Taming Your Piggy!
We've had many requests to do this post and to be honest I've put it off because it's hard to write about something so obvious! To me there is only one way to tame a piggy. Handle him/her every day. You may not notice a difference at first, but it really will make your guinea pig more comfortable around you, the more it is around you.
This is Willow (below), a piggy who came to us nervous and jumpy, as many do! She had ringworm, meaning I had no choise but to handle her twice a day, every day to apply a treatment cream. I could honestly notice her becoming happier to be picked up every day! Soon the piggy who once froze with fear when she was out her hutch, was now eating from my hand and happily sitting on my lap! Its examples like these that really prove how handling a guinea pig is the best and easiest way to bond with it!
Whether you groom your piggy, feed him his veggies from your hand or have him on your lap whilst you do homework, it is important that you have every day contact to get the most confidence out of your fury friend!
