Toddler vs. Guinea Pig - is there a difference?

[Hope4gem]

So I've experienced toddlers and I've experienced guinea pigs. And I have to ask - there's not much of a difference is there? Sandy and Penny were playing tug-of-war with a hay toy despite there being two of the exact same toy literally right next to them. And I caught myself saying, "You only want that one because she has it." Also, Penny has been in season the past few days and I can't begin to count how many times I've said, "Leave Sandy alone." I swear, it's like having a toddler in the house!

 

[Gradie and the pigs]

The poop! Don’t forget the poop!

 

[My Piggies]

Couldn't agree more! In their cage, there's just more than two hides per pig. Daisy, having paid no attention to the particular hide before, decides it's her favourite because Oscar is in it. So she's pushes him out

 

[S and G]

Guinea pig eat their veggies. Apart from that pretty similar

 

[h.h.lovecraft]

100% agree, I have had this thought more than once while watching their ridiculous antics My girls will play tug of war with a single piece of hay already in the other ones mouth, despite there being literally hundreds of other pieces of hay in the cage. I also cannot eat anything with any type of fresh fruit or vegetable without getting absolutely hounded by squeaks and bar biting because they feel they are being left out and should get a piece too. Don't even get me started about the petty drama With all that said, I absolutely love their antics and wouldn't change it for anything!

 

[RedLoredAmazon]

I did my first piggy photo shoot and it was like trying to take a picture of toddlers. Nobody stayed still except the one stuffing his face with snacks. Plus, everyone had to hide under the blanket and then someone peed on the floor. Or right before bedtime they get wound up and have to zoom around and make lots of noise.

My youngest child is 3 so I can agree there are similarities.

 

[Freela]

They are a lot like toddlers, but my guinea pigs were legitimately much easier to potty train! LOL!

 

[Julie M]

This thread is so funny. They are a lot like toddlers its uncanny.

 

[Piggies&buns]

My pigs are certainly very similar to my second child when she was a toddler - always finding ways to get into things they shouldn’t be! Although, fortunately my daughter did not chew the rubber strip off my dustpan every time she saw it!

 

[weepweeps]

Hilarious. I hadn’t seen the similarities before. Very similar indeed. Not sharing, pooping everywhere. I’m always telling Pepper to play nicely.

 

[Swissgreys]

Plus i find myself saying ridiculous things to them that they don't understand, like I did to my kids when they were little.

'Honestly Ruby, you can not possibly be hungry, you had breakfast 11 minutes ago.'

 

[VickiA]

This thread is hilarious. There are so many similarities!
Add to the list their inability to tell the time and their constant demand for snacks. Plus their ability to show you up in front of family, friends, the vets….

 

[Lorcan]

And when there's silence coming from where they're meant to be, you almost don't want to look to find out what's happened, because you know there's trouble. Who said silence was golden? Nobody that ever looked after guinea pigs and toddlers, that's for sure.

 

[weepweeps]

Another thing that I have said to my children and my piggies is “just sit still and let me cut your nails”.

 

[Hope4gem]

The poop! Don’t forget the poop!

Oh my goodness, yes!

 

[AidaB]

I totally agree- I look after toddlers during my working day.

I do find our guinea pigs less stressful to be around though, and guinea pig poo’s are soo much easier to clean up!

 

[piggieminder]

It's the staying one step ahead of them that reminds me the most of toddlers. Every day I tell them they are too clever for their own good - I used to say that to my human todlers too!

 

[Julie M]

My pigs are certainly very similar to my second child when she was a toddler - always finding ways to get into things they shouldn’t be! Although, fortunately my daughter did not chew the rubber strip off my dustpan every time she saw it!

Why do they all do that?

 

[Merab]

This is brilliant - so funny.

 

[aleeza]

My pigs are certainly very similar to my second child when she was a toddler - always finding ways to get into things they shouldn’t be! Although, fortunately my daughter did not chew the rubber strip off my dustpan every time she saw it!

and here i thought only my pigs do that! once i let them free roam and forgot the dustpan was out..... by the time i realized what was happening i had a pretty useless dustpan!

 

[piggieminder]

and here i thought only my pigs do that! once i let them free roam and forgot the dustpan was out..... by the time i realized what was happening i had a pretty useless dustpan!

Nugget's gone through 3, as soon as I relax and forget not to put it down in the cage a chunk of the edge has gone!

 

[VickiA]

Nugget's gone through 3, as soon as I relax and forget not to put it down in the cage a chunk of the edge has gone!

Only yesterday Holly snuck up behind me and was chewing on the rubber strip on my dustpan! Naughty madam.

 

[weepweeps]

I bought Percy and Pepper three lovely new fleece items last week. Anyone like to guess where they have chosen to sleep? In a free paper bag.

Basically they have discarded the toy to play with the box just like a toddler would.