We have just adopted 2 lovely little guinea pigs from a rescue centre. The lady said they are quite tame and were well cared for, but the owner's DD was a teenager now and didn't pay them any attention so she wanted a new home for them. At the rescue centre she picked them up and put them on my 5yo DD's lap and they seemed fine.
After a few hours of letting them settle in DD was desperate to hold one, so I tried to pick one up. Turns out I am a terrible klutz, I couldn't catch them, and they just freaked out and ran into their little hidey hole and haven't come out since . I now feel very guilty!
What is the best way to get them used to me and DD? And is there a secret to catching them without scaring them?
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Handling our new guinea pigs
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intheshed · 11/03/2013 21:48
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