come around though
 
you may find that it does take quite a while for them to settle and get used to you picking them up etc, i still have a couple of guinea pigs that don't like to be handled at all... i think they can take a while to calm down... not all of them as they are all different! i guess the best advice is to be as patient as poss! it is so tempting when they are so cute to want to cuddle them! :smitten:
 
Thank you all for your advice, has been really helpful.

I have been going in to them and talking to them, although they have burrowed in their sleeping area.

They have ventured out which is apparant from the amount of droppings in the cage but they havent touched their food or water.
I'm ok with them not eating much but obv it is important that they drink - should I put the water bottle so they can reach it near or from their sleeping area?

They are very quiet and havent heard a squeak from them, is this also normal?

I can see these forums being a god send to me! :)
 
try not to worry i had two girls once that were terrified, they stayed in their hidy house for a whole week, they never ate or drank and i had to change the bedding in the house every day as they were soaked from sitting in the same place as the were weeing and now they are fine and love a cuddle. What lucky little boys to have a new mommy that cares about them so much :smitten:
 
They are very lucky cos I am usually useless with animals!

These 2, Coco and Monty were a birthday present for my son, who is 11 today. He has been asking me for guineapigs for about 3 years now and I have finally let him have them. I thought he would be wanting to pick them up but he is really nervous as he thinks he may hurt them by accident and so it is down to me and I have suprised myself with how taken with them I am.

They are soooo cute and am glad I have got them, they will certainly be well loved and looked after and am feeling more relaxed after all these lovely comments! :)
 
We got two baby piggies on Sunday for my daughter whose guinea pig died last week and they are just venturing out now and becoming a bit braver. They have even started squeaking today when they heard rustling coming from the fridge. ;D We have handled them every day for about 10-20 minutes and they seem fine with this. Good luck and hope they come round soon. O0
 
your piggies have been through so much. they were born, seperated from mum, taken to a petshop where many people looked at them and the noise. then they went in your car and bought to a new home and these big scary objects want to pick them up. :o :o :o give them time to settle in, as said talk to them, when you do have them out, try wrapping in a towel so they feel safe and offer treats so they associate good things happening with cuddles. O0 good luck and when settled pictures please O0 hugs for the little mites :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: welcome to the forums from me and the girls in oz :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
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