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Are guinea pigs always skittish with people2007-11-24 21:57:53

Do they ever chill out and get used to humans?

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I've had lots of guinea pigs and my experience with them is they do become tame with humans. I guess it really depends on if they have been handled by humans since they were babies. If you get one at a pet store or wherever, play with each one and ask someone to get one out for you. When you hold him/her they should be calm and just sit there and not fuss too much. If you just reach in to pet one most will run away. Just be patient and be persistent and move your hand slowly. They are naturally skittish so they will aways run when you try to pick them up. But once you have them comfortable, I wrapped mine in a towel, they seem to calm down and enjoy being petted and make little wrobbly noises. Their fun little creatures, and I've always had cuddly ones.

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Piggies are prey to pretty much everything so they always will run when startled. They cant help it. But they can get used to you so that they wont scamper into a hiding place. When mine is startled he runs into his house and turns around ad sticks his head out.thats about as good as it gets with piggies. But if you move slowly and play with them a lot they will calm down considerably.

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when i first got my guinea pig she was very skiddish. you have to train the piggy. all you have to do is hold the guinea pig. and keep giving "luvs". my guinea pig had to be held against my chest for maybe a minute before she would crawl up under my chin and let me pet her. now she goes right my shoulder and i can pet her and play with her. my cat gets jealous of her though while she is on my shoulder. my shoulder belongs to my cat. lol. once cavies become "tamed" they make such rewarding pets. good luck with ur cavy

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The more you handle them the friendlier they are. Just like any other animal, if you are afraid they feel it, if you are calm