i just bought a 4 month old female guinea pig from another owner. it seemed quiet at first, but starting making some noise by the end of the first night. didnt seem to mind me being there so much as when it first came in the morning
i read that it's good to raise cavies in pairs, so i decided to go out and buy another young female guinea pig (6 months old) from my friend who was raising 3.
on the day after i bought the first, i bought the 2nd cavy and decided the cage (they're going to share the old one's) needed cleaning. i didnt think the old owner cleaned it recently. i had to get the old cavy out, so i carried it the way i read about. that wasnt a very good idea, but i dont think i had any other way of getting her out. after i cleaned the cage, i put the 2 cavies in the cage. the new one went into her new igloo, but the old one went off to the side and held the cage. then it preceded to gnaw on the cage a bit, then became VERY skittish. it would jump up holding the side of the cage, and dart around like it wanted to get out. also started to wheek VERY loudly (the type u hear when they know you're going to give them treats, except very very loud) and twitch/dart around to avoid me. I had a guinea pig before, but this wheeking was louder than anything i heard.
i'm worried that my premature handling terrified the guinea pig and she's going to become depressed ]:
this literally happened 5 minutes ago. i dont want to frighten her by going near to check, but right now i hear the old cavy squeaking quietly on and off and the new one (i think?) making a sort of hooting noise
what should i do?
thanks for reading and sorry for the long post.. im so worried
i read that it's good to raise cavies in pairs, so i decided to go out and buy another young female guinea pig (6 months old) from my friend who was raising 3.
on the day after i bought the first, i bought the 2nd cavy and decided the cage (they're going to share the old one's) needed cleaning. i didnt think the old owner cleaned it recently. i had to get the old cavy out, so i carried it the way i read about. that wasnt a very good idea, but i dont think i had any other way of getting her out. after i cleaned the cage, i put the 2 cavies in the cage. the new one went into her new igloo, but the old one went off to the side and held the cage. then it preceded to gnaw on the cage a bit, then became VERY skittish. it would jump up holding the side of the cage, and dart around like it wanted to get out. also started to wheek VERY loudly (the type u hear when they know you're going to give them treats, except very very loud) and twitch/dart around to avoid me. I had a guinea pig before, but this wheeking was louder than anything i heard.
i'm worried that my premature handling terrified the guinea pig and she's going to become depressed ]:
this literally happened 5 minutes ago. i dont want to frighten her by going near to check, but right now i hear the old cavy squeaking quietly on and off and the new one (i think?) making a sort of hooting noise
what should i do?
thanks for reading and sorry for the long post.. im so worried