Two of my piggies are blind so when I go to pick them up I put my hands gently down their sides for a few seconds so they know that I am about to pick them up.They learnt this through practice.
I didn't realize until this video what a human hand looks like to a piggie. Seems like the talons on a raptor claw! Using the treats to pick them up is reprogramming their instinctive fear which in the wild helps them to survive. Thanks so much for posting. You are so informative, Scotty!
My guinea pigs very quickly figured out that they'll get picked up if they go in the hideys, so they just refused to go into the hideys when I was nearby until I gave up on that method. XD
@@spoon7926 Like I said, they figured out that I would pick them up if they went inside. So they just refused to go into anything that could be picked up when I was nearby. Luckily I got better at catching them without hideys. :)
my guinea pig is so so tiny 😭😩she’s adorable and she finally learned that i’m here to feed her, so whenever i come by she doesn’t run away anymore! but still trying to learn to pick her up
Wow, I'm so impressed by your gentle ways with the piggies, Scott. Your immeasurable love for them it's felt through the screen! I love it! Thank you for sharing your advice! I'm eager to be a better human every day to my piggy ❤🥰🐹
Food doesn’t work...my piggy will yank the food out of my hands and run to his little corner under a part of the cage😂he loves cuddling tho so if he wants cuddles he needs to stop dodging my attempts🤣
All well and good, but could somebody please do a video about how to get you owner to pick you up when you want cuddled? I have Shark pretty well trained to know that if I am doing big stretch in my one corner I want to be picked up, but sometimes even she is really slow about it. Sometimes a little princess just wants some snuggle time, you know?
When I had mine, I opened up the cage door and trained her to come to me with treats. After a short while she would stand up and anticipation of me picking her up. It worked well as it gave her the choice.
These are great tips, Scotty. I’m going to start putting mine back in their cage as you showed. I get scratched up sometimes with how excited they are to be back home. 😬
It’s funny I was just reading last night about what it means when they run . Says they are happy and playing. Popcorn too. It also said and I’ve noticed more now than as a kid. They do recognize their care giver. 🐹 They have their own personality. And are very personable in communication. You learn their language kind of. 🐹
Awesome techniques. I have two extra extremely skittish piggies. If I’m sitting on the floor or the bed with them, the rules change and I can pet them and pick them up without any issue. But while they’re inside their enclosure, I’m not allowed to touch them. They jump and run. SOMETIMES I can pet one of them while she eats. I followed Saskia’s technique of following behind them calmly with my hands and they will eventually give up. It works, but it wears me out every time lol. Also, I find if I have my hands under all four feet when lowering them back in, they wait til the elevator stops and step off nicely :)
Scotty I watch ur vids all the time. You and Saskia have helped me more than you know! I ordered 4 cuddle cups they seem to like being held that way 😊 it has even prolonged to time being held not much longer lol but seems more comfortable. Thank you
You are the best piggy dad. I swear, the cutest, kindest man I have ever seen. Lucky little piggies to have you. Love the videos! And all your hard work.
When I used to have a guinea pig I would stroke the side of his face to make sure that he was calm before trying to pick him up by hand. This method usually worked.
Back here rewatching because I tried the first method and my piggies started NOT to take the treat from my hand anymore. They also kearned that I can pick them up in their hideys, so they avoid them now and just run in circles. I built a bridge from their cage to my bed and will coax them to come to me eventually. Also feeding them treats from my open palm, they started to tolerate lil chin scratches somewhat while eating. It took the shy on 3 full weeks to get used to the window opening and closing and the curtains being drawn open and closed, so my expectancies shrink each week 🤣
My girls don’t like being picked up so I use the technique of waiting for them to be relaxed in their cozy and then I pick up the cozy with piggie. I will try the other ones you showed...I appreciate learning new helpful things from you to be a better piggy owner...or rather a veggie providing slave. ❤️ to all your sweet boars!
