Settling and handling

Rebeka

Rebeka

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Well I have had my guinea pigs for a week and 2days now. They are settling in to they're forever home nicely. We adopted our guinea pigs from a rescue center witch I would definitely recommend as there are so many unwanted piggies out there that are in need of a forever home..
When I got ours a week ago for our 2 children who didn't meet them till they had been here for 4days. I was looking on the internet for tips on how to settle them and picking them up but I told to look at this guinea pig forum and I am so glad I did I asked 2 questions.
1st settling them in.
2nd picking them up.
The advice I was given on here was amazing I was told to leave them get used to their new home as there is a lot of different things in their new home that wasn't in their old one like smells sounds and different humans and as they are prey animals I needed to build some trust with them witch I did by sitting next to the cage with the front open talking to them for the least 1hr the most 2hrs that included daily cleaning and water change and food after 2 days of that I moved on to offering veggie treats from my hand which they took off me then I started sttoking their nose. When my children finally got to meet them they wern't happy that only I could feed and stroke them bit they understood why it had to be done that way as I wanted the pigs to trust me and then eventually trust them so after a day of the kids sitting talking to them I let them try offering some veggie treats witch they took and today a week later they actually both let me stroke them fully from head to bum. Anybody looking for or got new piggies please ask gor advice on here as I am so greatfull for the advice I got and now I have 2 piggies that have settled great into our family and seem happy..If anyone wants tips on how I done all the hard work just ask and I will explain how I done it
Thank you to everyone who gave me advice I am so greatfull as now we havd some happy pigs.
1st pic is when they 1st came to us.
2nd pic few days after some hard work.
3rd pic was them relaxing last night.
4th pic enjoying veggies in the fresh cage this morning.
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Pearl and Zip said:
Cute! I adopted my pigs from rescues too. What are their names?

Also What are the dimensions of their new home?
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There names are fluffy mae the ginger one and Charlotte is the white and ginger one they had names when they came to us the ginger was maeve and my daughter changed it to fluffy mae n my other daughter kept her's as Charlotte. There dimensions ove there new home is 160 L x 59w x 49h it is than the lady at the rescue center advised she advised me that 120 L x 59w x 49h would be ok as its within the welfare regulations I have ordered run for them to have floor time and be able to go in the garden which is arriving Monday. The 1st pic of them huddled next to each other was the 1st night here the other one of them sleeping was last night they accully lay down now where ever they feel comfy when we 1st got them I used wood chippings but I changed it today to a fleeced blanket less mess n more comfy.
 
Like your choice of fleece for them.

What dedication spending an hour or two every day talking to them. So glad it has paid off. Great that the children understood about going slowly with the taming too. Well done all round.
 
flowerfairy said:
Like your choice of fleece for them.

What dedication spending an hour or two every day talking to them. So glad it has paid off. Great that the children understood about going slowly with the taming too. Well done all round.
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Thank you. Thought go pink because their girls 😀 I still sit talking to them now but not as long as they are more settled now, I rest my arm on the side of the cage and they come and put their front paws on my arm and wait for me to scratch them behind ears they have also started letting my 2 big girls stroke them so today I am going to see if they will let me handle them 🤔 wish me luck.
 
emellertid said:
Aww, they’re adorable! I’m so happy that everything is going well! :clap:
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flowerfairy said:
Like your choice of fleece for them.

What dedication spending an hour or two every day talking to them. So glad it has paid off. Great that the children understood about going slowly with the taming too. Well done all round.
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Thank you. I still sit talking to them now but not as long as they are more settled now, I rest my arm on the side of the cage and they come and put their front paws on my arm and wait for me to scratch them behind ears they have also started letting my 2 big girls stroke them so today I am going to see if they will let me handle them 🤔 wish me luck.
 
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