I am a prisoner in my own office!

[Guinea Slave]

Last week my guineas had to come inside for a few days as we were having a patio relaid...unbeknown to me they were casing the joint and learning ...oh boy were they learning..

Since last week they come in every day at 2pm as their shed gets too hot. My study is upstairs, they are downstairs. (See pic) but now if they hear me even open my door i get full on whistled at, wheeked at and screamed at. If i date go to the kitchen and open the fridge..omg! One screams so hard her voices breaks!

How quickly they learn..but secretly its lovely having them so close!

 

[Piggies&buns]

I’m finding something very similar! Mine also live in a shed but due to the heat they’ve been indoors for the past few days - they too have learnt veeeery quickly!

 

[rp1993]

Ooo I bet they love it! Our pigs cage is less than 2m from the fridge.... you can imagine the looks we get every time we open it!

 

[Guinea Slave]

They are amazing little critters arent they? Whenever anyone asks why I have guineas or states ' they are really boring arent they' people see them in whole new light when I tell them these stories. They are secret planners and schemers! and way more intelligent than most humans!

@Wiebke how on earth do you manage with them all in your house! It must be sooo noisey!

 

[Guinea Slave]

There are guineas everywhere loving this heatwave! My husband asked why they have the coolest room in the house AND a fan...I had no answer! (I am brainwashed by said guineas).

 

[Flutterby]

Haha, getting you well trained!

 

[rp1993]

they need to keep cool, our boys went to stay with the OH mum and sister last week, the look on her face when I pulled the Britta filter out only the best for the boys!

 

[Guinea Slave]

Haha, getting you well trained!

Do you think they have a guinea pig manual they share? I always remember the Starlight Barking with the 101 Dalmations and how they communicated at night, I wonder if guineas do the same by some telepathic means? They may have telepathic 'Ted Talks' for training your hoomon? How to get the best out of your Slave? When to wheek and when not to wheek?

 

[Bill & Ted]

They certainly live the life of luxury

 

[VickiA]

I’m laughing so much at this thread. Piggies are so clever and soooo manipulative.

 

[Flutterby]

Do you think they have a guinea pig manual they share? I always remember the Starlight Barking with the 101 Dalmations and how they communicated at night, I wonder if guineas do the same by some telepathic means? They may have telepathic 'Ted Talks' for training your hoomon? How to get the best out of your Slave? When to wheek and when not to wheek?

I think they have secret video camera's and you end up as part of a documentary on a guinea pig show where they show how their slaves have done that month!

 

[Eddie & Elvis]

they need to keep cool, our boys went to stay with the OH mum and sister last week, the look on her face when I pulled the Britta filter out only the best for the boys!

My parents comment on how the piggies get filtered water and us humans get regular tap water

 

[Rivervixen]

my wardrobe is full of piggy items, has more piggy items than my clothes. Did I mention they have over half of my bedroom floor?

 

[Eddie & Elvis]

When to wheek and when not to wheek?

When is it not time to wheek? If there's even the slightest hint that food might be on its way us piggies must make sure the slaves know how starving we are! Yes we only ate 10 minutes ago but that was 10 whole minutes ago! That's almost animal cruelty right there!

Wheeky wheeks,
Eddie and Elvis

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

I think they have secret video camera's and you end up as part of a documentary on a guinea pig show where they show how their slaves have done that month!

Yes, it's like 'The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy' (TV) - where the humans think the mice are their pets but really they are part of the mice's experiment ..

 

[Piggies&buns]

Yes, it's like 'The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy' (TV) - where the humans think the mice are their pets but really they are part of the mice's experiment ..

This would certainly explain a lot

 

[Guinea Slave]

Haha loving this! The Guinea show and hitchhikers guide brilliant!

are you feeding yours more too? Mine get first breakfast, second breakfast...lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, late night snacks...omg now it’s in writing I have been so manipulated!,

new lows just now...they wheeked at the Tesco delivery man..their training is complete. He asked what the noise was...he was very confused.

 

[rp1993]

Haha loving this! The Guinea show and hitchhikers guide brilliant!

are you feeding yours more too? Mine get first breakfast, second breakfast...lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, late night snacks...omg now it’s in writing I have been so manipulated!,

new lows just now...they wheeked at the Tesco delivery man..their training is complete. He asked what the noise was...he was very confused.

It’s the best day of the week when Ocado come, they go mental!
I stopped with afternoon snacks they only get them like maybe once (twice) a week now

 

[PigglePuggle]

Yes I have to tiptoe silently through my house in the dark if there's any chance of getting a quick coffee before Tallulah notices me and starts demanding breakfast... and if I'm trying to work from home I have to hide in my bedroom because if they see me it must be snack time! Lockdown has certainly plumped up my piggies, mealtimes must be anytime I come out of my bedroom and if I dont give in then there is a chorus of outraged wheeking in the background of my Zoom meetings!

 

[JimmythePig]

Ha ha
If I need an early morning wee, I tiptoe to the bathroom as quietly as possible in the dark. I wince if I bang into anything and hold my breath, bracing for a wheek.
I can't flush either, it sets him off.

 

[Guinea Slave]

omg you could write a book about this stuff..brilliant!

 

[Siikibam]

I’m laughing but feel so much better! I can’t sneak in when I get in from work. They seem to recognise my keys and not the husband’s! With mine they will come out of hiding, wheek and come to the bars (if it’s morning). With my husband there’s not even a hint of coming out of hiding! If I want a lie in (not ready to go downstairs), I have to try and be quiet else they’ll wheek if I’m walking around (what?!) or talking! And fridge opening is now a spectator sport - there’s a wall between the fridge and their cage, and they’ll come up to the corner if they hear anyone opening the fridge Fudge has learnt a bad habit (from Toffee) of begging for food...even when their hay is topped up! And you can’t eat crisps in peace I can’t believe we’ve been reduced to sneaking around, by a small thing (or things)! That’s true training.