Hello Everyone,
I'm new to the cavy world! About two weeks ago I adopted a two yr old cavy from our local ARL. His new name is Oliver, he's very sweet, you can tell he has been handled quite a bit in the past. My concern is that he is very quiet, I've only heard him talk a couple times and he doesn't run around his cage much. I've arranged food at both ends of the cage so he has a reason to go back and forth and the cage is plenty large enough for him. He has vet checked just fine, he eats and drinks plenty so I'm really not concerned with this being a health issue. Many of you have adopted, is this normal? Does he just need more time? He's not afraid of people and will come out of his house when I'm in the room. Any suggestions?
Thanks for any help!
I'm new to the cavy world! About two weeks ago I adopted a two yr old cavy from our local ARL. His new name is Oliver, he's very sweet, you can tell he has been handled quite a bit in the past. My concern is that he is very quiet, I've only heard him talk a couple times and he doesn't run around his cage much. I've arranged food at both ends of the cage so he has a reason to go back and forth and the cage is plenty large enough for him. He has vet checked just fine, he eats and drinks plenty so I'm really not concerned with this being a health issue. Many of you have adopted, is this normal? Does he just need more time? He's not afraid of people and will come out of his house when I'm in the room. Any suggestions?
Thanks for any help!