Question on Floor Time

[mikew]

As some of you may know I just adopted two piggies and wanted to give them some floor time. I am not sure if I should wait until they are more comfortable with me. For the past two days I have been putting my hand in their home so they will get used to me. They have started to get used to me, Addison more so than Jasmine. But, if I go to pat them they still run away from me. I was wondering if I should wait to do floor time until they get used to me or if I should do floor time how should I do it? Should I sit with them and try to get them to interact with me or let them play alone?

[kaciesays]

I recently adopted two guinea pigs about two weeks ago. I was so excited to get them I gave them floor time on the third day, I think. I sat still on the floor and they ran all around me and weren't afraid. But as soon as I try to pet them they run away. Still do. I keep them in a play pen for floor time and when I need to put them back in their cage I have to trap them in a corner by shrinking the pen size.

They love floor time but I wish I'd waited for them to trust me more before I started trying to pick them up all the time.

[kaciesays]

I recently adopted two guinea pigs about two weeks ago. I was so excited to get them I gave them floor time on the third day, I think. I sat still on the floor and they ran all around me and weren't afraid. But as soon as I try to pet them they run away. Still do. I keep them in a play pen for floor time and when I need to put them back in their cage I have to trap them in a corner by shrinking the pen size.

They love floor time but I wish I'd waited for them to trust me more before I started trying to pick them up all the time.

[kaciesays]

I recently adopted two guinea pigs about two weeks ago. I was so excited to get them I gave them floor time on the third day, I think. I sat still on the floor and they ran all around me and weren't afraid. But as soon as I try to pet them they run away. Still do. I keep them in a play pen for floor time and when I need to put them back in their cage I have to trap them in a corner by shrinking the pen size.

They love floor time but I wish I'd waited for them to trust me more before I started trying to pick them up all the time.

[kaciesays]

Sorry for that. Didn't mean to. This website runs slow on my computer sometimes. Well now you can read my response three times if you like.

[mikew]

I noticed that too. I don't know if it's because a lot of people are on at once or what. Sometimes I post more than one on accident too.