Guinea pigs need patience and a lot of attention to make them feel at ease in your environment. My pigs don't even budge when I walk in and out of the room. If I pick one of them up and put them on my lap they will sprawl out and sometimes go to sleep. They even let me know when to put them down so they can go to the bathroom. My pigs act more like puppies than guinea pigs. I love how they stand up on their hind legs when I hand feed them. Honestly I love the little cuties they are joyful to have the 6 of them I have.
Just br gentle. Important they have sensation spines. So no harness or anything that might make them bend. Say hi and offer a finger to sniffing nib le. This is not a bite. Now come from the side to pick up. If you come from above its like hawk claws grabbing prey animals. Enjoy.
Guinea pigs are one of my favourite 2 pets! Their just so soft cute and cuddly. My rabbit was my best friend, not just a pet. Guinea pigs are cute and I love their wheeking and squeaking. Feed them fruit and veg, un cooked of course. Cooked food is bad for rabbits and guinea pigs. I used to feed my rabbits parsley and dandelions! I LOVE guinea pigs SOOOO much!!!!
Remember if you have guneapigs that don’t feel comfortable with you even tho you have done everything right, it takes alot of patience for them to trust you they are pray animals and are on their toes for understandable reasons. I have had mine for 4 years and have done things with them everyday and one of them didn’t fully trust me before like three weeks ago so 4 years took for one of them and that’s okay. When you get to know them when they can relaxe around you they will create a relationship with you ❤
I had an odd story of building trust, though. My relatives were looking after my piggies about a week I spent on a little trip in which they let them to stroll around our country house territory without my permission(they were young and fast back then and my relatives didn't knew properly how to carry them), so... they immediately ran and hide somewhere. One gladly was chilling under a bush where it was easy to catch but the other crawled under the shed. This one has some genetical problems and was probably scared in her childhood, so she was the fastest and the most cowardly. It was hard to get her from there, but they managed too. So when I returned I noticed a change in their behavior: they didn't run away from visitors and easily let to take themselves. I have no idea why did it change them, but ever since then they are comfortable around me and my family.
Here's the thing: guinea pigs WANT to get to know their owners as they are naturally social and outgoing animals. However they are (understandably) hardwired to fear any creature bigger than them and capable of picking them up. But their instinctual defenses will decrease with time.
Laughed at the maze idea My granddaughter spent hours making a big one with cardboard boxes on the lounge floor. She hid treats, parsley, cucumber, spinach in various places to make it more interesting. Both guinea pigs stared at the maze flatly for ages, then they set off, over the top of it all, straight to where the treats were. We learned a lot about piggies that day, and my granddaughter never built them another maze EVER.
my guimea loves when i wear hoodies. he either goes in the pocket or if i have the hood up, he climbs onto my shoulder and goes in the hood and grooms or eats my hair lol
I have 2 pigs, they are completely different. My big dude, Harvey, loves his butt cupped when he lays down with me, and if I take my hand away for too long, he'll give me the death stare. My my littler guy, Kurt, loves me to rake his back real lightly.
One thing all nine piggies that owned me loved: FRESH, TENDER crabgrass or nutgrass or rye/fescue blend from the yard! Pick a bunch of it at least as large as your piggie is. What they don't eat, feels SO GOOD to lay on. Your little friend will find a place where they LOVE to sit and even nap on you. It's been my tummy, my shoulder, my chest, and BEHIND MY NECK!!! I've had piggies that "liked" classical music and "watching" football (cheering for the ball!). The more you handle and cuddle your pig, the happier they are, and some will become comfortable enough with you, they'll lay down and go sound asleep. Being prey animals, Guinea Pigs sleep with their eyes slightly open 99% of the time. If they close their eyes completely, you know it loves and trusts you totally. G. Pigs are also VERY smart. In a month's time they will learn opening the fridge door means "FOOD!" or rustling their hay bag or pellet container. Miss Snook'ums thought I was Guinea Pig-she'd sit on my shoulder and "groom" my hair like I was another pig. To "house-break" your piggie, the easiest for them and you is a BIG plastic dust-pan on the floor, with the same litter as in their house. Start with some litter they have puddled and pilled on and 75% fresh litter. "Snooking" around on the floor, they'll smell "themselves" in the dust-pan and investigate. You might have some little "pills" to pick-up for a while, but they are clean and odorless.
