Hello,
We have recently adopted two males, the older one is a year old and we were told that we need to be patient with him as he’s a little unsure. The other is now around 11 weeks old and is bonded well with his friend.
We have had guinea pigs in the past (from a large pet shop) and we were able to handle them relatively easily from the beginning.
Our new boys are a little different (as we knew), and we are finding it very difficult to handle them at all.
I really don’t want to be hunting them around the cage, but they will not just jump into the snuggle sack and are now wising up to the fact that we are trying to pick them up.
The older one is particularly nervy and bites if we try to pick him up.
I’m happy to leave them to settle longer, but getting concerned that as time goes on, they will become less used to being handled and then I don’t know what we’ll do when they absolutely need to be taken out of the cage for health checks, grooming or floor time.
Help!
We have recently adopted two males, the older one is a year old and we were told that we need to be patient with him as he’s a little unsure. The other is now around 11 weeks old and is bonded well with his friend.
We have had guinea pigs in the past (from a large pet shop) and we were able to handle them relatively easily from the beginning.
Our new boys are a little different (as we knew), and we are finding it very difficult to handle them at all.
I really don’t want to be hunting them around the cage, but they will not just jump into the snuggle sack and are now wising up to the fact that we are trying to pick them up.
The older one is particularly nervy and bites if we try to pick him up.
I’m happy to leave them to settle longer, but getting concerned that as time goes on, they will become less used to being handled and then I don’t know what we’ll do when they absolutely need to be taken out of the cage for health checks, grooming or floor time.
Help!