Dindeen
Junior Guinea Pig
Almond is almost three months old. Physically, he's starting to look less like a baby and more like a boar. He gets really oily too so I check his behind twice a day for any hay or bedding that gets stuck, and his fur for boar glue.
Each guinea pig is different so I'm really stumped if I should be expecting these things from a young male guinea pig:
1. When it comes to food, his order of preference is: carrots, pellets, greens such as celery, timothy hay. He'll always eat carrots and he drags them to his hidey house for safekeeping. Sometimes he doesn't eat hay when it is in his food bowl, but he'll always eat it if the hay is on my hand. I always thought cavies love hay but Almond seems to feel uh, not so enthusiastic about them nowadays. Sometimes he won't eat the greens either, just carrot and pellets. He always drinks a lot of water.
2. When I spot clean his house, especially the food area because it is always a mess, he rumbles. Is he being territorial? If he's annoyed by my presence, what can I do to make him hate me less? :{
3. Almond has become really attached to his flannel toy which my sister named 'Shirley'. He drags the toy around the enclosure, puts it beside him when he's eating and drags it inside his hidey house when it's time to sleep. I think Shirley is now my Almond's wife :... I'm worried that he'd become too attached and might be depressed when Shirley is too old to be safe for a gnawing boar.
Each guinea pig is different so I'm really stumped if I should be expecting these things from a young male guinea pig:
1. When it comes to food, his order of preference is: carrots, pellets, greens such as celery, timothy hay. He'll always eat carrots and he drags them to his hidey house for safekeeping. Sometimes he doesn't eat hay when it is in his food bowl, but he'll always eat it if the hay is on my hand. I always thought cavies love hay but Almond seems to feel uh, not so enthusiastic about them nowadays. Sometimes he won't eat the greens either, just carrot and pellets. He always drinks a lot of water.
2. When I spot clean his house, especially the food area because it is always a mess, he rumbles. Is he being territorial? If he's annoyed by my presence, what can I do to make him hate me less? :{
3. Almond has become really attached to his flannel toy which my sister named 'Shirley'. He drags the toy around the enclosure, puts it beside him when he's eating and drags it inside his hidey house when it's time to sleep. I think Shirley is now my Almond's wife :... I'm worried that he'd become too attached and might be depressed when Shirley is too old to be safe for a gnawing boar.
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