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After cleaning him out today, I decided I'd have a little time with him on the couch to see how he's getting on - don't want to do it too often at the moment as he's obviously still a little frightened (makes me feel worse given that he's still on his own).
Took him downstairs to the sofa and placed him on a towel on my lap. He's still not taking food from me as him being a little frightened and wary is still too much of a distraction for him at the moment, but I put a piece of carrot before him just incase he changed his mind!
Had him out for...no more than ten minutes I'd say.
A lot of the time he was vibrating/trembling which after doing my wee bit of research means he was pretty scared. In the future I will NOT stroke the rump (wish I'd known that before) and focus my attenion on his head and behind the ears where I would have thought they wouldn't like, but apprently prefer.
I feel quite bad, but it's been about 2 weeks now and feel that a handling session every few days might help from now on. Cannot WAIT to get my rescue, but sadly my new cage from zooplus still hasn't arrived and it's been nearly a week. So until I get that, Hamish is on his own
Maybe I should wait until I've to introduce him to the new guinea to handle him again.
What do you guys think?
Took him downstairs to the sofa and placed him on a towel on my lap. He's still not taking food from me as him being a little frightened and wary is still too much of a distraction for him at the moment, but I put a piece of carrot before him just incase he changed his mind!
Had him out for...no more than ten minutes I'd say.
A lot of the time he was vibrating/trembling which after doing my wee bit of research means he was pretty scared. In the future I will NOT stroke the rump (wish I'd known that before) and focus my attenion on his head and behind the ears where I would have thought they wouldn't like, but apprently prefer.
I feel quite bad, but it's been about 2 weeks now and feel that a handling session every few days might help from now on. Cannot WAIT to get my rescue, but sadly my new cage from zooplus still hasn't arrived and it's been nearly a week. So until I get that, Hamish is on his own
Maybe I should wait until I've to introduce him to the new guinea to handle him again.
What do you guys think?
yes definately a towel and have spare underwear believe me i have a pig who likes to wee on me making me have to run up for a change of underwear!