Jojessgaz
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi everyone ...could people post your results on getting your timid piggies to be less scared of everything and what you did. I know all pigges are very different and my two are like chalk n cheese. But I'm totally lost on where to go next ... or if there is a next step regards timid flossy. Had them since babies back last may. They are about 9 to 10mths old so still very young . Both lived outside in summer but been brought in for cold weather. Flossy very very shy. Hates being stroked picked up or anything. Would eat from my hand but has stopped that a lot now but not totally . She will hide straight away in her cosy as soon as I come in and ignores food most of the time from my hand but will eat if I put it in front of her n move my hand away. I have tried just putting my hand out but she sniffs it n runs off. If she's in the cosy n I try n stroke her side or nose she chatters. I can't even fathom out where she likes to be stroked as she hates everything ...she's scared to death of everything. She eats when left and drinks but never puts any weight on unlike the other one. I make sure they eat separate so they both get the same but she doesn't seem to be hungry all time like other but she eats fresh veg n pellet's and hay. .just don't think she eats very much . She weighs 620g now and back in Aug 510g so hardly put anything on where as the other eats everything in sight ..always is hungry eats pellets n hay galore n puts on lots of weight... she was 640 back in Aug and now is 895. ... basically I'd like advise on successful ways of making her less timid as i first thought keep picking her up with food treats but don't feel that's worked but surely less contact isn't good? and any advise re her weight