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Level of Effort? Guinea Pig Training

scoottie

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Has anyone ever trained a guinea pig to do tricks. I have rats which I have taught quite of few tricks and it was super fun
 

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Yes! My girls love doing tricks!

Bayleigh Noelle isn't... Normal tho lol. She has surpassed all guinea pig, cat, & dog toy enrichment (I'm not sure if she's even a guinea pig to be honest).

Some tricks both my girls know are (I'll put their name or 'both' by the tricks):
-Up [Matchi]
- Up Up [Bayleigh - Jumps onto my hand so I don't have to bend over]
- Sit [Both - they sit on their hind legs, can also be called 'beg']
- Stay [Both]
- Leave it [Both, Matchi needs reinforcing with it tho]
- Come [Both]
- Spin [Bayleigh]
- Other Way [Bayleigh]
- Climb [Bayleigh]
- Go Find It [Bayleigh]
- Where's Matchi [Bayleigh]
- Fetch [Matchi]
- Bring it [Bayleigh]
- Paw [Both]
- Paw Five [Bayleigh]
- Back Up [Both]
- Kiss [Bayleigh]
- Smile [Bayleigh]
- Shoulder [Bayleigh]
- Go Home [Both]

Bayleigh is currently learning Over Under, Bring It, Search, & both girls are going to learn Hide & Seek depending if Matchi grows up more then the size if 4 month old guinea pig. The best time to teach trucks is between 9 - 12 months[emoji4] Bayleigh will be moving onto clicker training & Matchi uses a target stick. Any questions - feel free to PM me!
[MENTION=34643]ClicknCavy[/MENTION] is another guinea pig trainer & I talk to her quite often, she's very nice, so you could ask her as well!

I train +R & anything they know they aren't supposed to do they get "Uh-uh" or "No" in a stern voice & ignorance for 30 - 45 seconds so they know that they need to focus. Before training I also test their attention span, see how long they can hold it. Bayleigh can be up to 5 minutes or so, Matchi has a maximum of 1 minute 30 seconds. Matchi is 7m/o & Bayleigh is 1 year & 8m/o.
 

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Is it possible to go young than 9-12 months
 

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Is it possible to go young than 9-12 months
Yes, but 9 - 13 months is when their brain is most "active" & they enjoy learning most
 

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Nice to know thanks
 
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