Grass Time - Or Not.......

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OK, so today was the second attempt at grass time with our Swiss Hooligans.
We have a nice lawn and a decent size garden with lots of areas for them to explore, and the weather today was perfect.

Last time didn't go so well, and since DH is away I couldn't get the huge run out on my own (as a slight aside DH has names the huge run 'The Divorce Maker' - so sweet).
So I decided this was a good thing.
The pigs love their indoor floor time run, so clearly I should use that one instead, because last time they were overwhelmed by the space in 'The Divorce Maker' - I'm such an idiot, scaring my poor babies like that.

So I set up the small run - the one they adore, and wheek to be put into, and the bounce around like lunatics in.
I dragged a chair into the sunshine.
I made a coffee.
I sighed a happy sigh.
I got DD to go and catch the guinea pigs (they adore her and always come straight up to her).

And we put our lovely, bouncy little guinea pigs into their tiny run, covered with fabric and filled with lots of shelters.
And that is exactly where they stayed for 3 whole hours - in an old cardboard box from the recycling pile!
In all of that time we saw ONE nose - ONE tiny little guinea pig nose, which snuck out for a few brief seconds to snatch a mouthful of luxuriant Spring grass.
Really - one nose?
Am I expecting too much that they might just want to nibble on the grass and be out in the fresh air for a while?
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Lap time tonight on the other hand was filled with wild frisking, and chatter, and clambering over the aforementioned DD.
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So my three guinea pigs officially think my garden is not fun place to be.
Anyone want to come over and drink coffee with me in the garden (and then cut the grass, which was supposed to be the hooligans job)?
 
Tigermoth said:
Oh me me me! I'll come and sit and drink coffee! That VIEW! Those pigs are mad not to want to gaze at that!
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I'm admiring your view too !


Looks like you're going to have a load of forum members knocking on your front door soon !


Be patient with your guinea pigs - they'll get used to it !
 
That view is incredible- you are very lucky to wake up to that everyday!

They will get used to it with time :-)
 
Thanks for all the offers of help with cutting the grass. I shall draw up a rota so you can all take it in turns - plenty of grass for everyone ;)

But I have exciting news. :yahoo:
I do believe we have made progress with our lawn time, so thank you to everyone who encouraged me not to give up.

Today they were out for a couple of hours, and at various points we actually saw all of them out of their hideys and eating grass. :nod:
DH may have made rude comments about the size of the piece of lawn that I left un mown, but although it was a slow start, I am hoping that now they have got the idea, next time they will venture more than 5 cms away from their various hideys.
But progress is progress, and today the hooligans ate some grass that hadn't been hand picked for them.
Yay!
 
Put things in that have no bottom, that way they are on the grass even if they insist on hiding, and they will most likely nibble the grass and gradually they will get used to it. But only put bottom less hiding things in, so they are forced to be always on the grass.
 
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