NashPiggies
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2010
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- Joined
- Mar 13, 2010
- Messages
- 4
OK, so in the last week, i've went from the kids nagging "we want a guinea pig, we want a guinea pig, we want a guinea pig..." and so on (don't let me sound like they talked me into one, i've wanted one since I was a kid as well) to adopting a pair that went from living in a rubbermaid tote to a "piggie palace" 3' x 4' x 3' four level mansion thanks to this site.
Anyhow, my question is that my kids - ages 8 and 5 - are so obsessed with thier new pets that they never seem to put them down. The guinea pigs are super tame, and my son who is 5 cryed himself to sleep the other night because he had to put his piggy back in the pen at bedtime.
I really don't want the kids to maul these things to death! I've shown them the correct way to hold and handle the guinea pigs, and i've read that lap and floor time is good for them, but seriously, as the parent how do i know when enough is enough.
The guinea pigs don't seem to be distressed with all the handling, they don't make "upset noises" or anything, they just sit there... in the kids' laps... and watch TV for hours while the kids pet, brush and love them...
Anyhow, my question is that my kids - ages 8 and 5 - are so obsessed with thier new pets that they never seem to put them down. The guinea pigs are super tame, and my son who is 5 cryed himself to sleep the other night because he had to put his piggy back in the pen at bedtime.
I really don't want the kids to maul these things to death! I've shown them the correct way to hold and handle the guinea pigs, and i've read that lap and floor time is good for them, but seriously, as the parent how do i know when enough is enough.
The guinea pigs don't seem to be distressed with all the handling, they don't make "upset noises" or anything, they just sit there... in the kids' laps... and watch TV for hours while the kids pet, brush and love them...