Here are some tips If you get 2 Wich I HIGHLY recommend...if you don't want fighting don't get 2 boys but if you don't want breeding don't get a boy and girl...I recommend you get 2 girls because they can't breed and they won't try and harm each other all the time. If you want your guinea pig to stay happy get a big cage and if you want (you don't have to but this helps) you can build a big play cage with gates around and some mats that are soft enough so they don't get bumble foot...so they can run around once or twice a day every day if they have a small cage. Please DONT mess with your guinea pig right when you get them because they need time to get used to their environment and bond with each other...I would say to wait 3 days before trying to bond with your pigs so they can get used to their new home They don't always liked being picked up or pet, sometimes it's uncomfortable but it's nice to pet them to sleep. They get easily scared of a loud noise so try not to make loud sounds because it can hurt their ears and scare them If they squeak when you touch a bag or something they will think it's good and they will squeak at you asking for some food... Try not to give so much fruits I say give them fruit every 3 weeks same with treats because it can cause their poop to be mushy and soft and it can give them a tummy ache if you give to much treats.... Hopefully you take my advice!
@@JasonClinardRoth no it absolutely doesn't its a fear mongering stigma against males that causes people to not get pairs of them which is highly important. Males argue more yes, especially over territory so they need more room than females, its always good to be perceptive of how they treat each other since you don't want to put two dominant males together. The only thing is if you see teeth chattering sadly you have to separate them that goes for male or female
@@JasonClinardRoth I doesn´t always apply. I have had only one boy who became so aggressive during puberty he had to be separated from his ex-friend. I had various combinations from two babies growing up together to old adult and baby, and they worked with the exception of that one crazy alpha male who also isn´t afraid to slightly bite people when he doesn´t like something, and watches fireworks from the top of his hiding instead of hiding inside like a normal pig.
I accidentally got temporary custody of my niece's piggy and I really fell in love with her, that was 5 years ago and now am planning to get one of my own
Stop projecting your insecurities onto other people. He looks perfectly healthy. Like do you fr have nothing else to do but hate on people over the internet? Have some respect. Theres a difference between being funny and being rude asf for no reason, and your just rude ash for what? Its not cute lol💀
We put small cardboard boxes (upside down with a hole cut out) in our piggy’s cage and she immediately abandons her perfectly good house for the cardboard box
"it's to bring 2 or more at a young age" Me who had to bury my guinea pig today because his brother wouldn't let him eat food and I was stupid and couldn't tell fat from fur: 🧍🏻♀️😭😢
Also don’t pet them on the side bcz he/she will nip you. Also, give them time and they go from their first bite from you to climbing on your lap regularly.
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Guinea pigs need patience and a lot of attention to make them feel at ease in your environment. My pigs don't even budge when I walk in and out of the room. If I pick one of them up and put them on my lap they will sprawl out and sometimes go to sleep. They even let me know when to put them down so they can go to the bathroom. My pigs act more like puppies than guinea pigs. I love how they stand up on their hind legs when I hand feed them. Honestly I love the little cuties they are joyful to have the 6 of them I have.
Just br gentle. Important they have sensation spines. So no harness or anything that might make them bend.
Say hi and offer a finger to sniffing nib le. This is not a bite. Now come from the side to pick up. If you come from above its like hawk claws grabbing prey animals. Enjoy.
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They're not much unlike rabbits neither!
They piss every 15 minute how do u clean that
Michael Wycoff that has been my experience too. Once they overcome that instinctual fear they can bond just like a dog or cat
Guinea pigs are one of my favourite 2 pets! Their just so soft cute and cuddly. My rabbit was my best friend, not just a pet. Guinea pigs are cute and I love their wheeking and squeaking. Feed them fruit and veg, un cooked of course. Cooked food is bad for rabbits and guinea pigs. I used to feed my rabbits parsley and dandelions! I LOVE guinea pigs SOOOO much!!!!
Who loves Guinea pigs ❤️❤️👇
Me
Mere paas hain
They're sooo cute !! 😁😁😍😍
I know so 😍 cute!!
There was fav animals right now
I LOVE GUINEPIGS!!!
