Pee versus cuddles :/

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I've had my girls for 3 years and in that time probably havent had a decent cuddle for more than 15 minutes at any one time.. mostly because after 10-15 minutes they stop being nervous, start exploring and then pee all over me. So I have to go change. I have tried blankets but once they pee on those they wanna move on.

I've tried waiting for the first pee to be done and then continue with the cuddle but they pee again every 10 minutes like clockwork! Even if it's just a tiny bit. I've tried leaving them to play for half an hour and then going for cuddles once they've peed a bit already.

I would do anything to have a nice long cuddle to an anime, have them fall asleep on me as I stroke their tiny ears. But they just wanna use me as a public toilet and desert me. Urh.. the heartbreak. 8...

Any tips and hints as to how to ween them off peeing on me?
 
Piggys urinate generally every 10 mins due to a high metabolism. Meaning food and fluids pass through them at lighteneing speed. Ditto has only ever once weed on me ? I think this is just something you will have to deal with to be honest maybe watch for them urinating in there cage before you take them out? But this could take the michael a little bit haha! *** realy help you with weaning them off weeing on you.. Sure someone else may have tips for you tho.i hope * dont scold them when they wee on you as they dont understand its wrong
 
Aww.. no I definitely don't scold! It's mostly.. OH GOSH THANKYOU, OH WOW THERE'S MORE.. and then move them off whilst I go crab walk to the bathroom! I'm starting to think it's their way of saying " Away with you, I wanna go frolick!" haha..

I'm thinking I should make a bed spread and jump suit out of waterproof tarporlin for special guineapig cuddle times :p
 
Hi, I have a plastic storage box lined with newspaper and a bit of carefresh (absorbent bedding stuff), and I have it on the floor next to me at cuddle time. I put my pigs in there when I think they need a wee. I always know when Timmy needs to wee cos he starts fidgeting and shuffling backwards. My other pig will just head off towards the box of his own accord when he wants to go, and I have to pick him up and put him in there before he jumps!

I've been doing this with my current piggies since I adopted them, and with my previous pigs as long as I can remember and they all got used to it pretty quickly. Some of my pigs used to chatter their teeth when they wanted to go in the box.

I hope that helps. Good luck with your piggies!
 
One of my boys Gordon wees every time without fail. I have made waterproof lap blankets. It has become a game to him I'm sure. He tries to back his bottom off this and wee onto me without me noticing. mallethead
 
Rosie will wee on me if i have her out for cuddles most of the time, so she is limited to about 5 mins at a time of cuddling. The other three haven't peed on me yet, Tia decided it would be a nice idea when i was sat on my bed drying her after a bath to run off my knee and pee on the bed instead. See she is very thoughtful!
mallethead

edit: cavy lady, what do you use to waterproof your lap blankets? x
 
I use puppy pads - can have all four pigs out for hours, and no clothing disasters. Pigs are happy, I'm happy. I also have waterproof lap pads.
 
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