How To Pick Up A Fast Guineapig ?

ChloeCee98 · Apr 14, 2017

Hudson my boar is so fast! Seen as tho both girls are getting there with being picked up, laptime and going in the run how do I get my boar used to it? He's 2 but was neglected

He was fine with being picked up when we first got him about 3 weeks ago maybe, but now he just does zoomies lol! He doesn't even want to be stroked he just wants to run around all day eating and pooping lol. He's happy and content, he's healthy and his nails are fine! But how can we help him to come out of the cage!

He's so fast we couldn't just let him come out himself via a ramp or something as we would never catch him to go back in lol!

Veggies don't work as he's very picky and he won't go in any hidey or blanket if we ask him too. Just a stubborn playful little boy.

The photo is him protesting to a cage clean yesterday

Guineapigfeet · Apr 14, 2017

I have to heard my girls into a tube to get them out of their cage. Running off is a normally and good sign though - it means he is no longer so frightened that he freezes still.

Patience is the key! Some pigs will never be comfortable with being picked up staight out of their cage as it cuts so close to the prey/flight instincts. My girls don't let me pick them up in the cage but they will when they're in the carry box and we have a little system going now where they have to 'ask' to be picked up

ChloeCee98 · Apr 14, 2017

Guineapigfeet said:
I have to heard my girls into a tube to get them out of their cage. Running off is a normally and good sign though - it means he is no longer so frightened that he freezes still.

Patience is the key! Some pigs will never be comfortable with being picked up staight out of their cage as it cuts so close to the prey/flight instincts. My girls don't let me pick them up in the cage but they will when they're in the carry box and we have a little system going now where they have to 'ask' to be picked up

I have a tube too he won't go in lol I suppose I'll just keep trying ! And aww that's amazing how do you get them to do that? MoMo does but that's from her previous owner teaching her x

karonus · Apr 14, 2017

Wave a treat and tempt him.

ChloeCee98 · Apr 14, 2017

karonus said:
Wave a treat and tempt him.

He's picky I haven't had him long but even the adoption place said that they could tell he hasn't been given a wide variety of veg or treats. The only things he will eat are pepper cabbage and corn on the cob &a carrots sometimes lol! He won't eat anything else except his pellets and hay! So getting him to do things for treats is relatively hard

x

Guineapigfeet · Apr 14, 2017

ChloeCee98 said:
I have a tube too he won't go in lol I suppose I'll just keep trying ! And aww that's amazing how do you get them to do that? MoMo does but that's from her previous owner teaching her x

The carry box is top opening so I open one side of it and wait until a piggy puts her front feet up the side of the box then I put my hand in next to her and if she puts her front feet up my wrist I'll pick her up with my other hand under her bum so she's kinda sitting on my arm rather than being held. If she doesn't, I just wait until one does. This only works when they're going from the carry box to somewhere they want to be, it most definitely wouldn't work at the vets!

Tigermoth · Apr 14, 2017

I sometimes barricade off a corner of the pen to give a smaller area to run and escape. It isn't always necessary, depends on Timmy's mood!

ChloeCee98 · Apr 16, 2017

I did it ! Excuse the pjs it's Sunday lol x

helloitsbecca · Apr 16, 2017

Aw look at him and his carrot

such a handsome chap!

I usually just place a blanket over my boys and scoop them up. The blanket slows them down so they can't run away lol. That kind of makes me sound like a serial killer :lol!:

but you know what I mean!

ChloeCee98 · Apr 16, 2017

That top around him is now in the pigs room on the shelf as all my blankets are in the washing machine! (Cleaning day) I'm going to use that method from now on. They like to sit under it during lap time to so it's useful x

Cavy Kung-Fu · Apr 16, 2017

helloitsbecca said:
Aw look at him and his carrot such a handsome chap!

I usually just place a blanket over my boys and scoop them up. The blanket slows them down so they can't run away lol. That kind of makes me sound like a serial killer but you know what I mean!

Well now we all know not to get on the wrong side of you!