Behavior Sleeping Behavior (Awake at night)

[JadeRenee]

I've read some threads concerning this, but was just wondering if anyone else was seeing the same behavior I was...

I work 3rd shift (aka over nights). I usually sleep during the day because of this. When I first got Stella, she was awake during the day and would sleep at night for the most part. However, now she is usually awake at night when I am awake and I will find her sleeping during the day whenever I wake up throughout my daytime sleep. Has anyone else seen this kind of behavior? I've seen a lot of others say that their piggies will kind of adapt the schedule they keep, so I'm assuming that it's pretty common. I find it pretty awesome though. Considering I'm the only one in my house who is awake weird hours of the night, my Stella keeps me company. lol

 

[pandaloki]

It's normal, they're like dogs, they're awake when everyone else in the house are. Probably because they're curious... My pigs do the same thing! When we had our winter break, I noticed that my pigs are usually asleep during the time when I'm at college and awake when I arrive home, around 5 at night. Too bad I couldn't play with them during the day when I was on vacation, I didn't want to ruin their beauty sleep

 

[CavyMama]

Guinea pigs are diurnal meaning they take power naps, sleeping for short periods of time, throughout the day.

 

[JadeRenee]

It's normal, they're like dogs, they're awake when everyone else in the house are. Probably because they're curious... My pigs do the same thing! When we had our winter break, I noticed that my pigs are usually asleep during the time when I'm at college and awake when I arrive home, around 5 at night. Too bad I couldn't play with them during the day when I was on vacation, I didn't want to ruin their beauty sleep

Yeah. That's what I kind of figured. I like that she keeps my schedule. It's definitely nice!