Celine298
Junior Guinea Pig
I was just wondering, is there such a thing as not handling your piggys enough?
Sunny and Lola live in a 2x10 cage situated in our dining room, which is adjoining our sitting room (where we spend most of our time). They have multiple hidies, a loft, loads of nibble sticks, a hay box and a minimum of two toilet rolls stuffed with hay in their cage at all times. I clean their cage twice a day, morning and night, and that's when they get fresh food/hay and veggies. While I'm doing that I will sit and chat to them, as well as stopping to talk to them in their cage during the day.
But aside from taking them out to check skin/hair/nails/ears, I don't handle them too much. Yes I give them cuddles and lap time but I know they're not a 'petty' animal, like a dog or a cat.
They get along perfectly together, and seem very happy (lots of popcorning and zoomies every day), so should I continue as I am or maybe engage with them more?
Ps. aside from the usual 'run and hide' routine when I go to catch them, they seem quite content to be handled when I do their little health checks.
Sunny and Lola live in a 2x10 cage situated in our dining room, which is adjoining our sitting room (where we spend most of our time). They have multiple hidies, a loft, loads of nibble sticks, a hay box and a minimum of two toilet rolls stuffed with hay in their cage at all times. I clean their cage twice a day, morning and night, and that's when they get fresh food/hay and veggies. While I'm doing that I will sit and chat to them, as well as stopping to talk to them in their cage during the day.
But aside from taking them out to check skin/hair/nails/ears, I don't handle them too much. Yes I give them cuddles and lap time but I know they're not a 'petty' animal, like a dog or a cat.
They get along perfectly together, and seem very happy (lots of popcorning and zoomies every day), so should I continue as I am or maybe engage with them more?
Ps. aside from the usual 'run and hide' routine when I go to catch them, they seem quite content to be handled when I do their little health checks.