Is it good to hold your guinea pig a lot?

Don't take your guinea pig out of their guinea pig cage when they first arrive at your home. It is often best to avoid handling them for a few days so they can adjust to their new surroundings. Even though you are not physically handling your guinea pig, you can still make efforts to bond with them.
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How often should you hold a guinea pig?

Many guinea pigs love quality time with their owners, so handling your guinea pigs is great fun. Once your guinea pig gets to know you, then they'll enjoy being hand-fed and petted, so it's up to you how much you hold them - do so as often as you like.
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Can you hold a guinea pig too much?

It is recommended to hold your pet for maximum of 10-15 minutes at a time, as it naturally needs to go to the bathroom: If held for too long, your pet will let you know if it wants to get back to its home (it becomes restless, starts whining and nibbling your clothes) It is normal for a guinea pig to poop on you.
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Do guinea pigs like to be held a lot?

Most guinea pigs like to be held when they trust the person who's doing the holding and the environment that they're being held in. There are guinea pigs that will seek out their owners to be picked up. But, some guinea pigs prefer to not be held, even if they have bonded with you.
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How long should you cuddle your guinea pig?

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So keep the following in mind when it comes to cuddling up with your cavy. While it will differ from one guinea pig to another, we recommend keeping cuddle time between five and 10 minutes. Any longer than that, and your piggy may become stressed out.
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Do guinea pigs like being petted?

It may seem like your guinea pig does not enjoy the experience. While some rare pigs will always dislike physical contact, you can convince yours to enjoy petting by building up his trust slowly and bribing him with treats.
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Do guinea pigs get attached to one person?

Yes, they do form bonds with their humans, very much like cats or dogs. They're able to recognize certain people according to scent, sound, and sight cues. As such, guineas can identify and respond to who they do and do not know.
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Do guinea pigs mind being handled?

Guinea pigs are social animals and enjoy human interaction, including petting, stroking and playing. However, it's important you learn how to handle your guinea pig correctly to avoid any injuries. It's not uncommon for guinea pigs to be skittish around their owners.
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How long until my guinea pig likes me?

It can take a guinea pig anywhere from three days to as much as three weeks or more to get used to their new owner. What is this? While that can sound like a long time, try not to get too discouraged if your guinea pig takes that long or even longer before getting used to you.
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Can my guinea pig sleep with me?

Your guinea pig can sleep with you. But, it's probably not a good idea. Although there can be benefits to sleeping with your guinea pigs, many precautions need to be taken to keep the experience safe and happy for you and your guinea pig.
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Why do guinea pigs run when you try to pick them up?

Guinea pigs are prey animals by nature. Predators chase them, catch and eat them. Even though a long period of time has gone by and they've been domesticated, their instincts haven't changed. This instinctual terror response is the reason why guinea pigs run for their lives when you try to pick them up.
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Can guinea pigs cry?

This is clear evidence of how highly evolved they are social and emotional. So, although we wouldn't consider guinea pigs to cry 'emotional tears', like all mammals their eyes do produce physical tears. This is to keep their eye moist and clean.
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Do guinea pigs like when you talk to them?

The best way to communicate with your guinea pigs is through body language and tone. Guinea pigs rarely enjoy it when you pick them up, since reaching into the cage invokes primal prey responses, but moving slowly and speaking in a soothing tone of voice can help calm things down.
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Do guinea pigs know your voice?

Guinea pigs are intelligent and perceptive creatures. These social animals can learn to recognize faces and voices, placement of objects, the specific treat in your hand, and even the sound of the refrigerator door opening.
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Can I kiss my guinea pig?

Guinea pigs can sometimes carry germs like salmonella that can make humans sick. That's probably why the CDC suggests that you avoid kissing your cavy altogether and that you avoid snuggling your guinea pig too closely to your face. You might get your guinea pig sick.
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How do guinea pigs show love?

A guinea pig might also lick their person's fingers/hand, which can be a sign of affection — after all, that's how guinea pigs show affection to one another. Or the guinea pig might just like the taste of a person's skin.
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Do guinea pigs like to be in the dark?

Yes, as your cavy's nighttime antics would suggest, guinea pigs do like the dark. However, that doesn't mean they're nocturnal animals. In fact, guinea pigs are crepuscular, which means they're most active at twilight.
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Do guinea pigs laugh?

Admittedly it sounds like a laugh but it is not a response to humour. Similarly, guinea pigs are known to 'chuckle' and when parrots 'laugh' they are merely immitating sounds they have previously heard.
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What sound does a happy guinea pig make?

Whistling: Guinea pigs will often let out a high pitched squeal or whistle, and this noise means your furry friend is excited, perhaps about feeding time or playtime. Purring: Another guinea pig sound is the purr, which may make your guinea pig seem more like a cat.
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Do guinea pigs like showers?

Guinea pigs don't enjoy being wet, and in cold climates bathing guinea pigs and not drying them off properly can give them chills, and make them feel very miserable at the very least.
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Where should you not touch a guinea pig?

Never chase a guinea pig so you can pet them. Pet in the direction the fur grows. Start by petting the head or under the chin. The feet and underside are usually areas to avoid, and the back might even be an area to avoid.
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