My guinea pig Fifi only likes when i pet her on her Bum. But i always start on the head so shes not frightened. She was Very shy before but i spent more time with her and shes way more open. Your piggies are super cute❤️
I have owned guinea pigs for a while now and I'm so happy that I found your videos! They've been super helpful and have given me so many ideas for planning a DIY cage, building trust with my more skittish rescue piggie, and introducing a new baby. Thank you for all the information!
great tips, and good demonstrations too! your piggies must have wondered what was going on lol What made my piggies tame when i first got them (they were about 4/5 weeks) was putting them in their run, which is odd because it is a big place, and noisier that inside, but it changed them so much! i put them in for only about an hour and sat with them for most of that and by the end they were eating grass and running round! i was so pleased, and then (even better) when i put them back inside they didn't run straight into their hidey likd they normally did, but instead they came out and plodded round with me watching them. this may not work. for other piggies, but it worked for mine, and they are now 7 months, so have come a long way since them. just a note to new piggie owners: all pigs will still be skittish and sometimes be scared when you stroke them, no matter how old, so don't worry that they will never like you, they will! i thought the same too, but you should see Bonnie and Cleo now!! 😀😀
I have one piggy (an Abby) who LOVES cheek, chin and nose scratches. He will run to the side of the cage and stick his nose out. After you've been scratching it for a bit, he'll move his head around so that you're scratching his cheeks and chin. His eyes will close and he'll start rumbling softly. At first I thought that was because he didn't like it, but he has every opportunity to run away and instead starts falling asleep, so I assume it's not. It's funny too because he pouts if you stop scratching before he's ready. Some pigs have such big personalities!
Hi there Sarah. So happy to see all the girls again. You really put a lot of very useful information in this video. Seeing SPRITE reminds us very much of our senior piggy. Thank you for this video.
Even though my guinea pigs are quite tame, since I've had them for a while, I still found many tips to take into consideration while watching this video! Always love your vids! xox
I had my guinea pig for 5 months for about 2 months everytime i walked in my room he ran and hid in his cage then after a while i could feed him with my hand hold him with out him running away and now he comes to me whenever he so soiled
hi Sarah, you are awesome and the best youtuber EVER. p.s. I love the name Sarah. You are my favorite youtuber , and you give such good advice. I love your videos. You are a great guinea pig owner...also please tell your guinea pigs I said hi, I love them all. ily! :-)
hi great video and tips, really like the plexiglass on the piggies home. tips needed on how you keep your piggies home so poop free lol! I would like to know what you used to cut the plastic on the hay box? I love the idea of having the hay all in the one place. love watching your videos always something to be learned. xxxx
+Joanne George Thank you! There is a video on the hay boxes, a bit dangerous but I used a Stanley knife. Apparently if you heat up the plastic then it is a lot easier too :)
Another great video series I have a robot guinea pig gupi am saving for another and a cage while I can't follow this as is there are great ideas to adapt well done I did not want live piggies hence gupi still amazed what's on here
I'm quite fortunate with two of my piggies, Buddy and Cookie. For some reason, they were unusually easy to tame. I think getting them as babies helped. Buddy was 5 weeks old, and Cookie was 3 weeks (just weaned) when I got them. Maybe putting them with an already-tamed adult helped, as Daisy (now passed) was already voluntarily getting into my open hand to come out for floor time. It only took about 2 1/2 weeks to have Buddy and Cookie doing the same. The problem now is getting them back into their cage - they want to stay out for more play time. Dexie and Gizmo are the opposite. It's difficult to get them out for floor time, but they're far more playful when out. But, when playtime is over (until next playtime, a few hours later) all I need do is ask "are you ready to go back in the house?", and they literally jump into my hands. It's also a blessing that my piggies are also bi-lingual. My spoken English is terrible, so they can "understand" both my girlfriend and me, and respond to either of us. Who would expect Guinea Pigs to respond to two non-similar languages?
That's kewl Kevin😄Yes when they are babies it is easier..I believe as I took on a 7 month now he's a year old and adopted my moms Piggie last yr when she went into a nursing home...They are more skittish than my older ones I had as babies and got them both at the same time...The babies were so much easier to tame...So this video helped me a lot as I didn't really know how to tame a Piggie as my babies just looked at me as their mom right away lol...
