Taming Baby Guinea Pigs Step By Step! | Squeak Dreams

Can you tame baby guinea pigs? YES! This video shows you how to make sure your new guinea pig or guinea pigs stop being shy and timid. With these top tips, baby guinea pigs will become tame and love you!
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Before following any of these steps, it is recommended we leave our new guinea pigs to settle into the cage for a few days first. This might not be so easy if you are introducing them to existing piggies and want to make sure they are getting along okay. Also - taming takes a long time, often months, and varies between individual piggies. If you're worried your baby piggies are still skittish and scared of you, do not give up on them, persevere, be patience and they will get there eventually.
My tips for taming!
1. Spend time talking to them and not touching, but placing your hand in the cage for them to sniff (don't worry if they prefer not to approach you). This helps them get used to your presence.
2. Set up a route for cleaning and feeding times, not only useful for taming but handy for us too when we have to fit caring for guinea pigs around school/work.
3. Hand feeding! Hoomins = Food! This is the best way to help our guinea pigs become tame. At first, if they run away when you offer food, don't chase them around with the food, keep your hand in one place and eventually they will slowly come forward and take the treat. You can also try lying your hand flat on the cage floor with food on top, slowly they will gather round to feed!
4. Stroking/petting them when in the cage - this helps to get them used to being stroked and understand that you don't mean them any harm!
5. Take them out of the cage for laptime. Picking them up can be difficult at first, use a bed/blanket to scoop them up in to make it easier. Take them away from the cage, somewhere quiet to begin with. When they are more confident, you can have the TV/radio on.
6. Expose them to background sounds/music/TV/radio. Really helps them get used to hearing strange noises and human voices. Not during night time though, guinea pigs are diurnal, like us!
7. Let them learn from an adult piggie - this will happen naturally if they live together. You can try taking them for laptime together, particularly if the adult is very laid back, then the youngster will see that there's nothing to be scared of. Don't worry about this one if there are no adult piggies/brave piggies to do this with.
8. Spend time with them during floortime. A great way to bond which allows the piggies to come up and investigate you in their own time!
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1) Spend time with them. Let them smell you and talk to them. 2) Set a routine. Cleaning day, feeding time. 3) Hand feeding. Let them come to you. They'll recognize your scent with food and realize you're not there to harm them. 4) Take them out (using a tunnel or a blanket as chasing them around can stress then out) and give them lap time. Give them a blanket to cuddle in to so they don't feel so exposed. 5) Expose them to sounds. 6) Let them learn and see from the older pigs that you're ok. Taking an older/ tamer pig out and them being ok with that shows the youngins that you're not harmful. 7) Bond with them using floor time and give them their own space on the floor.

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I keep my boys in my bedroom w/ me bc I've been trying to cut back on my power bill. Usually, they're out in the living room. So, they're completely familiar w/ their surroundings. The living room leads into the kitchen & yeah, I made a cage big enough to reach out to that room too. Anyways, I've noticed that if I leave the bedroom for too long (beside the living room), I keep the door open, they hear me fumbling around in the kitchen, & I'm apparently not feeding them fast enough for their tastes, they'll try to escape. It doesn't happen alot. But they're pretty funny. I leave little Christmasy type lights on for them & the radio too when I'm gone. The less giddy one popcorns alot more when I come back from leaving. I think he misses me the most. The other one just kinda waits to warm up. He's the one who's constantly popcorning. Their hobbies include: watching TV, eating, pooping & peeing, bugging each other, being mysterious, cutting my hair, cutting each other's hair, I believe fighting off my sleep paralysis, picking up on human emotions, putting up w/ their human & etc

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I only have one guiniea pig

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Will floor time help my piggie with taming? She's decently scared of my still so I'm trying to find ways to help with that fear >-

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@@kayleethenicejester1944 I hope you got a friend for him by now... they do better in pairs 😉

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I'm Sorry Sarah I didn't hear anything you said in your video because I was completely distracted by the major cuteness overload going on in this video!!! 💖💖💖💖. Seriously though, such a great video and so helpful! My baby, Prinsesa, was so shy at first and very spazzy but now she really has come out of her shell. It just takes a ton of patience and love. Sending lots of love to you and the girls!!!! 💖💖💖

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My way of taming the guinea pigs goes back to when I was a child in the 1980s. To put it simply, I did nothing extraordinary. I just picked them up and put them on my chest while lying down in the living room. There was no instruction needed. They were exceptionally friendly and trusting. Pure and simple.