Of course my piggies don't like to be picked up when they are in the c and c cage, their favorite sweet home, but when they're in the cage where I put them waiting for me to clean their home, they're so impatient to get back they jump into my arms always with the same ritual. Number one is Nina,,, number two is Noisette... Not timid anymore, it's even a game they love😀it's so funny. But to pick them up in their home I use the cuddle sack technlc. Old French Lady.
They always run for the hideouts they got when I go to pick them up. I get a hold of them in their hut, then remove the hut and get them that way. I know they enjoy being pet and hand fed, but they hate actually being picked up.
I have a problem with my guinea pig.when I went to clean hi cage I started to notice weird breathing and unusual noise so I separated him from his cage mate and I put him in a small cage with water,hay,veggies,and pellets and he did not go in his hideout and he loves he hide and I have to force feed him he won’t move from his corner and I can’t afford a vet trip till Friday maybe can someone help
This is great info! I have had 4 guinea pigs in the span of 5 years. My first girl was so easy to handle! My girls and my boy are still skittish when I pick them up especially to clean their cages but are always eager for me to pick them up to go back in!
I hope these work because I place my guinea pigs on the grass everyday they love it so much and I need to pick them up every day and kinda quick 2 because I have school
I have 2.5 year old males and they really don’t like to be pick up. one them didn’t care til some months ago. I offer them treats and it’s make it easier to grab one of them but the other one is sooo scare of everything. I also try to scoop them a lot but they run with their lives lol still i try to be gentle and sometimes let them go. My biggest problem is that my cage set up is on the floor. Also when Im holding them sometimes they desperate and try to jump. I don’t know why it’s happening. I haven’t been able to spend a lot of time with them, maybe I should spend some bonding time w them again to see if their shyness goes away 😅
Mine are really good tho with being picked up. I always approach sit with them give them some pea flakes gently put one hand in front as I place other behind and pick them up.
That’s PERFECT! The cuddle sack..I’m going to get one tomorrow! It IS really difficult bc my two run like it’s their life at stake! I didn’t hand raise them. My little one I have raised is much better yet still gets scared at times! I use a bed for her & it usually works but not always, Whereas the sack is perfect! I thank you Scotty! 👏🥰❤️
I'm in the process of training to hold my 2-4 month two female guinea pig and when I try tame it, they wriggle like crazy, panicking and wanting to jump off my hand.
"love you for your ability to serve them vegetables" LOL! The way to a guinea pig's heart IS through their stomach.
Yup!
So what is names
True lol
The second way is how I had picked up the class pet
True
I love the way he randomly kisses them when talking 😂 it reminds me of what I do a lot ❤️❤️
Its normal!
i always kiss my guinea piggies
Aww glad u love the guineas I kiss mine too !
Yay
Cool
Two of my piggies are blind so when I go to pick them up I put my hands gently down their sides for a few seconds so they know that I am about to pick them up.They learnt this through practice.
Awww poor babies
Happy they have you!!
Cool
I didn't realize until this video what a human hand looks like to a piggie. Seems like the talons on a raptor claw! Using the treats to pick them up is reprogramming their instinctive fear which in the wild helps them to survive. Thanks so much for posting. You are so informative, Scotty!
New drinking game. Take a shot every time Scott kisses the piggies. Update I’m hammered.
My piggies won't wait 15 minutes. They pee in revenge for being caught. 😂
oof
Oh no
Mine flings poop at me 👁👄👁
iiBoba_bloom OwO oh gosh
LMAOSOSKE
My guinea pigs very quickly figured out that they'll get picked up if they go in the hideys, so they just refused to go into the hideys when I was nearby until I gave up on that method. XD
Use a carrier case! One of the zipper ones, wait for them to walk in then pick them up!
@@spoon7926 Like I said, they figured out that I would pick them up if they went inside. So they just refused to go into anything that could be picked up when I was nearby. Luckily I got better at catching them without hideys. :)
Sarah: oh i didnt see that part im sorry! I meant to put I in front of my other comment! Whoops!
