Guinea Pig strength

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For such little guys, they are surprisingly strong.

I've seen one of my guys barge/push around his house to try and get a nibble, and seen him jump from the floor (whilst inside) and knock the ceiling off once (push fit ceiling).

But today, I saw something that even impressed/surprised me...he flipped the thing over using his nose/head. And it was a serious attempt on his part/ not an accident - as it took a few goes.

I kid you not....no idea why he flipped it though, as there nothing under there.

(In case you're wondering how he got his nose under...he dug into the sawdust to make a small opening, then stuck his snoot in it and started lifting/flipping).
 

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Guinea pigs can move things surprisingly well/mine love to rearrange the furniture,my skinny pig samantha weights 800grams,but she is able to move her wooden corner house around,and jump on and off the roof !
 
My girls do this all the time.
It can get quite frustrating.
Often after I clean the cage they decide its time to "redecorate" and then they look really sad and cold when they have nowhere to hide.

We also used to have a little corner hut for them but we had to get rid of it because they would climb on top of it and when they tried to come down the hut would fall over.
 
My first ever boar Peter, had to live in a separate cage alongside his wives for a while whilst he was neutered. He liked to sit on top of his wooden house and rumble away at the girls, shaking his bum to show off his manliness. I remember getting up one morning and the house was in pieces where he had rumbled so strongly it fell apart 🤣
 
Lady Kelly said:
My first ever boar Peter, had to live in a separate cage alongside his wives for a while whilst he was neutered. He liked to sit on top of his wooden house and rumble away at the girls, shaking his bum to show off his manliness. I remember getting up one morning and the house was in pieces where he had rumbled so strongly it fell apart 🤣
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some guinea pigs are just built for destruction for example it was only really one of my guinea pigs that used to jump on the corner hut and it has happened a few times where one of my girls (Chomper) was on the corner hut while my other guinea pig (Lou) sat blissfully unaware of the fact that a wooden hut was about to fall on top of her
 
Aisling said:
My girls do this all the time.
It can get quite frustrating.
Often after I clean the cage they decide its time to "redecorate" and then they look really sad and cold when they have nowhere to hide.

We also used to have a little corner hut for them but we had to get rid of it because they would climb on top of it and when they tried to come down the hut would fall over.
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Haha, its quite funny you mention that. As I got a bit busy after posting the pic/thread and forgot to re-orient his house. The second I walk back in the room...he started complaining/making a ruckess.

(I've put it back for him now!)
 
Also, I just noticed he's flipped the bowl as well.

I just realised - I think they're upset I only gave them hay and veggies today. Need to go to petshop to get some pellets/nibbles.

That would explain a lot. But it's hilarious to think they are throwing such a tantrum for 1 day of missed pellets/snacks.

(Unironically, its the one with red eyes who's the trouble maker!)
 
My boys flip over their carrot cottage and will pick up their bowls, but wow a wooden house! One very strong pig!
 
Latte loves to flip her bendy bridge.

It always starts like this:
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And ends like this:
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Lexa doesn't move her bendy bridge, but she does put her bowl inside it ...
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Mine love walking around dragging the pigloo with them, like a little turtle in a shell.

It's amazing what little animals can do with just their necks and heads... one of our hamsters has mastered the art of using her head to flip her exercise saucer so that it's sitting perpendicular to the ground (not even all the way over- she uses just enough strength to make it stand up on the narrow end) so that she can use it as a climbing tool to be able to reach the mesh roof of her bin. I really wish she hadn't learned this particular trick!
 
Freela said:
Mine love walking around dragging the pigloo with them, like a little turtle in a shell.

It's amazing what little animals can do with just their necks and heads... one of our hamsters has mastered the art of using her head to flip her exercise saucer so that it's sitting perpendicular to the ground (not even all the way over- she uses just enough strength to make it stand up on the narrow end) so that she can use it as a climbing tool to be able to reach the mesh roof of her bin. I really wish she hadn't learned this particular trick!
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My guinea pigs also do that thing with the pigloo,
and recently one of them has taken to doing this thing where whenever they're drinking water from their dish they put their 2 front feet into the dish so any hay or poop that's on their feet is floating around in their water dish
 
If you offer a guinea pig something tasty and keep hold of the other end, you find out how strong they are. Tug of war champions!
 
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