We've had our lovely two girl piggies for three weeks. They are getting much more used to us and tolerate being cuddled and stroked. I think they might even be starting to enjoy being petted (how do I tell??). At least they are no longer freezing in terror in case we eat them, which is progress! They are also starting to be a little bit vocal, although I'm not sure whether they are making happy or cross noises - I've looked and listened online but the noises sound very similar to me.
When they are out in their run on the grass they don't seem to do a lot. They explore for maybe a minute, and then sit in their cardboard box and eat and eat. Or eat, snooze, then eat. Occasionally they have a very brief wander in search of better grass. Is this ok? I've read that they need exercise, but they seem very sedentary. They've been in the run for 2-4 hours a day, hopefully I'll be able to increase this now that the weather's better.
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New guinea pigs - activity levels
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Piggiefan · 15/05/2014 21:50
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