@@ucjaromanczyk5623 me too 😊
Ikr
Uglinest, weakest creatures
I just got one today and I’m with it I named it Stella!
Me too so cute
Remember if you have guneapigs that don’t feel comfortable with you even tho you have done everything right, it takes alot of patience for them to trust you they are pray animals and are on their toes for understandable reasons. I have had mine for 4 years and have done things with them everyday and one of them didn’t fully trust me before like three weeks ago so 4 years took for one of them and that’s okay. When you get to know them when they can relaxe around you they will create a relationship with you ❤
I had an odd story of building trust, though. My relatives were looking after my piggies about a week I spent on a little trip in which they let them to stroll around our country house territory without my permission(they were young and fast back then and my relatives didn't knew properly how to carry them), so... they immediately ran and hide somewhere. One gladly was chilling under a bush where it was easy to catch but the other crawled under the shed. This one has some genetical problems and was probably scared in her childhood, so she was the fastest and the most cowardly. It was hard to get her from there, but they managed too.
So when I returned I noticed a change in their behavior: they didn't run away from visitors and easily let to take themselves. I have no idea why did it change them, but ever since then they are comfortable around me and my family.
I like how Guinea Pigs are captured in the cartoons. It's just too cute! :)
Thank you I’m picking mine up from the pet store tomorrow! ❤🎉
Update? How long did it take for them to get used to you and their environment
I just got mine today!!! I love them they are so cute 🥰
me too!
Guinea pigs are so cool
They’re the best
VERY cool
Thank you for these helpful tips.
😮
Last night I was feeding my piggy a lot and petting and scratching it and it started purring :]
Awwhh!! That's so cute!
Their walk is so funny in the video and real life, it’s a cute little trot!
im getting a guinea pig at july 4th so im watching this so i can get prepared and know whats best for them
Do more research. This video isn’t enough. Will u b getting a c and c cage or Midwest?
You are gonna love them!!! They are sooooo adorable.
@@Caroline-nn4sm idk
Please get a Midwest cage I beg you
Also a lot of veggies 🥗 ☺️
Thank you! I’m going to my friend’s house today and she has guinea pigs so I’m trying to not make them upset ❤
Smart choice
I'm watching this while holding my two guinea pigs lol.
Same
Same
Same
Awesome! Thanks fro sharing! Have a great day
Here's the thing: guinea pigs WANT to get to know their owners as they are naturally social and outgoing animals. However they are (understandably) hardwired to fear any creature bigger than them and capable of picking them up. But their instinctual defenses will decrease with time.
Being clean-
I understand they like being clean but the guinea pigs I have they poo everywhere and wee everywhere.😂😅
Well done. Thank you!
Number 5 made me cry a bit
Laughed at the maze idea
My granddaughter spent hours making a big one with cardboard boxes on the lounge floor. She hid treats, parsley, cucumber, spinach in various places to make it more interesting. Both guinea pigs stared at the maze flatly for ages, then they set off, over the top of it all, straight to where the treats were. We learned a lot about piggies that day, and my granddaughter never built them another maze EVER.
my guimea loves when i wear hoodies. he either goes in the pocket or if i have the hood up, he climbs onto my shoulder and goes in the hood and grooms or eats my hair lol
Thank you so much jaw dropping facts! I’m getting 2 guinea pigs so now I will become prepared! Thanks again. :)
Congratulations 🎉 hope you treat them well!😊
So cute 😍 💓 💗 💕 💖
i got 3-4 guinea pigs and i was very prepared, i have watched so many videos like this one as an example.
The guinea pig in the first part of the video looks just like the one that I have right now I have a second one but that one just passed away today
Him:Here are some facts about what your guinea pigs love!🙂
My guinea pigs:
I love stinking up my owner's house with poop😭😢
My Guinea pig loves the spot right beside his ear 🥹
thank U! I just got one today,and this rlly helped!
I LOVE GUINEA PIGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ME TOOOOO!!!
