Hello 
I am after some advice on how to make my guineas brave and chatty.
I have 2 boys (brothers) - shelties, they are 1 year and 1 month old, I rehomed them from a rescue centre when they were 3 months old. They live outside in a big wendy house, and when the weather is nice they go out in a big run. In the house they have 5 igloos to hide in, and in the run they have 2 wooden houses to go into. Out of the two, one is more laid back and will have a cuddle, however the other is grumpy and doesn't like cuddles at all!
During laptime all they do is make a purring noises constantly, and would prefer to be wrapped up however they still make the deep purr noise. But I think they would rather not have lap time at all!
They both will take veggies out of my hand - during lap time and if I'm putting my hand in one of their igloos.
I have never heard them wheak, and whenever I walk to the run or their wendy house they run and ride. Not even when I have veggies. The only time I have heard them make some sort of wheak is when they've been separated and the more laid back one cannot find the grumpy one!
The vet said that its very unusual that they don't wheak / chatter, but did not offer advice. All she said was - 'the must be content in their own way'...but I am not sure what she means!
I recently went to a wildlife park and they have guineas out and about and they weren't bothered by people walking past or anything! And the guinea pigs next door to me - I hear them chattering and wheaking all the time.
If anyone has any advice on getting confident and chatty piggies, or have had similar piggies, please let me know!
Thank you
I am after some advice on how to make my guineas brave and chatty.
I have 2 boys (brothers) - shelties, they are 1 year and 1 month old, I rehomed them from a rescue centre when they were 3 months old. They live outside in a big wendy house, and when the weather is nice they go out in a big run. In the house they have 5 igloos to hide in, and in the run they have 2 wooden houses to go into. Out of the two, one is more laid back and will have a cuddle, however the other is grumpy and doesn't like cuddles at all!
During laptime all they do is make a purring noises constantly, and would prefer to be wrapped up however they still make the deep purr noise. But I think they would rather not have lap time at all!
They both will take veggies out of my hand - during lap time and if I'm putting my hand in one of their igloos.
I have never heard them wheak, and whenever I walk to the run or their wendy house they run and ride. Not even when I have veggies. The only time I have heard them make some sort of wheak is when they've been separated and the more laid back one cannot find the grumpy one!
The vet said that its very unusual that they don't wheak / chatter, but did not offer advice. All she said was - 'the must be content in their own way'...but I am not sure what she means!
I recently went to a wildlife park and they have guineas out and about and they weren't bothered by people walking past or anything! And the guinea pigs next door to me - I hear them chattering and wheaking all the time.
If anyone has any advice on getting confident and chatty piggies, or have had similar piggies, please let me know!
Thank you
