Learning about different personalities

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Red doesn't climb on things, doesn't rearrange his furniture, loves best about fresh corn on the cob the husks and silks and will leave the corn itself alone. He will come eat those clovers all day if he could. He stays outside his pig house much more than he hides inside it, using it mostly to get away from me when I want to take him out of the cage. He is usually content to be carried in his carry basket.

I am finding out that I cannot predict Sal's actions based on Red's actions. Sal climbs on everything in his little enclosure, he knocks everything around in there, eats the corn from the cob but leaves the husks and silks alone. He will not come and eat clovers. He spends most of his time hiding in his pig house; I took it along with us to the vet, and after she had checked him out, he ran to hide in it and then burbled contentment with being in there (made the vet smile). He does not like a carry basket and tries frantically to jump out.

I never would have thought that guinea pigs can be so different from each other. At least the basics are the same, the food and water.
 
Oh my goodness Pat, each one of them has his/her own little personality and foibles as you are learning! :)) Enjoy their differences, that's what makes them so special. :)
 
They are all unique! I think thats what makes them so special. I love seeing their personalities come out as they settle in.
 
I love all their pigsonality traits. When I had my trio each was unique, and when I lost one, the pair were different again. I bet you find that if you do bond Red and Sal at some point in the future, their pair traits will be different. Lovely piggie pigsonalities! xx
 
The one thing that makes guinea pigs so addictive are the huge individual personalities - each very distinct and, no matter how many you have at once and over the years, never the same!

Enjoy your boys!
 
I have five and they are totally different and make different sounds too. :)
 
I have 6 and not one is the same. Its fab how unique they all are. From crackers Jem who is ALWAYS doing summat daft to Ted who sleeps and purrs in his pigloo all day, un entertaining to watch but so content and laid back. Hyper and sweet Dexter. Dougal who would fit in well with the SAS! Grumpy but very loving Japser and the very quiet Spike who you could forgot is there!
 
:)) this is one of the most wonderful things about piggies! It is also what makes them so addictive! Piggies have the most fabulous pigsonalities! Mabel, Dottie and Fin are all so special in different ways, that's why it's impossible to have a favourite for me! I love them each for different things!
 
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you get to the stage where you can tell which one is talking :)
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I'm looking forward to that day! Especially since it means they will actually be saying something; these two don't say much. Maybe they will once they get together. But I did hear special wheeks this morning; I'm going to post about it right now.
 
My 3 are totally different too.

Dustin is crazy, and i mean crazy :)) He always gives us a good giggle.

Darwin is the boisterous one, always causing mayhem, but he is also a total mummys boy.

Dexter is the shy quiet one but the most affectionate one.

I love how they are all so different. Its whats makes them so special x)
 
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I'm looking forward to that day! Especially since it means they will actually be saying something; these two don't say much. Maybe they will once they get together. But I did hear special wheeks this morning; I'm going to post about it right now.
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Oh yes and if one coughs or sneezes you know which one straight away :) Yesterday as I was carrying my boys my mum went "They're just like little people". I disagree they're way too cute to be people :))

One of the main reasons I love Guinea Pigs is that if you put the effort in to caring and looking after them you're rewarded so much. Four months ago when I got my boys they wouldn't take anything off me they sat still with fear the other day I had parsley and they clambered all over me to get it and even tried eating my arm :))

I really hope that Sal and Red get along and become friends you will see such a difference in them together :)
 
My first trio was
Pumpkin - the boss
Sherbert - The hyperactive baby
Sookie - Calm, likes to stay out of the way
But since Pumpkin passed away I got a new girl to complete the trio and Sherbert took on a lot of Pumpkin's personality she's bossy, not as hyper and even the way she lies down (with her head held up) looks identical to Pumpkin. So now it's
Sherbert - the boss
Rio - the hyperactive baby
Sookie - still stays out of the way

It's so strange watching them together Sherbert and Rio's relationship is identical to how Pumpkin and Sherbert's used to be.
 
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oh yup......... defo different pigsonalities!
Our boys Sully and Duke were soooooo different and the same with Velvet and Onyx :))
It does make life interesting......... when they live together you can actually tell who's done what to their house .... they have tell tale signs :(|)
 
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