Karla0822
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi there! I brought home a 3 month old male guinea pig named Hershey two days ago. Unfortunately I did not do enough research on cages and got him the wrong kind but a good c&c cage is shipping now so hopefully I’ll get it by next week. I know they are prey creatures and will hide a lot because they are scared. I have been doing nonstop research these last few days. I still did research before I got him but not enough and I think I scared him a little when he first came home. He lets me pet him and I keep my hand in his cage as much as I can while talking to him but he is always frozen in fear. I want to give him time but I also want to keep his cage sanitary as well as encourage him to be curious. I currently have a wooden hideout that he refuses to come out of. Should I remove it completely and only put it back for a few hours? Or should I leave it there? He does not go to his food bowl or water because it’s not next to his cage so I had to put a water bowl outside of it and have been giving him food outside his hideout for him to eat. Thankfully he started eating (only when no one is home or at night when I’m asleep). I am just concerned that he has been pooping and stuff in there and I want to be able to clean it without scaring him. I also want to give him floor time but I don’t know what is the right time to do stuff. I also have a vet appointment for him next week so I also would like advice on carriers to take him to the vet. Thank you so much!