hannahj
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi All,
I adopted a lovely little pair of boys who are 8-12 weeks old last Friday and they seem to be settling in well, they're eating and drinking well and I can hear them playing and squeaking. I am trying to introduce myself to them gradually, I started just chatting quietly to them while I was pottering around in the kitchen (they are in the dining room area so I'm very quiet in the ktichen) and then gradually stood nearer and nearer to the cage over the week. By Thurs they were out eating and playing while I sat next to them as long as I didn't move suddenly or startle them. The issue I'm having is that we make progress and then I have to invade their space to keep them clean (and today properly clean them out) and we go backwards. I feel like today's clean out set us almost back to square one even though I was mega calm and careful. I'm aware a week isn't a long time but I just wanted to check this is normal and get some tips. Thanks in advance,
Hannah (and Stevie and Bruno!)
I adopted a lovely little pair of boys who are 8-12 weeks old last Friday and they seem to be settling in well, they're eating and drinking well and I can hear them playing and squeaking. I am trying to introduce myself to them gradually, I started just chatting quietly to them while I was pottering around in the kitchen (they are in the dining room area so I'm very quiet in the ktichen) and then gradually stood nearer and nearer to the cage over the week. By Thurs they were out eating and playing while I sat next to them as long as I didn't move suddenly or startle them. The issue I'm having is that we make progress and then I have to invade their space to keep them clean (and today properly clean them out) and we go backwards. I feel like today's clean out set us almost back to square one even though I was mega calm and careful. I'm aware a week isn't a long time but I just wanted to check this is normal and get some tips. Thanks in advance,
Hannah (and Stevie and Bruno!)