+SqueakDreams did you get my message below as I've asked you a question regarding your floor time with your piggies...Of you missed it would you mind please reading it and helping me with how to collect them up after floor time...What do I do to keep them from tee tee on carpet as I noticed yours ran free on the carpet at playtime in that video...Thx a bunch Shey
my guinnie is always running away, and when she is loose on the ground its almost a whole workpout to get her. and when i hold her in my hands she bites me and wants to get asap in her cage so she climbs to jumps in
Squeak Dreams one of my genie pigs burrows itself under the bedding, and she gets poop on the bottom of the cage. How can I prevent her from doing that?
Thank you so much for this video...My moms Taz that I adopted when she went in the nursing home is 4 yrs old and still very skittish with me...I was so glad to hear ways to tame him...When I pick him up I have no choice but to catch him LOL...Again gonna save this thx again...I have another question for you..You did a video with your piggies on the floor for playtime...I was wondering how you kept them from tee tee on your carpet during their 2 hour playtime?? I've been trying to get them grids etc. for a playtime cage but have been spending all my money on fleece and such to get their C&ax cage setup...They need exercise so it would be great if I could just put them on the floor..Another question how do you get them caught to put them back in the AC& C cage...Thx for all your help..Shey
Thank you for your videos, they are wonderful! I'm going to pick out my guinea pig in two days, my first one ever! Being that it will be my first one, do you recommend getting a pair, or just one to start? I'm torn on this. I watched the your video on whether or not to choose a pair or one, but I'm a beginner so I'm nervous.
+Squeak Dreams Hello I was wondering if you could give me tips on how to pick up Guinea pigs from an outside cage because I don't want to keep scaring them whenever I want to bring them inside
I just got two young piggies and I recently noticed one had been chewing on the others ear and I saw it was very obviously hurting her. I separated them but, now what?
thank you I will try this hopefully it works I just recently got my guinea pigs to go up the ramp but the grandma of them will not and I do not know why
Please do a video on Guinea pig skin care, I noticed my Guinea pig's skin is dry, and red. Can Guinea pigs get rashes from the clothe bedding if you are washing it with a certain kind of detergent?
Ive had my piggy for a couple of months and she was very mellow at first, Im assuming it was because she was shy. Now she is used to me however, she has got comfortable to the point where I'd she doesnt like being pet or wants to go back in her cage, she bites. She constantly tries to nibble on your finger and I would like her to get out of the habit considering I have small children that want to hold her. Is there any tips you have on training them to not nibble? Thanks!
I just brought my piggy home last week, sometimes he lets me stroke him in the cage, but mostly he will run away. He is an abby, but he seems okay with being pet when he is out for lap time on my bed, even closed his eyes briefly when i gently scratched just behind his ear. Since he is so on and off with petting i really can't tell if he likes it or not. Any advice?
Thank you for this video it was helpful. I know taming takes time but what do you do if you really have to pick them up and they are not tamed yet. I wind up chasing them and this seems to set them back from trusting me.
I've had my Guinea pigs for 2 years and they still are skittish, I hold them and lay with them every night before I go to bed but I can't see any progress, they eat out of my hand but when I try to pick them up or pet them they run, I also talk to them all the time but I still see no progress, what should I do??
I know this is from 4 years ago but to anyone with the same problem I would get them in a fleece item and pick them up in that, at first just keep them in the fleece bed don’t stroke them just talk to them and keep them on your knee maybe put some food in with them. Try doing this everyday and eventually they will get into routine and maybe even stick their head out. After doing this process for several days try putting your hand in the fleece item with them if they don’t like it give them a minute and try again once they are comfortable with you touching them out the item down with the opening facing you and some treats outside it hopefully they will come out and investigate then later try stroking them outside of the fleece item after this they may be ready for you to scoop them up and for you to hold them in your arms. I hope this helps anyone with the same problem xx
I've had one of my piggies for more than a year now and I just recently purchased a new one I've bonded them twice and it's went well! How long do you think I should bond them before I put them in the same cage?
Hi Sarah, my question isn't to do with taming, I just wanted to ask regarding fleece bedding, is there a right or a wrong side to fleece and would it make a difference to the wicking effect of the pee? thank you Joanne x
Hi, I have a male Guinea pig called Basil. He lives outdoors. He is very skittish, I can never pick him up for floor time or to clean his cage. I really like him and respect his dislikes but is there any way to change his skittish instinct? He has a little house and he never comes out of it.
I have one Guinea pig that stretches her neck when I put my hand on the ground and I would scratch her neck and under her chin. The other Guinea pig is very skittish and and almost always go to the hideaway.
My piggie hates it when I touch or get near his side. He nipped me once so I don't want to try that again because he squeaks loudly, chatters his teeth loudly, has a terrified look on his face and runs away. I pick him up by the front paws and he climbs on my hand but I'm not sure if that's a good way to deal with it....
