My two female guinea pigs are very scared. How can I tame them?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Female | unspayed
Tips on taming my two female guinea pigs Thank you
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Published on August 11th, 2017
The best thing you can do to tame your guinea pigs is to handle them frequently. The more hands on you are with them the more comfortable they will be with you. Use lots of their favorite treats to reward them when they are being social with you. And only give these treats when they are being handle by you so that they associate you with something positive. If they are very attached to each other then try to allow them to be together when you are interacting with them. This will help decrease their stress and make them more comfortable. i hope this helps. Good luck!
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Published on August 11th, 2017
Food, food, and food. :). While you do need to limit treats, only feed treats by hand. Figure out what they like and hand feed that. Here's info on feeding. And acceptable treats. https://tricountyhumanesociety.org/pet-tips/critter-tips/139-proper-guinea-pig-diet Remember these are prey animals so keep everything calm and quiet and non threatening. Just lists of patience and time. It may depend on the age of the guinea pigs and how much handling this previously have as far as how quickly they will come around https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/guinea-pigs-owning Good luck and have fun
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Tips on taming my two female guinea pigs -as many tips possible thank you very much :)
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