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Weird Guinie Pig2007-11-24 22:15:50

My guinie pig keeps jumping around her cage like a rabbit,and she pees and poops on us while we are holding her? Is that normal?

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yes the jumping around like that is called popcorning & means that your guinea pig is happy content, as far as the peeing & pooping while holding her..she is nervous & needs to get used to you..a great link for all important info on the care of guinea pigs is cavycages...it gives ideas for habitats & what you need to be feeding & not feeding your guinea pig..use the internet there is a ton of great info out there

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First of all, it's spelled "guinea pig." Second, YES IT'S NORMAL!! Piggys aren't potty trained, so they just go when they have to go. And no, you can't potty train them. And when your piggy jumps around, she's just letting out some energy. Try getting her a rodent leash and let her run around your room or something like that. You don't have to get her a wheel, though. Piggys are fine without wheels.

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yes it is sort of like having a bird

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My guinea pigs pooped and peed on me all the time when I first got them, but once they got used to me they stopped. I'm not sure about the jumping thing, though.

Oh and in response to twelveroyallane or however you spell it, DO NOT get your guinea pig a wheel!! It is not something they don't need, it is something they shouldn't have at all! It can lead to serious back problems, they are not meant to bend that way, though other small animals are fine with wheels.

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Your guinea pig is totally fine. And to the person who responded to twelveroyaltylane, she never said that guinea pigs need wheels. She said "...don't get your piggy a wheel. Guinea pigs are fine without wheels."

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i agree with pippi u shouldnt get a wheel, ball or leash for ur guinea pig. they can do seriouse damage to its back. the jumping is called popcorning. it means ur guinea pig is happy. also if ur guinea pig is young then thats why it pees and poops on u. as she gets older she will let u know when she needs to be put back in her cage to 'go'. congrats on ur happy piggy.

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yes its fine its just letting out a bit of enery they do get hyper to yano. you can get guniea pig balls you no which means you wont lose them. you can also put them in a guniea proof room and let them run about mine love that they chase eachother and jump around like little headers lol.