Do the piggies like/love their owners? Are they happy to see you? It seems like it's all About not scaring them even after you've had them for a long time. Do they come up to you? Like to be held? I am researching whether piggies would be a good choice for my six year old. Thank you!
great tips! Haha my piggies are abyssinians so stroking them is quite hard because stroking their fur the wrong way must feel quite weird:) one of them who has a quiff does enjoy a head rub though;)
+PetsWithGingerSpice ok thanks. I always would say that he (one of my Guinea pigs) looked like bird or something because of the hair on top of his head, but I guess he has a quiff! It's extremely cute. Thanks for responding so quickly
I have two very skittish guinea pigs. I watched this video and followed the tips. One lets me pet her some times. The other will run away even if I put my hand out slowly. What should I do?
My little guy is completely tame and used to never mind me petting him, but he likes sniffing my hand to bite or nibble and when I try petting him, he moves his head higher and gets scared when I pet him cuz he never expects it. I try being gentle. He lets me pet him when he eats. I think he just wants to keep sniffing my hand :P. I don't use scented hand sanitizer or soap before petting him so idk.
I just got a guinea pig about 3 weeks ago and we aren't totally sure how old she is, but based on size comparisons with my friends piggy, she is around 4 months old now. She is warming up quicker than I thought she was because she was extremely skittish when I got her. .I do have a question if you see this , my piggy, Sam, always tries to bite my fingers when I'm in the process of lowering her into the cage. She's broken the skin twice, but doesn't bite me any other time. I've made sure I was carrying her properly but it didn't stop her from nipping. Any idea why this is? I'll take suggestions from anyone.
+JillyBean1213 :P Awh it might be impatience that she just really wants to get back in the cage :) maybe you could lower her in inside a blanket to prevent getting bite marks!
I need some help!!! I've recently changed my pigs pellets food because the old one had no nutritional value for them. Now that I've changed it they are not eating it so much. Any tips?
Mix it in with your old pellets. Put a little bit more of the new pellets into the old each day! Then they should be used to the new that you won't need to mix them any longer
Do piggies always need a friend? I am asking because my Guinea pig Snickers was given to me by himself by my friend about a year ago... and my friend mistreated him. (I saw her hit him on facetime when he didn't let her pick him up) and now he's aggressive. He hates being picked up, but once he's on my lap he will calm down a bit, but then when I try to put him back in a cage he tries to bite and scratch me. But he also seems bored in the day... so I'm not sure that if he was with another piggie he would fight or be content. he lives in an ikea detolf and I've been asking my mom for a Midwest cage but she says there isn't enough room.
and snickers hates to socialize with people. do u guys think i should try putting him with my friends piggie for a few minutes and see if he's good with other piggies?
I JUST got Guinea pigs but in order to spot clean the cage I have, I'm required to pick them up and put them into the play pen so they aren't able to explore my house and meet my dog. Is This Okay?
One of my piggies has long hair, around her bottom she has sawdust and massive clumps of hair. When I wash her I'm never shore weather to pull it out or not :/ can u help me out please?
Q: I'm not sure what to do but I have got two boys and they live in a hutch outdoors, and I take them out for 10 minute lap time each day. I also put them in a grazing ark some days but I've noticed that they chase each other round and round in an unfriendly way, and sometimes they try nipping at each other! I believe this is called fighting but I don't know what to do:( please reply if you can! Bye:) oh btw amazing video!!
Thank you! It sounds like normal behaviour but hard to tell without seeing it. Chasing and humping is common in males, very loud chattering and open mouthed lunging is not so good but as long as they don't actually fight they are probably just warning each other away.
+Squeak Dreams thanks so much btw I think your channel is the best and its nice seeing so much appreciation towards Guinea pigs! :) also your piggies are toatally adorable!
is someone can help me or even squeak dreams her self that would be great. i am going to get some piggys and need a place to keep them in my room witch i share. i sleep on the top bunk and would like the cage to be high aswel near my bed . i have a stack off shelfs (metle) witch reach my bunk but show i put it there ?? i was thinking about on my bed but i know that would be really dangours i just dont know what to do should i swap beds with my sister ?? HELP
Kurumi Tokisaki just be calm, move slowly and carefully and one hand under his/her butt and one under their belly and if it makes you feel more secure you can hold him/her against your chest as well
Kurumi Tokisaki I don't know about you but if you pick mine up too slowly she'll get nervous. Try o Judy do it quickly, then immediately move them to you chest. Hold them against you so they don't feel like they're falling
My guinea pig runs away everytime I try petting him, he's a male and 6 weeks old. I want to take him out but I'm afraid he'll run around my house. Any help? :(
If you go to a pet shop you can find dog ones for like $50 Another good one is Amazon you can find alot there. Whatever you do DO NOT try CRAIGSLIST People lie on there so much. Someone got killed because he n saw a car on craigslist near him so he went to those people and well, U know. If its your only choice then Be Careful!
