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Having spent many years being in the company of guinea pigs, I feel they can be underrated by people who have never lived with a guinea pig. They don't just sit in their cage, eating all day long, although eating does take up quite a bit of their time, guinea pigs are intelligent little animals. Every guinea pig has a unique personality. They soon learn who they can trust and they recognize their owners. Guinea pigs also recognise the sound of their name and their owners voice. I remember my elder brother being amazed that my guinea pigs came running up to me when I called out their name individually. Every time my guinea pigs come running up to me, I still get an overwhelming sense of pride that my piggies really trust me. Guinea pigs can understand little requests. When out playing, I can ask my piggies to 'go to the corner' which to them, means they are going to be lifted and put back in the cage. Squeekie, Peachy and Clover who are cage mates will especially take notice of this request. I'm still working on Sweetpea, Jasmine and Jake. Apart from Jasmine, Jake and Sweetpea will sit still when I say 'come on Sweetpea' or 'come on Jake', they know its time to go back in the cage. Jasmine however, doesn't enjoy being lifted at all and we end up having this little game, where mum has to guess if Jasmine is going to go into reverse or move forward :)
Guinea pigs respond well to an owner that is gentle, caring and who doesn't raise their voice. I'm sure they like 'baby' talk' too, as Peachy, Sweetpea and Squeekie seem to purr even more and my other 3 guinea pigs will stretch out looking more relaxed. So don't worry what other members of your family think when you start talking to your guinea pigs. I see my guinea pigs as little babies who totally depend on me for their welfare and like human babies, they respond well to a gentle voice.
Having spent many years being in the company of guinea pigs, I feel they can be underrated by people who have never lived with a guinea pig. They don't just sit in their cage, eating all day long, although eating does take up quite a bit of their time, guinea pigs are intelligent little animals. Every guinea pig has a unique personality. They soon learn who they can trust and they recognize their owners. Guinea pigs also recognise the sound of their name and their owners voice. I remember my elder brother being amazed that my guinea pigs came running up to me when I called out their name individually. Every time my guinea pigs come running up to me, I still get an overwhelming sense of pride that my piggies really trust me. Guinea pigs can understand little requests. When out playing, I can ask my piggies to 'go to the corner' which to them, means they are going to be lifted and put back in the cage. Squeekie, Peachy and Clover who are cage mates will especially take notice of this request. I'm still working on Sweetpea, Jasmine and Jake. Apart from Jasmine, Jake and Sweetpea will sit still when I say 'come on Sweetpea' or 'come on Jake', they know its time to go back in the cage. Jasmine however, doesn't enjoy being lifted at all and we end up having this little game, where mum has to guess if Jasmine is going to go into reverse or move forward :)
Guinea pigs respond well to an owner that is gentle, caring and who doesn't raise their voice. I'm sure they like 'baby' talk' too, as Peachy, Sweetpea and Squeekie seem to purr even more and my other 3 guinea pigs will stretch out looking more relaxed. So don't worry what other members of your family think when you start talking to your guinea pigs. I see my guinea pigs as little babies who totally depend on me for their welfare and like human babies, they respond well to a gentle voice.