Have you ever seen your piggie's eyes closed?

**Karsluma** · #1 04-29-08, 07:47 pm

I've never seen my guinea sleep - even when he's hiding, if I peek in at him, his eyes are open. I know - dumb question!

**Ly&Pigs** · #2 04-29-08, 07:53 pm

Many guinea pigs sleep with their eyes open. They sleep in short cycles of about 10-20 minutes around the clock averaging about 4 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. They are prey animals and that's why they sleep this way. Cavies very comfortable in their surroundings will sleep with their eyes closed or mostly closed.

**fourboys4now** · #3 04-29-08, 07:53 pm

I've read that a lot of piggies sleep with their eyes open. Every once in a while one of my boys will relax in my lap and close their eyes for a few minutes. It doesn't last long though.

**Karsluma** · #4 04-29-08, 08:30 pm

Thank you! That makes me feel better!

**auburnmare5** · #5 04-29-08, 08:53 pm

Coco tends to sleep with his eyes half open and half closed. I hardly ever catch him with his eyes near closed. When his eyes are like that, he is in his pigloo and laying almost on his side. It is very cute!

**Jenni_Feathers** · #6 04-29-08, 09:02 pm

I've seen Charlie with his eyes closed a few times, but never Chewie. I actually got some pics of Charlie sleeping. Here are links if you wanna see them.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...gs/charlie.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...lideshow-6.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...lideshow-5.jpg
and then he woke up and glared at me...
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...ideshows00.jpg

**Karsluma** · #7 04-29-08, 09:06 pm

Oh wow - he looks SO cute - I've never seen mine off his feet!

**MissGinger** · #8 04-30-08, 09:17 am

Ginger Sleeps with her eye's tightly closed but she has been comfy here since day one.

**Cosmictadpole** · #9 04-30-08, 10:25 am

I have also been wanting to ask this question! I knew they usually slept with their eyes open, but wondered if they ever closed their eyes. Now I know! There is nothing cuter than a sleepy guinea pig!

**Haley0489** · #10 04-30-08, 10:39 am

I've seen mine with their eyes half closed or mostly closed...
Milo closed his completely once [after a traumatic vet visit] and I was actually worried there was something wrong with him!

**cavyinhawaii** · #11 04-30-08, 12:00 pm

Mine sleep with there eyes closed quite a bit. They also lay on their sides. Sometimes with their little heads on the big pillow in their cage. I once looked in and flash was on his side with his back foot staight up in the air. I went in to panic! I walked over and said " flash!". He rolled to his feet and looked at me like I was sleeping woman what do you want.

**Pandora4co** · #12 04-30-08, 05:10 pm

I have two boys. Piglet sleeps with his eyes closed all the time. The first time I saw him I freeked out thinking he died, but now I'm very used to it.

Patches I've only caught him with his eyes closed a couple times and they were only shut for a few seconds.

I do have to say they are so cute when they are sleeping!

**sophistic_chick** · #13 04-30-08, 05:14 pm

I've caught my boys with their eyes shut for a brief period of time. Arrow (the brown one in my avatar) was laying on his side and I snapped a cute pic. Bo often relaxes so much on my lap that his leg appears limp and he shuts his eyes and coos. I love my piggies!

**Justin** · #14 04-30-08, 05:21 pm

Champaign, Skeeter, and Piggy Bear seems to close eyes when they sleep in a secure area at night. They open eyes while taking day naps in open area. Skipper Doo seldom closes eyes.

Crazy4cavys · #15 04-30-08, 08:31 pm

Not very often!

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Sometimes I catch them sleeping, but not that often!

**tattooyu** · #16 05-01-08, 12:05 pm

Our piggies both sleep with their eyes closed frequently. Makes us really good to feel that they are comfortable and trust us.

**Pumpkin_RIP** · #17 05-01-08, 03:58 pm

Has anyone seen their guinea pig sleep at night? I think most people know how usually when they visit their piggies when sleeping, the piggies wake up quickly with just a little noise. Well, once I got up during the night because I couldn't sleep, and I went to check on Pumpkin (god rest her soul) She was fast asleep-with her eyes open. It was so different from when she sleeps in the day time because it was impossible to wake her up. I softly called her name a few times, and she didn't wake up like usual. It is also really strange because she was so deep in sleep that she looked like she was in a trance!
Haha. Anyways, I just wanted to share that.

Thank you Ly&Pigs for this useful post, says:
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