Same with my 5.
Mine does the same thing! It’s crazy how they catch on to our tricks! lol
My guinea pigs hate being picked up so I hope that I’ve found a solution to that with this video!
Did you?
Did you now?
@@mei.4951 Im still wondering 😔
Did you?
@@clumf3592 i dont think he uses that account anymore sadly..
1:17 nate kissed him back wtf lol
my guinea pig is so so tiny 😭😩she’s adorable and she finally learned that i’m here to feed her, so whenever i come by she doesn’t run away anymore! but still trying to learn to pick her up
When he ate the lettuce with the guinea pig.... OH MY FREAKIN GOSH YESSSSS
Wow, I'm so impressed by your gentle ways with the piggies, Scott. Your immeasurable love for them it's felt through the screen! I love it! Thank you for sharing your advice! I'm eager to be a better human every day to my piggy ❤🥰🐹
Food doesn’t work...my piggy will yank the food out of my hands and run to his little corner under a part of the cage😂he loves cuddling tho so if he wants cuddles he needs to stop dodging my attempts🤣
Same 😂 every time when I give my guinea pig food, she will take it and run anyway 😂
same with noodle and sop they are so strong!
When I put my boys back in their home I find turning them to face me as I put them down works for me. My Milo is a jumper!
Nice technique
It is too
sharing the lettuce “can i have some too?”😂🥰 thats adorable
All well and good, but could somebody please do a video about how to get you owner to pick you up when you want cuddled? I have Shark pretty well trained to know that if I am doing big stretch in my one corner I want to be picked up, but sometimes even she is really slow about it. Sometimes a little princess just wants some snuggle time, you know?
🌞💖👍
You really can see just how much you love these guys 💙
I do
How can they be afraid of you when you give off so many chill vibes lol
A fellow man who loves these little creatures; awesome!
OMG Nate looks so cute in a little comfy baggie 😭😍
Aww u can tell he has true emotions for them
When I had mine, I opened up the cage door and trained her to come to me with treats. After a short while she would stand up and anticipation of me picking her up. It worked well as it gave her the choice.
you called one “piggy smalls” i love it😭
The strap in the fabrick bag for guinea pigs is a very smart safety measure!!
I got it from the guinea pig slave rescue in Arkansas has a wonderful shop. They call it it a bonding burrito
@@ScottysAnimals Bonding burrito!!! Lol!!! That's adorable ♡ thanks, I'll check their store!
Scotty's Animals that is so cute 😂
Scott I was wondering
When did u got ur first piggy and what was the story behind it and what was his/her name😣
Always informative , ty Scotty
You can really see that he cares about his piggies. And he kisses them randomly like me.
Same here.
I looooove guinea pigs so much♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
The vegetable embassadors, showing how delicious vegetables can be.
Oh wow! That ginger pig is such a beauty!
I love your demonstration thank you so much for sharing your awesome videos and you’re a piggies are so so cute super cute!❤❤
i love how nice he is to the pigs, and he is so confident with them! ☺️
I can't stop kissing my Guinea pigs. Even when I'm not holding them, I look over and kisses fly from my lips into the air onto their widdle face😚🥰🥰
These are great tips, Scotty. I’m going to start putting mine back in their cage as you showed. I get scratched up sometimes with how excited they are to be back home. 😬
Where did you get the cuddle sack with the little neckband? It's so cute!
Seconded! It looks great.
Today my youngest guinea pig of 2 males passed away. Only 2 years old...your guineas look so healthy and BIG! Please help me in building a better diet
Such great videos. You have a huge help to our family! Thank you
It’s funny I was just reading last night about what it means when they run . Says they are happy and playing. Popcorn too.
It also said and I’ve noticed more now than as a kid. They do recognize their care giver.
🐹 They have their own personality.
