I have a few questions. First, can you give your guinea pig too much attention? I think I am driving my wife crazy because it's like every two hours I am checking on the guinea pigs.
Do guinea pigs absolutely need a companion? When I was at the store the clerk said I had to buy two guinea pigs because they can't survive on their own. I'm struggling right now to get them to be comfortable with me because when I try and hold one or am giving one my attention the other one start with its weeking noises and it seems to affect the other pig. When trying to get them used to being held, when the weeking starts the one I am holding starts squirming and trying to get away.
Should I try and pick up a guinea pig if its trying to hide or gets agitated? I want them to get used to being held but they always run away and hide from me when I try and pick them up. Or if I do pick one up it just squirms and nips at me trying to get away. I don't want them to hate me but I don't know how to get them used to being picked up if they won't let me pick them up.
How should I pick up a guinea pig if its running away from me? I keep hearing the whole thing about picking them up in the front but when I try and get my hand under them they just run away from me. I'm trying to be as careful as I can but I'm finding that it seems impossible to pick them up that way but I have no clue how to pick them up the right way. I try not to hurt them but it seems I have to catch them and just pick them up by trapping them and grabbing them slightly squeezed so that they don't escape.
How often should I feed my guinea pigs? I read that you should only do a cup of vegetables a day but to always make sure there is hay in their cage. But I feel like if I always keep hay in their cage thats all they do is eat. It also seems to make them poop a lot so should I always make sure there is hay in their cage?
How much apples is okay for my guinea pigs? I'm guilty of giving my pigs a half a slice of apples through out the day when they week at me. I just break down cause I know thats why they are weeking and I just cave in and give it to them as it seems that they REALLY love apples.
I might have more questions later but this seems to be a good start and I would really appreciate the help.
Do guinea pigs absolutely need a companion? When I was at the store the clerk said I had to buy two guinea pigs because they can't survive on their own. I'm struggling right now to get them to be comfortable with me because when I try and hold one or am giving one my attention the other one start with its weeking noises and it seems to affect the other pig. When trying to get them used to being held, when the weeking starts the one I am holding starts squirming and trying to get away.
Should I try and pick up a guinea pig if its trying to hide or gets agitated? I want them to get used to being held but they always run away and hide from me when I try and pick them up. Or if I do pick one up it just squirms and nips at me trying to get away. I don't want them to hate me but I don't know how to get them used to being picked up if they won't let me pick them up.
How should I pick up a guinea pig if its running away from me? I keep hearing the whole thing about picking them up in the front but when I try and get my hand under them they just run away from me. I'm trying to be as careful as I can but I'm finding that it seems impossible to pick them up that way but I have no clue how to pick them up the right way. I try not to hurt them but it seems I have to catch them and just pick them up by trapping them and grabbing them slightly squeezed so that they don't escape.
How often should I feed my guinea pigs? I read that you should only do a cup of vegetables a day but to always make sure there is hay in their cage. But I feel like if I always keep hay in their cage thats all they do is eat. It also seems to make them poop a lot so should I always make sure there is hay in their cage?
How much apples is okay for my guinea pigs? I'm guilty of giving my pigs a half a slice of apples through out the day when they week at me. I just break down cause I know thats why they are weeking and I just cave in and give it to them as it seems that they REALLY love apples.
I might have more questions later but this seems to be a good start and I would really appreciate the help.