I have a new male guinea pig that I obtained from a fellow co-worker, who has had him in her classroom at work for a little under 5 or so months. She was being moved to a new room and didn't want to take the guinea pig along or keep him personally, so I ended up taking him home about two weeks ago. I'm not sure of his exact age, but I do know he had a previous owner other than my co-worker.
He seems to be doing well, he is kinda challenging to remove from his cage at times, but I've been doing my best to let him adjust and keep his cage clean and food/water replenished daily. Though the cage he came with was nasty and so I ended up going and buying him a new one today as well as grooming tools.
I've never owned a guinea pig before, but I'm positive hes never been brushed before since he wasn't too happy with that and he seems very bothered in his new cage. Theres a little ramp to a second level that holds his food and he refuses to climb up to get it, so now I'm worried I've done more harm than good today.
Any advice would be helpful, sorry if my information isn't the best, but my guinea pig just really doesn't seem happy and I need some tips on what to do.
He seems to be doing well, he is kinda challenging to remove from his cage at times, but I've been doing my best to let him adjust and keep his cage clean and food/water replenished daily. Though the cage he came with was nasty and so I ended up going and buying him a new one today as well as grooming tools.
I've never owned a guinea pig before, but I'm positive hes never been brushed before since he wasn't too happy with that and he seems very bothered in his new cage. Theres a little ramp to a second level that holds his food and he refuses to climb up to get it, so now I'm worried I've done more harm than good today.
Any advice would be helpful, sorry if my information isn't the best, but my guinea pig just really doesn't seem happy and I need some tips on what to do.