Doragon
Teenage Guinea Pig
Hey! I picked up my two little babies, Beans and Toast yesterday! It's been a long time since I've had babies so I just wanted to check if this was normal. They're two females and in a 2x4 C&C As I live in a studio, they're in my kitchen!
Picked them up yesterday afternoon and got them into their new home! They spent a long time curled up together in the corner of the cage (for some reason, not noticing the two hides! Silly babies...) before eventually moving while I was in my bedroom. I felt super bad going in there to cook last night and just kept up a string of conversation, my neighbours probably thought I was mad! Anyway, I cut them up a bit of apple (only thing I had on me) before going to bed. It was clear overnight they've come out and had a nibble at some apple and nuggets, I couldn't tell with the hay level though - and when I woke up they were both in separate igloos. I just changed their food (little bits of cucumber today!) and water and left them to it. They've...refused to budge at all today, which is absolutely understandable! I've carefully slid some hay inside the igloos with them so they can nibble on it without needing to leave the hides for hay.
I'm presuming this is all normal, right? Obviously to them right now I'm so big scary predator, but I was just getting a little worried! It's only been 24 hours since bringing them home, so it's probably going to take a bit more time for them to want to come out and explore, right? I'm trying to stay out of there as much as possible, only going in when I need to wash clothes or cook and always chattering away when I'm in there with them So excited for when they've settled and I can start the taming process!
Picked them up yesterday afternoon and got them into their new home! They spent a long time curled up together in the corner of the cage (for some reason, not noticing the two hides! Silly babies...) before eventually moving while I was in my bedroom. I felt super bad going in there to cook last night and just kept up a string of conversation, my neighbours probably thought I was mad! Anyway, I cut them up a bit of apple (only thing I had on me) before going to bed. It was clear overnight they've come out and had a nibble at some apple and nuggets, I couldn't tell with the hay level though - and when I woke up they were both in separate igloos. I just changed their food (little bits of cucumber today!) and water and left them to it. They've...refused to budge at all today, which is absolutely understandable! I've carefully slid some hay inside the igloos with them so they can nibble on it without needing to leave the hides for hay.
I'm presuming this is all normal, right? Obviously to them right now I'm so big scary predator, but I was just getting a little worried! It's only been 24 hours since bringing them home, so it's probably going to take a bit more time for them to want to come out and explore, right? I'm trying to stay out of there as much as possible, only going in when I need to wash clothes or cook and always chattering away when I'm in there with them So excited for when they've settled and I can start the taming process!