Hi everyone ! This is my first time posting on this forum . I have 4 guinea pigs ! 2 that’s are around 9 months old that we’re my first babies , and 2 that are around 7 months that I originally was fostering but I fell in love with them . Anyway I have a couple of concerns that are really making me worry . Hoping to find some answers here. I love my little babies .
Three months ago we all went out of town and had some friends with kids take care of our two piggies , Honey and Bri. When we got them back I noticed a huge change in their behavior . They have never loved being held and played with but they would always come to me when I walked in the room and Bri talks ALOT. They have a rather large cage we built with two stories and Honey hides in the very back in the corner under the second floor . She only comes out to snag some food and back to her corner . Bri hides in her favorite tunnel most often but will come out and talk when I am in the room
And sit next to the window and stare at me . She’s not my concern . My concern is that honey never leaves her corner . And they never play together any more. My other two live in a separate cage and are completely opposite of honey and Bri . They will practically jump out of their house to be with me and they chase each other all day popcorning around . Honey and Bri never chase or popcorn anymore . This all happened after a stay with my friends . Can trauma or separation be something guineas experience ? Honey and Bri don’t want to be held so the only time I get to hold them is when I bring hem out to roam freely . Is there anything I can do to make them happy again
Three months ago we all went out of town and had some friends with kids take care of our two piggies , Honey and Bri. When we got them back I noticed a huge change in their behavior . They have never loved being held and played with but they would always come to me when I walked in the room and Bri talks ALOT. They have a rather large cage we built with two stories and Honey hides in the very back in the corner under the second floor . She only comes out to snag some food and back to her corner . Bri hides in her favorite tunnel most often but will come out and talk when I am in the room
And sit next to the window and stare at me . She’s not my concern . My concern is that honey never leaves her corner . And they never play together any more. My other two live in a separate cage and are completely opposite of honey and Bri . They will practically jump out of their house to be with me and they chase each other all day popcorning around . Honey and Bri never chase or popcorn anymore . This all happened after a stay with my friends . Can trauma or separation be something guineas experience ? Honey and Bri don’t want to be held so the only time I get to hold them is when I bring hem out to roam freely . Is there anything I can do to make them happy again