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I took mine out for laptime and he peed on me xD

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+Noisbae AJ hehe they tend to do that! As they get older they learn to hold it in though :)

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Noisbae AJ dude so i got mine yesterday. me being stupid and not letting them be in their cage i let them be ob my bed and the pooped and peed on my covers. i didnt even know one of them peed intel i was about to go to bed

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I place my guys on a doggie pee pad. Its great in case there are accidents

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Gosh.. my brother forces my cats on his lap and calls it "LAPTIME" and whenever he see's my cat rosy, he says "ITS LAPTIME ROSEH!" and she Just Dashes off... gosh... my poor chubby cat...

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+Apex Dragon Guinea pigs NEED to be with other guinea pigs. Also, whether or not you have 1 guinea pig or 2, they need a big cage.

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thank you i get out my baby guinea pig when ever i can and doesnt look sad and cages and guinea pigs are expensive.

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You can build a cage yourself, much cheaper than the crappy cages in pet stores.

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Wow, it's amazing to see baby Lyra! She is so adorable - then and now :)

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Awh thank you, 6 years later and so much love for my little Lyra 🥰

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Great tips. I can't believe how active and bold Lyra has become. Twiglet's begging is just TOO cute!!!!!!!! All of them are just beautiful.

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This video was SO helpful when I first got my baby piggies, I’m back again rewatching for the cuteness😝

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i love how you can tell how much she loves her guinea pigs 🥰

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Twiglet is sooooooooooo adorable I love her cute fuzzy face !!! :-) xx

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I loved how truly informative this video was!! Usually people do these kinds of videos but honestly don't explain the whole process in enough depth, so i'm glad you actually put all the effort into this video to explain the what's and why's :) Also, the new babies are so beautiful!! Lyra's coat is absolutely stunning!

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I love Lyra. She is beautiful and you can tell she is absolutely getting very tame. Squiglette as well as Willow hysterical with their begging. You have such a wonderful temperament about you Sarah. No wonder they love you so much. ❤

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Twiglet and Lyra are just too cute, and of course Willow and Sprite are too! Great video! (:

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I think so too, I think twiglet is the funniest little guinea pig ever 😋

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So helpful! Thank you for this video! We just got a new 4 week old baby and he's still very skittish but coming around. We're working hard on making him feel comfortable with his new home and friend ❤️

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Twiglet has such unique color blocking. Standing on his/her back feet is adorable 🥰

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I watch you (also subscribed)!and saw that you had this five year old video!! How helpful as I just got a baby piggie yesterday! I also have an 8 month old that needs more taming. Thank you so much!

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I have been wanting you to this video for ages!!! Thank you so much for doing it, you had great tips and, of course, your piggies were extremely cute!!!

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these videos are incredibly helpful, I think I have watched most of them. Im getting a couple of pigs soon and I got a book on guinea pigs but these videos are much more in depth and detailed.

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Your pigs have such beautiful coat markings and colors. They all look super healthy and happy. That's lovely.

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Aw!Your guinea pigs look so cute!

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Oh my word are they ever adorable!!!!! This was a very great and informational video providing some excellent tips! Especially with small animals - patience is key!!! An adult who is used to you is indeed helpful, Honey has always been a shy rabbit but growing up with Rocky and seeing how bonded he was to me really helped her trust me!

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It is just amazing what these tiny critters do for me and my family!

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This video was so helpful! My new piggies was abandoned at the shelter at only 4 weeks old. He was so afraid when I adopted him and this video helped me a lot! My other guinea pigs were not scared at all when I got them, and so easy to tame! Thanks for making this video!

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All your guinea pigs are cute but i love how pretty lyra is! And I love her name!

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Thank you so much for all your helpful videos. So resourceful .

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OH MY GOD. You have no idea how much this has helped me. I never had taken care of baby guinea pigs. The youngest I've taken care of is 3 months old and its very diffrent. This has answered so meny of my questions. Thank you so much! 💜💜💜

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Best video I’ve seen on taming baby guinea pigs!

