General Is Moving Stressful on GPs?

[DisneyQueen]

My family and I moved yesterday, my guinea pigs included. When I went to clean their cage today, I noticed that there was hardly any poop, and all day my pigs have been snuggled up in the same
hidey. Their room is a bit colder than they?re used to (68 F currently and the house is a bit drafty) and I?m working on fixing that, but they?re not eating. I just gave them both some Critical Care and they happily took it, and it seems that it may have been jump-started their appetites for some veggies. My question is: does moving stress out piggies? Their surroundings are new, obviously, but it?s not like the cage is any different. Should I expect them to return to their normal selves in the next few days, or is their odd behavior something I should be concerned about?

 

[sallyvh]

I wouldn't be too concerned, even though their cage may be the same, it's a brand new environment with new smells, sounds and sights. I would definitely expect them to return to their nornal behavior over the next few days.

From my experience, it would take my girls a couple days to settle in after a big move. When I was in university I would frequently drive back and forth with them from home to my school house. The first couple times they were a little nervous but they quickly adjusted to being carted around.

 

[Guinea Pig Papa]

Ditto @sallyvh . I've had to move my pigs for a couple of reasons several times, and it always takes them a day or two to "come out of their shells" so to speak. Even though the cage was the same, the smells and surroundings were different, and they weren't all that interested in being social until they got used to things.