And are very personable in communication. You learn their language kind of. 🐹
Awesome techniques. I have two extra extremely skittish piggies. If I’m sitting on the floor or the bed with them, the rules change and I can pet them and pick them up without any issue. But while they’re inside their enclosure, I’m not allowed to touch them. They jump and run. SOMETIMES I can pet one of them while she eats. I followed Saskia’s technique of following behind them calmly with my hands and they will eventually give up. It works, but it wears me out every time lol. Also, I find if I have my hands under all four feet when lowering them back in, they wait til the elevator stops and step off nicely :)
I love your guinea pigs
Hamsters do this too.i found out you should hold out your hand and they will certainly come to you.hey Scott.👋👍😀🐹🐾🐾🐾🐾
I had to lol when you ate the same as he! Funny man! 😂👍🏾
1:16 he returned the kiss back
Tunnels and snuggle sacks are a great idea for picking up piggies, great video scotty lots of great tips.
Scotty I watch ur vids all the time. You and Saskia have helped me more than you know! I ordered 4 cuddle cups they seem to like being held that way 😊 it has even prolonged to time being held not much longer lol but seems more comfortable. Thank you
Piggy smalls was one of my teacher’s Guiana pigs name!
it is so frustrating picking up my guinea pig every time I hold him he bites and scratches and tries to escape
Feed him while you hold him. It'll take time, but if he learns to associate you with food, he should calm down a bit.
Thanks Scotty! That really helps😍
You're welcome
Thanks for the helpful tips. I adopted 3 pigs but they are very jumpy and fast
You are the best piggy dad. I swear, the cutest, kindest man I have ever seen. Lucky little piggies to have you. Love the videos! And all your hard work.
There's lots of other kind folks who watch and comment on my videos
@@ScottysAnimals Yep!! ☺️
I love your videos. They are helping me so much with my piggies.
What if they are too scared to take treats or eat treats around you 😭😭
Thanks so much for these videos. We are new guinea pig owners and have a LOT to learn!
So cute
When I used to have a guinea pig I would stroke the side of his face to make sure that he was calm before trying to pick him up by hand. This method usually worked.
I love how caring and loving you are, You are awesome my guy, keep up the good work.😍 😎
Very helpful first few videos I'm watching and it's making me more confident on raising my guinea pigs much respects and God bless 🙏💯
Back here rewatching because I tried the first method and my piggies started NOT to take the treat from my hand anymore. They also kearned that I can pick them up in their hideys, so they avoid them now and just run in circles. I built a bridge from their cage to my bed and will coax them to come to me eventually. Also feeding them treats from my open palm, they started to tolerate lil chin scratches somewhat while eating. It took the shy on 3 full weeks to get used to the window opening and closing and the curtains being drawn open and closed, so my expectancies shrink each week 🤣
Piggy smalls!!! Yess!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😍😍
I Love The Way U Bond With Your Guinea Pigs 😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️ So Amazing 😊😊😊
This video is really helpful because I've got two guinea pigs and they dont like being picked up and I needed tips thankyou
My girls don’t like being picked up so I use the technique of waiting for them to be relaxed in their cozy and then I pick up the cozy with piggie. I will try the other ones you showed...I appreciate learning new helpful things from you to be a better piggy owner...or rather a veggie providing slave. ❤️ to all your sweet boars!
"mmmm big man bring food"
“And then I swoop up under him, got him” 😂😂😂😂 I love Nate, one of my girls is timid too ❤️
Too late Saskia allready teachedme😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😉😉😉😉😉
Sorry 😂😉😉😍😘🍀🍀🍀
I'm too sloooow :D
@@ScottysAnimals noooo🥰😜😜💖🍀🍀
Hey Scott it's nice to meet you
And the little swaddled guinea pigs AWWWWWWW
Sweet.❤
Of course my piggies don't like to be picked up when they are in the c and c cage, their favorite sweet home, but when they're in the cage where I put them waiting for me to clean their home, they're so impatient to get back they jump into my arms always with the same ritual. Number one is Nina,,, number two is Noisette... Not timid anymore, it's even a game they love😀it's so funny. But to pick them up in their home I use the cuddle sack technlc. Old French Lady.