I’ll surprise mine every once in a while and she’ll run to her hideout turn around and see it’s dad, so she will run back out so she doesn’t miss out on floor or lap time. Lol
my pigs runs away even when i come into the room :( ;( i dont know what to do :( guinea pigs was my dream and i got them but they are sooo scared and i cannot do anything with tham and if i take them they try to escape :( what should i do? ;( pls help me :(
Justin Reynolds i found out that the ramp in her cage, it files her nails so i dont havr to cut them, it saves ALOT of time i have the Midwest guinea pig habitat
my parents just came home with Guinea pigs after me asking and writing essays and doing power points and I was so happy I cried 😂😂❤️❤️
Oh and obviously I'm a new owner so this helped a lot thank you ❤️xxx
+Paris Marie that's really lovely. :)
Literally I did the same thing but I got to pick mine out
I did the exact same thing! I made multiple PowerPoints and I wrote a couple essays and facts.
Paris Marie 😂😂😂👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽💯💯💯💯😂😂😂😂💀💀💯💯💯💯👌🏽👌🏽
My guinea pig likes me to pet him with my whole hand down his body, when I stop he follows my hand and makes me keep petting him. Lol
JazNerd1 A mine does that to
THAT GUINEA PIG HAS GOT YOU SUCKERED
My guinea pig Fifi only likes when i pet her on her Bum. But i always start on the head so shes not frightened. She was Very shy before but i spent more time with her and shes way more open. Your piggies are super cute❤️
I rescued Guinea pigs and your videos helped a lot thank you
I have owned guinea pigs for a while now and I'm so happy that I found your videos! They've been super helpful and have given me so many ideas for planning a DIY cage, building trust with my more skittish rescue piggie, and introducing a new baby. Thank you for all the information!
Awh thank you so much :)
great tips, and good demonstrations too! your piggies must have wondered what was going on lol What made my piggies tame when i first got them (they were about 4/5 weeks) was putting them in their run, which is odd because it is a big place, and noisier that inside, but it changed them so much! i put them in for only about an hour and sat with them for most of that and by the end they were eating grass and running round! i was so pleased, and then (even better) when i put them back inside they didn't run straight into their hidey likd they normally did, but instead they came out and plodded round with me watching them. this may not work. for other piggies, but it worked for mine, and they are now 7 months, so have come a long way since them. just a note to new piggie owners: all pigs will still be skittish and sometimes be scared when you stroke them, no matter how old, so don't worry that they will never like you, they will! i thought the same too, but you should see Bonnie and Cleo now!! 😀😀
I have one piggy (an Abby) who LOVES cheek, chin and nose scratches. He will run to the side of the cage and stick his nose out. After you've been scratching it for a bit, he'll move his head around so that you're scratching his cheeks and chin. His eyes will close and he'll start rumbling softly. At first I thought that was because he didn't like it, but he has every opportunity to run away and instead starts falling asleep, so I assume it's not. It's funny too because he pouts if you stop scratching before he's ready. Some pigs have such big personalities!
You must get her another guinea pig friend
Hi there Sarah. So happy to see all the girls again. You really put a lot of very useful information in this video. Seeing SPRITE reminds us very much of our senior piggy. Thank you for this video.
I absolutely love your videos and how informative and helpful they are
Thank you so much!
This is a great informative video for first time guinea pig owner. Good job!
Even though my guinea pigs are quite tame, since I've had them for a while, I still found many tips to take into consideration while watching this video! Always love your vids! xox
you are an inspiration to me💕
This was a super helpful video! My Ava is quite skittish where as Mocha has came around a bit more. I am going to try these tips.
Such a great informative video & perfect for new owners!
Great job Sarah 👍💗
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I had my guinea pig for 5 months for about 2 months everytime i walked in my room he ran and hid in his cage then after a while i could feed him with my hand hold him with out him running away and now he comes to me whenever he so soiled
akilah allen For the first few months some guinea pigs are very scared of movement.
is that the same way you do baby guinea pigs mine are 5 weeks old today
+Melissa Curry Yes :)
+Squeak Dreams Oh and thanks this really helped
When I try to pet my guinea pig she just thinks I'm food and tries to eat me 😂
Sorry Ari me toooo
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Same
Sammeee
same!
You are amazing! This helped so much. Your pigs should be so happy with you
hi Sarah, you are awesome and the best youtuber EVER. p.s. I love the name Sarah. You are my favorite youtuber , and you give such good advice. I love your videos. You are a great guinea pig owner...also please tell your guinea pigs I said hi, I love them all. ily! :-)
+Grace W They say hello :) Thank you so much :)
Thanks for the fantastic advice 💜 I only just got my guinea pigs and it's helping :D
Thank You! xx. You help me out a lot with your tips. :)
Thank you for the information, your explained really well thanks for the tip for how to pet your guinea pigs :)
your Guineas are so cute! do you have a video showing how you make your cuddly items? my boys are very jealous when they see what yours have
Great video with lots of useful information! This will definitely help me out :)
hi
great video and tips, really like the plexiglass on the piggies home. tips needed on how you keep your piggies home so poop free lol!
I would like to know what you used to cut the plastic on the hay box? I love the idea of having the hay all in the one place. love watching your videos always something to be learned. xxxx
+Joanne George Thank you! There is a video on the hay boxes, a bit dangerous but I used a Stanley knife. Apparently if you heat up the plastic then it is a lot easier too :)
Thanks Sarah. .. I am yet to try it, how did you heat the plastic? Hairdryer? X
Another great video series I have a robot guinea pig gupi am saving for another and a cage while I can't follow this as is there are great ideas to adapt well done I did not want live piggies hence gupi still amazed what's on here
Thank you for another great video! I watch over and over your different veg videos - will you do any more in the future? X
+Leona Hall Yes I do plan on doing some more of those soon :)
+Squeak Dreams awesome! 🐹👍🏻🌿
I'm quite fortunate with two of my piggies, Buddy and Cookie. For some reason, they were unusually easy to tame. I think getting them as babies helped. Buddy was 5 weeks old, and Cookie was 3 weeks (just weaned) when I got them. Maybe putting them with an already-tamed adult helped, as Daisy (now passed) was already voluntarily getting into my open hand to come out for floor time. It only took about 2 1/2 weeks to have Buddy and Cookie doing the same. The problem now is getting them back into their cage - they want to stay out for more play time.
Dexie and Gizmo are the opposite. It's difficult to get them out for floor time, but they're far more playful when out. But, when playtime is over (until next playtime, a few hours later) all I need do is ask "are you ready to go back in the house?", and they literally jump into my hands. It's also a blessing that my piggies are also bi-lingual. My spoken English is terrible, so they can "understand" both my girlfriend and me, and respond to either of us. Who would expect Guinea Pigs to respond to two non-similar languages?
That's kewl Kevin😄Yes when they are babies it is easier..I believe as I took on a 7 month now he's a year old and adopted my moms Piggie last yr when she went into a nursing home...They are more skittish than my older ones I had as babies and got them both at the same time...The babies were so much easier to tame...So this video helped me a lot as I didn't really know how to tame a Piggie as my babies just looked at me as their mom right away lol...
Do you have litter boxes for them? Your cage is so clean. I'm trying to figure out a solution for my messy piggy fur babies.
Where do you get all the huts and hutches? The hoodie ones?
Great video and ideas, wish i would have seen this video a bit earlier :)
+SqueakDreams did you get my message below as I've asked you a question regarding your floor time with your piggies...Of you missed it would you mind please reading it and helping me with how to collect them up after floor time...What do I do to keep them from tee tee on carpet as I noticed yours ran free on the carpet at playtime in that video...Thx a bunch Shey
my guinnie is always running away, and when she is loose on the ground its almost a whole workpout to get her. and when i hold her in my hands she bites me and wants to get asap in her cage so she climbs to jumps in
Very well done video!
how do you pet the extremely hyper ones? she's not exactly skittish, but she runs around everywhere?
+PetsWithGingerSpice Watch for when she is calmer :) Or take her out for laptime and veggies! :D
Squeak Dreams one of my genie pigs burrows itself under the bedding, and she gets poop on the bottom of the cage. How can I prevent her from doing that?
Squeak Dreams hey what does guinea pigs eat?
@@themlgnuts6574 guinea pig food and veggies
@@meatloafer2762 and hay , a lots of hay
Thank you so much for this video...My moms Taz that I adopted when she went in the nursing home is 4 yrs old and still very skittish with me...I was so glad to hear ways to tame him...When I pick him up I have no choice but to catch him LOL...Again gonna save this thx again...I have another question for you..You did a video with your piggies on the floor for playtime...I was wondering how you kept them from tee tee on your carpet during their 2 hour playtime?? I've been trying to get them grids etc. for a playtime cage but have been spending all my money on fleece and such to get their C&ax cage setup...They need exercise so it would be great if I could just put them on the floor..Another question how do you get them caught to put them back in the AC& C cage...Thx for all your help..Shey
Thank you for your videos, they are wonderful! I'm going to pick out my guinea pig in two days, my first one ever! Being that it will be my first one, do you recommend getting a pair, or just one to start? I'm torn on this. I watched the your video on whether or not to choose a pair or one, but I'm a beginner so I'm nervous.
Definitely go for two :)
+Squeak Dreams Hello I was wondering if you could give me tips on how to pick up Guinea pigs from an outside cage because I don't want to keep scaring them whenever I want to bring them inside
Great video! Your piggies are adorable
if you can would like to see a video on what to do if your guinea pig just had babies and that was a great video
I just got two young piggies and I recently noticed one had been chewing on the others ear and I saw it was very obviously hurting her. I separated them but, now what?
thank you I will try this hopefully it works I just recently got my guinea pigs to go up the ramp but the grandma of them will not and I do not know why
Please do a video on Guinea pig skin care, I noticed my Guinea pig's skin is dry, and red. Can Guinea pigs get rashes from the clothe bedding if you are washing it with a certain kind of detergent?
How did you make the cuddle sacks?
Ive had my piggy for a couple of months and she was very mellow at first, Im assuming it was because she was shy. Now she is used to me however, she has got comfortable to the point where I'd she doesnt like being pet or wants to go back in her cage, she bites. She constantly tries to nibble on your finger and I would like her to get out of the habit considering I have small children that want to hold her. Is there any tips you have on training them to not nibble? Thanks!
I just brought my piggy home last week, sometimes he lets me stroke him in the cage, but mostly he will run away. He is an abby, but he seems okay with being pet when he is out for lap time on my bed, even closed his eyes briefly when i gently scratched just behind his ear. Since he is so on and off with petting i really can't tell if he likes it or not. Any advice?
Does it matter how big your cage is to use fleece as bedding because i just have a small plactic/metal cage and i just have two pigs?
Get a bigger cage :)
Thank you for making a video for taming piggies
Thank you for this video it was helpful. I know taming takes time but what do you do if you really have to pick them up and they are not tamed yet. I wind up chasing them and this seems to set them back from trusting me.
great tips and video!
I've had my Guinea pigs for 2 years and they still are skittish, I hold them and lay with them every night before I go to bed but I can't see any progress, they eat out of my hand but when I try to pick them up or pet them they run, I also talk to them all the time but I still see no progress, what should I do??
I know this is from 4 years ago but to anyone with the same problem I would get them in a fleece item and pick them up in that, at first just keep them in the fleece bed don’t stroke them just talk to them and keep them on your knee maybe put some food in with them. Try doing this everyday and eventually they will get into routine and maybe even stick their head out. After doing this process for several days try putting your hand in the fleece item with them if they don’t like it give them a minute and try again once they are comfortable with you touching them out the item down with the opening facing you and some treats outside it hopefully they will come out and investigate then later try stroking them outside of the fleece item after this they may be ready for you to scoop them up and for you to hold them in your arms. I hope this helps anyone with the same problem xx
@@Amy-xj3kh thank you sm I have the same problem
Glad I helped!
I've had one of my piggies for more than a year now and I just recently purchased a new one I've bonded them twice and it's went well! How long do you think I should bond them before I put them in the same cage?
Hi Sarah, my question isn't to do with taming, I just wanted to ask regarding fleece bedding, is there a right or a wrong side to fleece and would it make a difference to the wicking effect of the pee? thank you Joanne x
It wouldn't make a difference to the wicking, but yes usually fleece has a more fuzzy side which is the right side :) not all fleeces do though.
Thank you for that video! I am going to be a Guinea pig owner!👍🏽
I am very fond of sprite she reminds me of my 14 year old cockapoo sweet and loyal and glad she has companions again 😁
Hi, I have a male Guinea pig called Basil. He lives outdoors. He is very skittish, I can never pick him up for floor time or to clean his cage. I really like him and respect his dislikes but is there any way to change his skittish instinct? He has a little house and he never comes out of it.
I have one Guinea pig that stretches her neck when I put my hand on the ground and I would scratch her neck and under her chin. The other Guinea pig is very skittish and and almost always go to the hideaway.
My piggie hates it when I touch or get near his side. He nipped me once so I don't want to try that again because he squeaks loudly, chatters his teeth loudly, has a terrified look on his face and runs away. I pick him up by the front paws and he climbs on my hand but I'm not sure if that's a good way to deal with it....
Dogs 246 just spend time with him, hand feed him veggies, if he lets you pat his head gently
Do the piggies like/love their owners? Are they happy to see you? It seems like it's all About not scaring them even after you've had them for a long time. Do they come up to you? Like to be held? I am researching whether piggies would be a good choice for my six year old. Thank you!
Is it good if your guinea pig lays out in the open even if they have a hide?
great tips! Haha my piggies are abyssinians so stroking them is quite hard because stroking their fur the wrong way must feel quite weird:) one of them who has a quiff does enjoy a head rub though;)
So is my newest boy but he sit he is the most tame
My Guinea pig is Abyssinian and has a quiff too! 😂☺️💗
+PetsWithGingerSpice hi I have Abyssinian Guinea pigs as well and I was wondering if you could explain to me what a quiff is?
its like when they have a piece of hair on the top of their head sticking up in a direction
+PetsWithGingerSpice ok thanks. I always would say that he (one of my Guinea pigs) looked like bird or something because of the hair on top of his head, but I guess he has a quiff! It's extremely cute. Thanks for responding so quickly
hello Have a Guinea name ping he use to be very vocal now not as much..he still make noise but it worries me just a little
do yours pee in a specific place? or you just clean it all really well?
Ive had my big guys since may last year and its still hard to pet him. Should i be concerned?
My guinea pigs bites my fingers REALLY hard when i try to pet them because I always give them treats what should I do?
I have two very skittish guinea pigs. I watched this video and followed the tips. One lets me pet her some times. The other will run away even if I put my hand out slowly.
What should I do?
Why did u stop posting??
You make really great videos!
Great vid xx
My little guy is completely tame and used to never mind me petting him, but he likes sniffing my hand to bite or nibble and when I try petting him, he moves his head higher and gets scared when I pet him cuz he never expects it. I try being gentle. He lets me pet him when he eats. I think he just wants to keep sniffing my hand :P. I don't use scented hand sanitizer or soap before petting him so idk.
What type of ginnea pig is twiggy
I just got a guinea pig about 3 weeks ago and we aren't totally sure how old she is, but based on size comparisons with my friends piggy, she is around 4 months old now. She is warming up quicker than I thought she was because she was extremely skittish when I got her. .I do have a question if you see this , my piggy, Sam, always tries to bite my fingers when I'm in the process of lowering her into the cage. She's broken the skin twice, but doesn't bite me any other time. I've made sure I was carrying her properly but it didn't stop her from nipping. Any idea why this is? I'll take suggestions from anyone.
+JillyBean1213 :P Awh it might be impatience that she just really wants to get back in the cage :) maybe you could lower her in inside a blanket to prevent getting bite marks!
+Squeak Dreams ok thanks, good idea
great video!
I need some help!!! I've recently changed my pigs pellets food because the old one had no nutritional value for them. Now that I've changed it they are not eating it so much. Any tips?
Mix it in with your old pellets. Put a little bit more of the new pellets into the old each day! Then they should be used to the new that you won't need to mix them any longer
Do piggies always need a friend? I am asking because my Guinea pig Snickers was given to me by himself by my friend about a year ago... and my friend mistreated him. (I saw her hit him on facetime when he didn't let her pick him up) and now he's aggressive. He hates being picked up, but once he's on my lap he will calm down a bit, but then when I try to put him back in a cage he tries to bite and scratch me. But he also seems bored in the day... so I'm not sure that if he was with another piggie he would fight or be content. he lives in an ikea detolf and I've been asking my mom for a Midwest cage but she says there isn't enough room.
+Paris unless you spend A LOT of your time with them then they won't need a buddy since they have you
yes... they ALWAYS need a friend or else the will be MISERABLE...no person can replace another guinea pig :-D
Mine lives in a detolf and my mom is reluctant to get a bigger cage and a friend
and snickers hates to socialize with people. do u guys think i should try putting him with my friends piggie for a few minutes and see if he's good with other piggies?
hammylover5253 yes try that but if he is mean separate them
Great video!! :)
I just got mine on Monday and he is already very tame and when I have him on my lap he doesn't run he just sits very still and let's me pet him
I JUST got Guinea pigs but in order to spot clean the cage I have, I'm required to pick them up and put them into the play pen so they aren't able to explore my house and meet my dog. Is This Okay?
Yes as long as they are safe in their play pen :)
+Squeak Dreams ok Thank You
One of my piggies has long hair, around her bottom she has sawdust and massive clumps of hair. When I wash her I'm never shore weather to pull it out or not :/ can u help me out please?
You need to very carefully cut it away with safety scissors
Q: I'm not sure what to do but I have got two boys and they live in a hutch outdoors, and I take them out for 10 minute lap time each day. I also put them in a grazing ark some days but I've noticed that they chase each other round and round in an unfriendly way, and sometimes they try nipping at each other! I believe this is called fighting but I don't know what to do:( please reply if you can! Bye:) oh btw amazing video!!
Thank you! It sounds like normal behaviour but hard to tell without seeing it. Chasing and humping is common in males, very loud chattering and open mouthed lunging is not so good but as long as they don't actually fight they are probably just warning each other away.
+Squeak Dreams thanks so much btw I think your channel is the best and its nice seeing so much appreciation towards Guinea pigs! :) also your piggies are toatally adorable!
Great video!!
You are amazing x 😘
squeaky dreams+ yes one of my piggies cinnamon is very skittish but the other Jezebel isn't a skittish
I will be getting a guinea pig and i hoppe it works. and twiglet is the most adorible piggy i have ever seen.
is someone can help me or even squeak dreams her self that would be great. i am going to get some piggys and need a place to keep them in my room witch i share. i sleep on the top bunk and would like the cage to be high aswel near my bed . i have a stack off shelfs (metle) witch reach my bunk but show i put it there ?? i was thinking about on my bed but i know that would be really dangours i just dont know what to do should i swap beds with my sister ?? HELP
okayy thank you i think i know now what i am doing
this really helped me thankyou !!!!!!😀😁😊😂
My piggie is fine with it being picked up,he does not run,but the problem is that I am scared to pick him up. What do I do?
Kurumi Tokisaki just be calm, move slowly and carefully and one hand under his/her butt and one under their belly and if it makes you feel more secure you can hold him/her against your chest as well
Kurumi Tokisaki I don't know about you but if you pick mine up too slowly she'll get nervous. Try o Judy do it quickly, then immediately move them to you chest. Hold them against you so they don't feel like they're falling
This is so helpful, thank you ;)
My guinea pig runs away everytime I try petting him, he's a male and 6 weeks old. I want to take him out but I'm afraid he'll run around my house. Any help? :(
christinelee patients lol I hope he lets u hold him now !
Do you have any advice for coping when they die because mine died this morning any advice helps
I'm so sorry, it is very hard losing them :( remember the happy times spent together :)
Thank you so much I got another piggy last night she is a baby piggy
does somebody now where I can find good coroplast for a c&c cage? PLEASE somebody help me!!
I got mine from Amazon
If you go to a pet shop you can find dog ones for like $50 Another good one is Amazon you can find alot there. Whatever you do DO NOT try CRAIGSLIST People lie on there so much. Someone got killed because he n saw a car on craigslist near him so he went to those people and well, U know. If its your only choice then Be Careful!
i bought a cage way too big so whenever i have to take them out, i have to chase them a little. is that bad?
no it's great big cages are good mine runs but i figure it out.
Sel Y. No such thing as a cage that is way to big. They also feel safer that way!
How to trim/cut baby skittish guine pigs
I had my guinea pigs for 6 months and they still don’t let me pick them up and pet them. The furthest I’ve gotten was being able to pet their noses
Thanx this helped loads 👍
I’ll surprise mine every once in a while and she’ll run to her hideout turn around and see it’s dad, so she will run back out so she doesn’t miss out on floor or lap time. Lol
My piggie actually is kinda skiddish in his cage and he loves to lay with me under the covers its kinda like play time
I did what you said to show mi hand but it got scared why does not like me!!😭😭😭well I know you got to be patience about it.
I guinea pig and she squeaks really loud and if he`s running about he makes a mouse like squeak
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moon msp sounds like a Guinea pig.
my pigs runs away even when i come into the room :( ;( i dont know what to do :( guinea pigs was my dream and i got them but they are sooo scared and i cannot do anything with tham and if i take them they try to escape :( what should i do? ;( pls help me :(
ty :)
My untamed guinea pig has long nails but i cant cut them because i dont want to scare her. What do i do
Salty Cherrios i have the exact same problem
Justin Reynolds i found out that the ramp in her cage, it files her nails so i dont havr to cut them, it saves ALOT of time i have the Midwest guinea pig habitat