why is my guinea pig scard when i walk in the room and when i put in his new toys

[bubbleguine]

Yesterday night I put a tunnel in for him and he chewed on it and was scard to go in it. Then when I put hay in he would go in part way and then go back out the way he came in. What should I do because my sister taught him to up and down the ramp. What should I do?

 

[4Girls]

Yesterday night I put a tunnel in for him and he chewed on it and was scard to go in it. Then when I put hay in he would go in part way and then go back out the way he came in. What should I do because my sister taught him to up and down the ramp. What should I do?

Just let him get used to everything. You can't force a pig to do something he doesn't want to do. I had wire ramps in my cage and no matter what I did my pigs wouldn't use them. They would actually try to knock them down, so I got rid of them.

 

[lauren]

Try putting little piles of hay in the tunnel, or little pieces of carrot...
I like to reach my hand into the cage and start gently crinkling up a pile of fresh hay. The pigs think I'm eating their hay, and come right over to investigate.

 

[pennick]

Just leave your tunnel in there and eventually your piggy will go through it. At least hes chewing it. Let him enjoy it the way he wants.