Wow this helped a lot! Thank you!
Wow really helpful!!! Thank you so much!
I keep kissing my little piggy too, I can't help my self 😅
My Abyssinian just lets me pick him up
Mines too ❤❤❤
Lucky .-.
Your vids are really helpful. Im a first time guniea pig owner and his name us java bean. Keep up the awesome work!
Cute name!
"Piggy Smalls" 😂😂
They always run for the hideouts they got when I go to pick them up. I get a hold of them in their hut, then remove the hut and get them that way. I know they enjoy being pet and hand fed, but they hate actually being picked up.
I'm not above bribery. Veggies helps but also you can find out what type of hay-based cookies they like. Pea flakes too
Thank you so much for this video! I picked up my piggie for the first time by following what you said.
why would my ginea pig want to go backin the cage when i take them out.
Thanks for the video , Guinea pig Jesus
I have a problem with my guinea pig.when I went to clean hi cage I started to notice weird breathing and unusual noise so I separated him from his cage mate and I put him in a small cage with water,hay,veggies,and pellets and he did not go in his hideout and he loves he hide and I have to force feed him he won’t move from his corner and I can’t afford a vet trip till Friday maybe can someone help
It sounds like a respiratory infection and the sooner you can get them on antibiotics the better
I just love those pigs! Each one is so special, you're a great owner, Scotty!
This is great info! I have had 4 guinea pigs in the span of 5 years. My first girl was so easy to handle! My girls and my boy are still skittish when I pick them up especially to clean their cages but are always eager for me to pick them up to go back in!
Billy looks JUST LIKE my guinea pig Lester. Same color and everything. I miss my guinea pig cant wait to get another one someday. :(
Where did you get the awesome cuddle sack?
I'm gonna try the treat trick! my guinea pigs run away in terror whenever i try to pick them up
I finally found out how to
Pick up guinea pig
I hope these work because I place my guinea pigs on the grass everyday they love it so much and I need to pick them up every day and kinda quick 2 because I have school
Scotty, Where did you get that cuddle sack with the strap?
Ebay has them
Handsome Dude. The human as well.
You kinda remind me if Jonathon van nes became a guinea pig expert
That's Nails.
I have 2.5 year old males and they really don’t like to be pick up. one them didn’t care til some months ago. I offer them treats and it’s make it easier to grab one of them but the other one is sooo scare of everything. I also try to scoop them a lot but they run with their lives lol still i try to be gentle and sometimes let them go. My biggest problem is that my cage set up is on the floor. Also when Im holding them sometimes they desperate and try to jump. I don’t know why it’s happening. I haven’t been able to spend a lot of time with them, maybe I should spend some bonding time w them again to see if their shyness goes away 😅
Mine are really good tho with being picked up. I always approach sit with them give them some pea flakes gently put one hand in front as I place other behind and pick them up.
Very helpful video!
This guinea pig looks exactly like mine omgggg the markings and everything!!! Where did you get it?
That’s PERFECT! The cuddle sack..I’m going to get one tomorrow! It IS really difficult bc my two run like it’s their life at stake! I didn’t hand raise them. My little one I have raised is much better yet still gets scared at times! I use a bed for her & it usually works but not always, Whereas the sack is perfect! I thank you Scotty! 👏🥰❤️
got a guinea pig but watched all your video's before hand . Your information helped a lot and will continue to watch thank you 😘
I'm in the process of training to hold my 2-4 month two female guinea pig and when I try tame it, they wriggle like crazy, panicking and wanting to jump off my hand.
OMGGGG 1:17-1:20 he kissed the guinea pig & it kissed him back 🥺 so so so cuteeee!!!
Thanks for that tip about jumping cause once my guinea pig jumped to early and bonked her head and got hert
Love it how you are so affectionate towards them 💕