Can guinea pigs hurt themselves popcorning?

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Just wondering? You know when the popcorning verges on violent lol Mine popcorn like crazy when I'm scooping their poops, I think they like the sound of the bag I use. Tigger popcorned into my knuckle yesterday and I felt that so it must of hurt him, and they tend to whack quite hard into the sides of the cage! Do I need to get the piggies a padded cage for their own protection lol
 
One of mine popcorns like mad, the once he was actually on his back with his legs in the air, i was about to rush him to the vets as i thought he was having a seizure, then i realised what he was doing.
I think if they were hurting themselves too much they wouldnt do it.
Ilove it when mine pop corn it makes me laugh!
 
Lol it does make me laugh cause it does look silly! Like thumper has a grass tunnel thing and he was half in it half out popcorning and it looked like he was having a fit :)) silly piggie, it makes me smile too since it means they're happy, it just looks painful sometimes!
 
I love it when my piggies popcorn! My Enrico popcorns very violently. He seems to like it though :)) Silly little piggy! :))
 
My pigs were popcorning on Thursday, they looked seriously mental :)) Love it though! x) But yeah I think they can hurt themselves, doesn't seem to bother them though! :))
 
I could sit and watch them for hours, they look so happy when they're running and jumping about all mental.
 
I have never seen mine popcorning :( It sometimes makes me think they are not happy :(
 
just the other day shadow was doign just that, only with a wooden long on her so the log arch was popcornign too lol. while ash sat and watch with the look of wtf on her face lol poor shadow is insane.
 
My Biscuit is such a fool when he popcorns - he's bumped into all sorts... I'm sure that they wouldn't seriously injure themselves but they can probably give themselves a bump. When they popcorn, they certainly don't seem to be in full control of their bodily functions do they? :)
 
Thank goodness for this forum. The first time I saw Earnie popcorn I almost did call the vet as I thought he was having a seizure! I hadn't seen Dexter popcorn until this week but they've managed to have a little lawn time as the sun has had it's hat on and love it. I haven't seen them hurt themselves in the open space and am yet to notice them popcorn in their hutch.
 
I think they probably do hurt themselves now and again, because they can get quite 'crazy' with the happiness lol As long as they are still acting normally and unphased then it's no worries. I have a blind Guinea pig that loves to popcorn at everything, there's trouble!
 
kedwards said:
The first time I saw Earnie popcorn I almost did call the vet as I thought he was having a seizure!
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When I was a first time owner, I thought this as well lol :)) but nope, just plain happiness and it's adorable.
 
my new babies have just started to popcorn, I love it will post pics soon.:)
 
Astral Heart said:
I think they probably do hurt themselves now and again, because they can get quite 'crazy' with the happiness lol As long as they are still acting normally and unphased then it's no worries. I have a blind Guinea pig that loves to popcorn at everything, there's trouble!
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Aww I'm sure he's had a few bumps in his time!

luluhound said:
my new babies have just started to popcorn, I love it will post pics soon.:)
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Yes please, would love to see pics!
 
my pigs popcorn loads when i rustle the hay bag, when i put it in thier cage, they tunnel thru it and jump all over it then sit in it and eat thier way thru it! Silly piggles!
 
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