SemiCharmedShoe
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2007
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- Joined
- Feb 18, 2007
- Messages
- 22
Hi,
I'm new as the title states. I just got a male abyssinian(sp?) He's so cute, but he's extremely shy. He makes this noise with his teeth. He hasn't bit me or anything but I'm wondering when he'll stop making that noise. My boyfriend and I gave him some time to himself for the first day and a half and then we started handling him just a little, letting him inspect the room and inspect us. He even pooped on my boyfriend. I'm just wondering what we can do to make him more comfortable around us. We've already started giving him veggies and plenty of timothy hay. I've read some places that you are supposed to feed 1/4 cup/day food to guinea pigs and other places a 1/2 cup. I'm so confused. What is the right amount? He is still a little guinea pig yet, should I be giving him unlimited timothy hay? I've already visited quite a few websites, so I'd just like to get some straight answers. Any tidbits would help.
I'm new as the title states. I just got a male abyssinian(sp?) He's so cute, but he's extremely shy. He makes this noise with his teeth. He hasn't bit me or anything but I'm wondering when he'll stop making that noise. My boyfriend and I gave him some time to himself for the first day and a half and then we started handling him just a little, letting him inspect the room and inspect us. He even pooped on my boyfriend. I'm just wondering what we can do to make him more comfortable around us. We've already started giving him veggies and plenty of timothy hay. I've read some places that you are supposed to feed 1/4 cup/day food to guinea pigs and other places a 1/2 cup. I'm so confused. What is the right amount? He is still a little guinea pig yet, should I be giving him unlimited timothy hay? I've already visited quite a few websites, so I'd just like to get some straight answers. Any tidbits would help.