Hi! So glad to be here! I am the proud owner of two female guinea pigs. They just turned two on the first of january. I got them in early november.
I recently adopted them from a vetinary nurse whose college age daughter couldn't take care of them. (Mercy Purchase). The nurse gave them to me, and I'm the foster mother of Nestle and Dakota. Dakota has adapted really well to life with me, but Nestle is constantly afraid of everything.
She was bullied by dakota when they stayed in the same cage (about 2 feet by 4 feet long.) I currently have nestle in a 2 by 3 foot cage and dakota in the 2 by 4 footer.
Nestle wouldn't eat until dakota had eaten. She wouldn't go into the igloo, and if she managed to get into it, dakota kicked her out. All nestle had was a small corner in the upper left, where dakota would relieve herself.
After I switched them apart, Nestle seemed to be getting better. SHe gained weight and was more bold. But, she still freezes whenever I hold her. She bolts into her hut when anyone walks within 6 feet of her cage (it's at floor level). I put a cloth over the back and sides so she won't feel like everyone's watching her, but it doesn't seem to work. Her cage was on top of Dakota's cage, but she was so frightened I moved her down.
What should I do to help Nestle feel better? I want to make her feel at home!
I recently adopted them from a vetinary nurse whose college age daughter couldn't take care of them. (Mercy Purchase). The nurse gave them to me, and I'm the foster mother of Nestle and Dakota. Dakota has adapted really well to life with me, but Nestle is constantly afraid of everything.
She was bullied by dakota when they stayed in the same cage (about 2 feet by 4 feet long.) I currently have nestle in a 2 by 3 foot cage and dakota in the 2 by 4 footer.
Nestle wouldn't eat until dakota had eaten. She wouldn't go into the igloo, and if she managed to get into it, dakota kicked her out. All nestle had was a small corner in the upper left, where dakota would relieve herself.
After I switched them apart, Nestle seemed to be getting better. SHe gained weight and was more bold. But, she still freezes whenever I hold her. She bolts into her hut when anyone walks within 6 feet of her cage (it's at floor level). I put a cloth over the back and sides so she won't feel like everyone's watching her, but it doesn't seem to work. Her cage was on top of Dakota's cage, but she was so frightened I moved her down.
What should I do to help Nestle feel better? I want to make her feel at home!