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Originally Posted by MissJeliza
To be honest when I got my newest Guinea pigs who were quite skittish, I just dove straight in, baring in mind I already had 5 and was very used to how to hold them and such,
Some people will wait and try to get them used to be hand fed and such,
But I just picked them up and sat with them for a few minutes each day, gently stroking their head while keeping a firm hand on them so they couldn't run away,
Within about a week and a half they were easy to handle they would try to get away straight away when I held them. I had to 'chase them round the cage a little to get them but I just used to turn over their huts and get them in a corner so I could grab them with very little running around scared of me.
But I did have to handle them lots in the beginning because they had some health problems that needed sorting straight away.
One was a little nippy but I learned to angle her so she couldn't get me for the first few days.
Sometimes with Guinea pigs it's best to just get them used to being held by holding them but that's just my guinea pigs personally.
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Thanks but I'm not doing that.. that's going to cause unnecessary stress and they've come from a bad start as it is. I prefer a gentle approach not chasing them around their cage but each to their own.