I have 2 pigs, they are completely different. My big dude, Harvey, loves his butt cupped when he lays down with me, and if I take my hand away for too long, he'll give me the death stare. My my littler guy, Kurt, loves me to rake his back real lightly.
thanks a LOT for the useful information and to be TOTALLY honest i did do and/or PROBABLY will SOMEWHAT like guinea pigs
I just got some guinea pigs for Christmas, and they still need to get used to me and my family
One thing all nine piggies that owned me loved: FRESH, TENDER crabgrass or nutgrass or rye/fescue blend from the yard! Pick a bunch of it at least as large as your piggie is. What they don't eat, feels SO GOOD to lay on. Your little friend will find a place where they LOVE to sit and even nap on you. It's been my tummy, my shoulder, my chest, and BEHIND MY NECK!!! I've had piggies that "liked" classical music and "watching" football (cheering for the ball!). The more you handle and cuddle your pig, the happier they are, and some will become comfortable enough with you, they'll lay down and go sound asleep. Being prey animals, Guinea Pigs sleep with their eyes slightly open 99% of the time. If they close their eyes completely, you know it loves and trusts you totally. G. Pigs are also VERY smart. In a month's time they will learn opening the fridge door means "FOOD!" or rustling their hay bag or pellet container. Miss Snook'ums thought I was Guinea Pig-she'd sit on my shoulder and "groom" my hair like I was another pig. To "house-break" your piggie, the easiest for them and you is a BIG plastic dust-pan on the floor, with the same litter as in their house. Start with some litter they have puddled and pilled on and 75% fresh litter. "Snooking" around on the floor, they'll smell "themselves" in the dust-pan and investigate. You might have some little "pills" to pick-up for a while, but they are clean and odorless.
OMG I AM SO GLAD YOU MADE THIS VIDEO WITHOUT THIS MY PIG COULD OF DIED THANK YOU SO MUCH
Heh ?
Here are some tips
If you get 2 Wich I HIGHLY recommend...if you don't want fighting don't get 2 boys but if you don't want breeding don't get a boy and girl...I recommend you get 2 girls because they can't breed and they won't try and harm each other all the time.
If you want your guinea pig to stay happy get a big cage and if you want (you don't have to but this helps) you can build a big play cage with gates around and some mats that are soft enough so they don't get bumble foot...so they can run around once or twice a day every day if they have a small cage.
Please DONT mess with your guinea pig right when you get them because they need time to get used to their environment and bond with each other...I would say to wait 3 days before trying to bond with your pigs so they can get used to their new home
They don't always liked being picked up or pet, sometimes it's uncomfortable but it's nice to pet them to sleep.
They get easily scared of a loud noise so try not to make loud sounds because it can hurt their ears and scare them
If they squeak when you touch a bag or something they will think it's good and they will squeak at you asking for some food...
Try not to give so much fruits I say give them fruit every 3 weeks same with treats because it can cause their poop to be mushy and soft and it can give them a tummy ache if you give to much treats....
Hopefully you take my advice!
Does the boy thing always apply? I have two boys but they really like each other and never fight
@@JasonClinardRoth no it absolutely doesn't its a fear mongering stigma against males that causes people to not get pairs of them which is highly important. Males argue more yes, especially over territory so they need more room than females, its always good to be perceptive of how they treat each other since you don't want to put two dominant males together. The only thing is if you see teeth chattering sadly you have to separate them that goes for male or female
@@JasonClinardRoth I doesn´t always apply. I have had only one boy who became so aggressive during puberty he had to be separated from his ex-friend.
I had various combinations from two babies growing up together to old adult and baby, and they worked with the exception of that one crazy alpha male who also isn´t afraid to slightly bite people when he doesn´t like something, and watches fireworks from the top of his hiding instead of hiding inside like a normal pig.
I have 2 guinea pigs .Chase and Vert they don't harm each other at all instead they play together😄
@@Kmtt89exactly it depends on the piggies involved
WOW!!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
thanks! I just got a guinea pig and I needed some information of what they like or what they don't like.
highly informative
- Å fan! 👍
this is very good and i have a guinea pig
Ive been doing these with my guinea pig floof and ahe been settling in since mellow is already settled ty
I accidentally got temporary custody of my niece's piggy and I really fell in love with her, that was 5 years ago and now am planning to get one of my own
My girl guinea pig loves me scratching her but lol
I don't have a guinea pig but I do have a rabbit and since there like the same Im watching and plzx do more Bunnie video I really need it thanks
Im getting Guinea pigs today and i have to levar them a while beacuse i have school ❤
Thank you for this my ginea pig is picky so this really helps
yep.... my guineas love treats. jake, our first pigie loves carrots.
I dont own one but I'm watching these anyways
What program used to make this video? Very effective.Thanks.
I love more gini pigs more than anyone
No, I don’t think so… not more than me… 😉 😏
Spread this information to new guinea owners !!
Is having the window open enough sunshine?
I don’t even own Guinea pigs, why am I even here. 😂
Lol
This video has a lot of what they need vs. what they want.
Most or all is what they need just btw!
My guinea pig hates when they call my grandma, he hides behind my sister
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this is why i have thousand of cardbord boxes for my piggys, u should to if u have thick (qqq) piggys!!!
I have 2 girls from the same litter. I have to work a lot but I try to give them at least 2 hours of petting and hand feeding 😞
My guinea pig loves his butt rubbed!! He used to hate chin rubs, but if he's in a good mood he'll let me!!
I just got a Guinea pig
Does @skinnypigs1 know that her videos have been used in this. Those are definitely her piggies, I recognise Velvet.
🐹❤🐹
I‘m watching so much videos and reading so much stuff abt them cuz I am getting one when I’m good in maths 💗
1:36 bros hand is like he hasn't eaten in months. bros a skeleton
Stop projecting your insecurities onto other people. He looks perfectly healthy. Like do you fr have nothing else to do but hate on people over the internet? Have some respect. Theres a difference between being funny and being rude asf for no reason, and your just rude ash for what? Its not cute lol💀
@@Valentina-xtx erm what the sigma its just a joke don't take it as covid 19 or whatever
@@GtagPlushieVR yeah well it can trigger some people. So maybe think about what you say.
@@GtagPlushieVRman, are you nine years old? Body image and problems ARE NOT. jokes.
0:50 chewing
I have guiena pig!!
Amen
Guinea pigs could also even nibble on meat even though they are herbivores and not omnivores like hamsters
We put small cardboard boxes (upside down with a hole cut out) in our piggy’s cage and she immediately abandons her perfectly good house for the cardboard box
Little piggys can play with cats.
Well my pair of guinea pigs just had a baby
I have 3 guinea pigs
I have 4 :}
guinb peg :)))))))
Who named them pigs ?😊
I think because of the sqeaking noise they can do it reminded people of the loud sqeaking pigs do.
I have one
i dont have a guinea pig :( i just have a hamster only
I'm coming out as a Guinea pig
whee whee
The hamster are so small
"it's to bring 2 or more at a young age"
Me who had to bury my guinea pig today because his brother wouldn't let him eat food and I was stupid and couldn't tell fat from fur: 🧍🏻♀️😭😢
Did they fight? Is the cage too small? Dude how did the brother not allow him to have food.
@@DamnDort we have no idea
But I think the cage was too small for 2 guinea pigs but my mother wouldn't buy a bigger one and said it would be okay
@@DamnDort it was not okay
@@mackenzieberman1803 how big was da cage? Was it a good 7-10 square feet?
Also don’t pet them on the side bcz he/she will nip you. Also, give them time and they go from their first bite from you to climbing on your lap regularly.
I was so easy to make my Guinea pig unlike my hamster she never like me but I miss her sill😢
I can just say my brother has a male guinea pig and it sure loves a little pet on the booty
We have got 2 Guinea pigs
Guinra pigs gont love wood sticks per sé. Watch LA guinea pig rescue videos with Saskia or Scotty's animals for better info.
I have guinea pigs in my home i'm in outside
My guinea pigs died how do I cope
It's sad they don't live long
Ikr 😔
8-10 years is pretty long
Waste of money
@@oberscharfuhrer8917 cap. 8-10 years of life they be having. So much happiness can be spent in that time.
What do you mean they live really long
I know this hurts but i know they like to chew so I let my guina pig chew on my finger but it hurts bad
Mine just died a few weeks ago..
Aww may they Rest In Peace 🕊🕊🕊
School starts in 3 days!
Why is ther guinea pigs in this video hamster
I got 3
I have 4 :}
Thats pigs or hamster huh?
cheesebruber
My piggy’s are chonky
Very chonky :D
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That’s it I’m getting one as my pet >:(
You need two