Settling in new guinea pigs

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We got 2 little boars from a breeder 3 days ago. We plan to temporarily keep them in our kitchen whilst my husband builds a hutch. I thought it would be a good opportunity for us to get to know them. So far they have just been terrified. They hide under the hay and don't move all day. Not one 'wheak'. They do move around at night when we are not there and have pooed but otherwise they are like statues. We have not handled them yet.
Any tips for getting the feeling a bit more relaxed? Should I just go for it and pick them up?

Keep talking to them, they'll soon get to know your voices.
Put your hands in, but not near them, and just keep your hand still so they get used to your smell (make sure you don't have strong scents on you). You might want to rub your hand in their bedding so their scent is on your hand.Again keep talking to them.
When picking them up, be confident and try not to loom over them as they'll think you are an eagle trying to capture them!
We pick ours up from underneath, but it is hard to do when they are small and wriggly (ours are fat and lazy).
For the first few times it really is a 'grab them' job. Make sure you have them securely held close to your body as again they will be wriggly and their claws will be sharp and scratchy.
When you've caught them sit with them on your lap or held close - you may want to sit them on an old towel/f They they may pee and poo on you in the early days. If you use the same towel/fleece every time it will begin to smell familiar to the piggies and they'll settle. They are creatures of habit and routine so if you do the same things each time they will get to know.
When they are new, skittish and wriggly you might want to wrap them gently in the towel to hold them.
Stroke gently and keep talking to them they soon settle and often over time learn some words.
(We did have one that when you said hand she'd climb on your hand - never had one that bright since!)

Oh and can we have pigtures please 😃

Ooh little loves , they're very new and all they really know is each other .

Guineas are very shy , it's part of their charm really

You will win them over though. Routine, Food and Food Based Routine is the way.

To catch them , try to get them to run into a box, trap them, put your hand over the door and scoop them up under the tummy.
Our pigs are lardy adults too, we;ve only had one piglet (GP3) . But they still like to scarper and play games , run into the hay when we try to change their bedding and run to the far side of the outdoor run when we try to catch them.
Usually accompanied by cries of "Tilly , don't be an arse "

YY to towels , helps to comfort them and their bladders need a bit of fine tuning (they will pee at first but you'll learn their little signs and pop them back in a box with newspaper to wee)
Our boar is very tidy in his toilet habits, his pooh is in a neat little pile, unlike the sows

Oh yes bribery with food works.
Ours get hand fed parsley during cuddle time.