Bobby&Frankie
Junior Guinea Pig
My pigs were badly handled when i first got them and they were also too young (4 weeks but only about 130g) but the owner said if i didn't have them then i won't be able to get them and i'd prefer to have them and look after them than have a child take them and stress them out.
They're also both good weights now, i think they're going to get pretty big: Frankie is 960g and Bobby is 972g at 7 months.
Anyway i've been struggling with handling them as their breeder (i didn't know about rescues before i joined) was very rough with them (there's a pic of her holding to between her fingers around their neck ?/ - my friend did have a go at her for it too) and they ran any time i went near them for the first 3 months.
At around 6 months i managed to pick Frankie up and he's also doing well now but will only be picked up in a blanket which i'm fine with as i have a nosey dog so don't want them getting scared.
Bobby on the other hand was a nervous wreck - he always hid behind Frankie and would often shake if i opened the cage/coop door. I decided to try and pick him up after Frankie with the same blanket so it smelt of him and he was amazing.
He had a couple of little squeaks when i first went to pick him up but i managed to sit cuddling him for around half an hour - he even ate and then had a nap.
Sorry to babble a little but i really couldn't be prouder of him. I thought it would be a few more weeks at least of holding Frankie near him before i could pick him up but not 2 weeks. :laluot_18:
They're also both good weights now, i think they're going to get pretty big: Frankie is 960g and Bobby is 972g at 7 months.
Anyway i've been struggling with handling them as their breeder (i didn't know about rescues before i joined) was very rough with them (there's a pic of her holding to between her fingers around their neck ?/ - my friend did have a go at her for it too) and they ran any time i went near them for the first 3 months.
At around 6 months i managed to pick Frankie up and he's also doing well now but will only be picked up in a blanket which i'm fine with as i have a nosey dog so don't want them getting scared.
Bobby on the other hand was a nervous wreck - he always hid behind Frankie and would often shake if i opened the cage/coop door. I decided to try and pick him up after Frankie with the same blanket so it smelt of him and he was amazing.
He had a couple of little squeaks when i first went to pick him up but i managed to sit cuddling him for around half an hour - he even ate and then had a nap.
Sorry to babble a little but i really couldn't be prouder of him. I thought it would be a few more weeks at least of holding Frankie near him before i could pick him up but not 2 weeks. :laluot_18:
