What am i doing wrong :(

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What am i doing wrong with Jack & Bob I cuddle them every day i feed them talk to them and love them. Yet they still wont eat from my hand and they still bite a lil now and then and skiddish as well.8... I Don't think they like me 8...8... I have been reading where others have started eating from youn hands and snuggling uplots from only a few days/weeks its over a months nearly and they still same.:0 so i thought i ask for help pleaseeeeessssssss

karen
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One of mine is only really opening up to me now and I got him half way through december and he wasnt a skittish baby either he still runs away but will come over and say hello now but he wont eat from me!
 
my rescue boy is only now taking food from my hand and I have had him two years, some piggies are just more wary than others
 
Ive had my pair a year... and they are about a year and 4 months old.... They are only just starting to make noise with me in the room. They enjoy cuddles, but they rarely come out if I'm moving round the room.

Every piggie is different, but i find the fun of mine is watching them when they dont know I'm there, just going about being piggies! :)
 
My boys do call out to me first thing in morning for some food and when i get back from work so i guess they must like me a lil bit lol :) Thanks for all your help i feel much better now. :)
 
Honestly dont worry! One out my four is very tame but hates me touching him and I got him in June last year! Then there's my other pair who I got at the very end of August and they'll happily eat out of my hand. All about the pigsonality ;)
 
One of my rescue girls came from a horrid background and after 4 years is only nOw calming down and trusting me. Depends on the pig I guess.
 
No as everyone has said you're not doing anything wrong HUGS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Just keep up what you're doing, keep chatting to them and offering treats, even get on the floor whilst they have playtime...... just watch them and talk quietly and see if they might come up and take something from you.
Lots of patience and YUP every piggie is different just like us!
 
How long have you had them!?
We adopted two females Ruby & Lucy, they were the same as your guinea pigs very frightened and won't even come to us!
I was reading up on the Internet that lice can make them like this, that's what they had lice so after there treatment they were much better!
They are still abit scared, but they will take food off us now and let us handle them!
I suppose it just takes time :)
 
I have two Aby boys, had them at 5.5 weeks old and they're 19 months now. They HATE being handled, will tolerate chin tickles. nose rubs etc. but try to pick one up and you're given the chase and evil eyes :(
Aby's are supposed to be friendly - not mine ;) Saying that though, after months of giving up and just fussing them in their pen, I trimmed Choppers nails on Sunday and he fell asleep on my lap :{
 
I've had Alice since november and she still runs away whenever anyone is near. None of the others are like that, her babies are quite freindly now (though none of my piggies enjoy being lifted up) trying to get a glimpse of Alice is like wildlife watching!

you're not doing anything wrong, guinea pigs are just very timid animals and some are more timid than others. when I hold Alice she goes flat and won't move/won't touch any food I offer her :( I wish she knew I don't mean her any harm!
 
It very much depends on the background of your piggies - if you just got some traumatised shop piggies who'd hardly been handled (and if, certainly not gently!), it will takes longer than with people who have rehomed piggies used to humans (like from a rescue, for instance).

I've had skittish piggies who took literally months to come round and others (especially beloved ex-pets or overlooked piggies that have been in rescue for a long time and were used to being handled), who had no problem at all with human contact. It just takes patience and persistence - but usually more than you'd expect to work past those prey animal instincts. Trust is a tender little plant, and it grows slowly, almost invisibly. Each piggy takes as long as it takes; they will all come round in the end.
 
As long as you don't abuse them (which I'm absolutely sure you don't!), then you're not doing anything wrong.

My Chewie chatters at me every time I try to get near him, but he's perfectly fine once he's out of his cage. Hans on the other hand is quite social and always starts wheeking at me when he hears food.

I think you have to learn what your piggies are comfortable with and work at their pace, is all!
 
I had them about 2 or 3 months now and jack is much more happy now to be pick up and cuddled he even eat a carrot from my hand. Bob is still a lil shy for now but they are starting to relax bless them.
 
GilliC said:
As long as you don't abuse them (which I'm absolutely sure you don't!), then you're not doing anything wrong.

My Chewie chatters at me every time I try to get near him, but he's perfectly fine once he's out of his cage. Hans on the other hand is quite social and always starts wheeking at me when he hears food.

I think you have to learn what your piggies are comfortable with and work at their pace, is all!
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I could never hurt my piggies EVER they have great personalitys and make me laugh seeing them.
 
Aww, I posted almost the same thing about a month having adopted in mid March. Got first bit wheeks these last few mornings when I brought their veggies and one was bold enough to take a spinach leaf from me, but I definitely wondered if I was doing the right things for them!

Hang in there :)
 
You shouldn't worry that you are doing anything wrong, some piggies take a little longer than others with hand feeding. My Rosie is nearly 6, but unless I have something super yummy e.g. grass or cucumber she won't bother coming over to me, and will turn her nose up at any new food to try. However, if I put the food down in the hutch she will go and eat it whilst I'm still there. Fussy Madam. rolleyes
 
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