mufasa
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Cavy Gazer
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When I read questions here about "When will my guinea pigs ever stop being afraid of me?", I have to chuckle to myself. I went through that time when I started out with piggies almost three years ago, but now my girls are much too friendly...or maybe bold and belligerent would be better descriptors!
Amy and Quinn live in a swimming pool now, since we're in our new house with a devoted pet room where it can be permanently on the floor. I clean it every day because I use Carefresh with paper underneath, and I swear those girls have to be underfoot in whatever area I'm trying to work in. When I try to put down fresh paper, they insist on creating tunnels and give me the dirtiest looks when I remove their freshly made tents. They know full well when I'm sweeping out the old bedding, but they think the process should also involve the giving of many treats, so they have to be wherever the broom is, getting in the way, scattering the freshly swept pile, sitting up to beg, and generally being pests. They're on their freshly refilled food bowls before I can even put them down. If I touch them to shag them away, they don't run. I just get an annoyed hop or a little chatter, and the pig body stays firmly in the way.
Even when I'm not cleaning, they think it's goodie time whenever I walk in the room. They immediately pop up on their haunches to watch me and see what tasty treats I'm bringing. They get quite put out if I'm empty handed and give me baleful stares at the edge of the pool until I leave the room.
If you have shy guinea pigs, be careful what you wish for! They're get tame sooner than you think, and "tame" will mean underfoot.
Amy and Quinn live in a swimming pool now, since we're in our new house with a devoted pet room where it can be permanently on the floor. I clean it every day because I use Carefresh with paper underneath, and I swear those girls have to be underfoot in whatever area I'm trying to work in. When I try to put down fresh paper, they insist on creating tunnels and give me the dirtiest looks when I remove their freshly made tents. They know full well when I'm sweeping out the old bedding, but they think the process should also involve the giving of many treats, so they have to be wherever the broom is, getting in the way, scattering the freshly swept pile, sitting up to beg, and generally being pests. They're on their freshly refilled food bowls before I can even put them down. If I touch them to shag them away, they don't run. I just get an annoyed hop or a little chatter, and the pig body stays firmly in the way.
Even when I'm not cleaning, they think it's goodie time whenever I walk in the room. They immediately pop up on their haunches to watch me and see what tasty treats I'm bringing. They get quite put out if I'm empty handed and give me baleful stares at the edge of the pool until I leave the room.
If you have shy guinea pigs, be careful what you wish for! They're get tame sooner than you think, and "tame" will mean underfoot.