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Very helpful, my piggies have been with me for a few days and your advice is really effective :)

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New guinea pig owner. In AUS. These videos are super helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

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Thank you so much the lovely comment!

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Omg thank you so much,this video really really helped me.my guinea pig loves me now all because OF you

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Super cute clips and fabulous advice and tips x

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Adorable piggies.

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So cute! And very good tips.

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Very good information! I get a pair of baby siblings tomorrow and am looking forward to following your steps.

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2 years in and im still working on mine.

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It needs alot of time...

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I love Twiglet! She's so adorable! :) Great video too, really good info! :)

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Oh, they are precious!

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i just got 2 guinea pigs 3 days ago, Melody and Harmony and they are so cute and i learned a lot about guinea pigs from your channel so thanks! :)

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This is very helpful! Two weeks ago I got two baby pigs and I haven't kept guinea pigs for a while so this will definitely help me tame them, thankyou!

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Twiglet is such a little character

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+penelious She really is!

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Great advice and advanced cuteness 😍

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I am loving Twiglet.....so cute

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Lovely video! Such gorgeous pigs xxx

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Thank you for making this video I’ve been wondering about my baby guinea pigs that I just got one month ago

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I took my young piggies out cuddled in a fleece and set the fleece on my lap … this worked well rather than trying to grab them with my hand as your video suggested not to. Thanks!

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Thank you so much for all the help. Both my little piggies Blizzard and Reces cups are just starting to eat out of my hand and realize I'm not so scary after all. :)

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+Howling Eclipse Awh that's great! It's lovely when you first start to bond with them :) Keep up the good work! :D

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+Squeak Dreams thank you I will!! Still have their scared moments but they are starting. Slowly but surely :)

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Twiglet's coloring is so pretty!!!

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I just adopted my two male piggies today and they are already so sweet. I am naming one pua and the other ones name isn't decided yet but I absolutely love them!!!!!

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my parents surprised me (day before my birthday (today)) that I could go pick out my birthday present and immediately I knew what it was and started crying but once I got there I got to pick out both of my handsome little boys. my dad was so determined on the no pets thing so I worked on him about it for three years and finally got them today. I'm so happy

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This was so helpful my Lil baby after 10 weeks was doing tricks and well trained!!!!!

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This video was so helpful!! I'm currently trying to tame my younger and adult Guinea pigs

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Lyra is gorgeous!

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Thank you this will help a lot with mine xx

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Wonderful video. I love all the tips. Defiantly helped alot of people! :)

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Your video was really sweet. I am dedicated to low-stress handling and science-based methods for my guinea pigs, and think your video was very well done, especially the tips about letting shy piggies come to your hands rather than chase them around.

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Helpful and cute

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Great tips and video:) you are definitely right about the routine. Once I got in a routine with mine it helped a lot in taming them. Now they can't wait for me to clean their cage out every night bc then they know it's meal time after that:)

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I just got my baby pigs on wed. 😭 I have been waiting months ❤ I love them… I cried when my hubby gave me my pigs for my birthday. When I was little I had a really abusive family and they took my pig away. I don’t know why I was too young to remember. So as an adult this was the best gift I ever got. I spent days preparing cage and veggies bins and hay bins for weeks. I’m so happy I finally have my pigs ❤ veggie time 😂gotta go 🤣👌❤️🥰

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Aw, Twiglette looks just like my little Skittles! SO CUTE!

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Thank you the is helped a lot

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I love Twiglet, so cute

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The babies are so cute! 😊

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Baby Lyra!!! 😍 oh heavens 🥲

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You have the CUTEST Piggies Ever!

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one of my guineas is pregnent so i am so happy i saw this video we had a gender diaster

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I did too that's how I ended up with 9 guinea pigs but they're ADORABLE

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I ended up with 5 piggies cuz life happened (Guinea pig marriage )

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SAME She had a litter w/ one baby but it broke it’s back Then she had a litter w/ 2 babies but we think one got eaten by a kookaburra (we then had one left) On my bday party she had a tiny cute baby so now we have 2 babies and 2 parents A cute happy family ☺️

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Your piggies are cute!!!!

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So cute

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Twiglet was just so cute in this viedo!

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Omg your pigs are so big now 😀 I gust got my New Guinea pig and the video has helped a lot😍