So true. My piggies are fine with loud noises like the vacuum without a problem. But if I walk in the room suddenly, without saying a word, they will scramble. So, I start talking to them as I'm approaching the room and then they start talking back and are happy when I walk in 😊
@@ScottysAnimals we all talk to them while entering. (The same with horses) . I have a code language so with different intentions with the meeting... They know what to expect. I do clicking sounds with tounge while fixing things in the cage when not taking them out then they relax. Or while 'just' cuddeling with them. Well. Them... Just got one right now.(if not telling horses when You enter You can get badly hurt or killed).
Mine run out and start wheeking when they hear my voice, even across the house. They all went crazy when my fiance turned off the lights the other night without giving them a treat. 😂
Me and the piggies live on the upper floor of our house and the staircase to the bottom floor is right outside of our room, so they start talking right when I take the first step. What makes it even cooler is that they never do that with any of my other family members , and I don't even have to talk to them to let them know it me, cause they can already tell by the sounds of the stairs and my footsteps ❤️
My old guinea pig Jasper was not scared of anything. In fact, I remember one time a vacuuming around his cage he ran right up to it and started rumble, strutting and challenging the vacuum cleaner to a fight. It was hilarious. Even after I turned it off he was still growling at it, like, as if the vacuum cleaner owned him money. He wasn’t doing it out of self-defense. He was legit, trying to square up with it.
Loved the "hawk hands" Scotty. Great video again.One thing that has surprised me is the fact none of my pigd have ever been afraid of our cats. In fact
This is great advice! We're planning on getting 2 guinea pigs soon. My youngest daughter can be pretty loud and energetic, so we're beginning to learn about what we can do and what we can't do. We're really excited and have found a refuge to go to once we have everything the little piggies need! We just found your channel and we LOVE IT! Instant subscribers here =).
Nate was drinking too @2:08!!! It was so cute. Billy was a little louder though, this time. Oh my gosh, Pippy and Nate together just too cute to stand!!! Pippy @3:13 just chewing is too hilarious. Plus you have very expressive eyes today! ehehe My piggies were always scared of the vacuum cleaner. They would jump on top of each other and huddle. They were okay with ac or fan noise and were used to my music or tv shows and talking. I used to leave the tv on (I think Hexy really liked the gavel sound on Law & Order) to a show or ESPN or I would leave music on for them. If it were now, they would get used to Pink Floyd or the Eagles for sure! hehe:
On having them outside: the additional reason to have them in a pen or other enclosure is that if they're startled, they'll run *away* from you. They're "familiaphobes," which means they scatter when scared or startled, so the predator doesn't get the whole family. I made the mistake of assuming mine would run towards me as a familiar, safe presence. Wrong! And thus many a merry chase was had....
Thank you so much for talking about having other pets around the piggies. I always cringe when I see pictures of cats sitting on top of guinea pig cages. I know the owners think it's cute but I always feel that it must be so stressful for the pigs. This was such an informative video and as usual very much appreciated.
We have to separate our gerbils, jirds, and piggies from the cats! It's important for everyone's safety. Our rescued Persian cat has a surprisingly high prey drive......
One of my boys is scared of some strange things. Quakes in fear if his water bottle moves slightly, yet he gets excited when one of the cats visits him 🤔
When I first got my Napoleon, I decided to have a cuddle and watch a movie. I didn't think about my choice and just put in what I wanted. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hool was not a good choice. Napoleon hid in my hair and peed down my back. I felt so bad that I didn't think about the angry owl noises.
I just got two guinea pigs and I have to say, your videos are the most helpful ones I've found! Thank you for taking your time to explain everything thoroughly so new owners like me can understand a little better! You're so great at taking care of piggies ^^
So glad we found your channel because we have 2 baby piggys and we need alot of help. The place we got them REALLY steered us wrong as far as telling us what all they need and dont need. They made it seem like they only need hay and water and a tiny cage. Which we all know is NOT true. They need alot more to live a HAPPY life. So we are so glad to have you scotty to help us
thank you for this video, really helpful. I was amazed to find out our guineas really enjoy the cats company. I mean they are usually in their cage minding their own business and in comes the cat starring at them on the outside of their cage, and they go up to the cage closer to the cat and they sorta smell him around and he smells them back. Even when i pick em up and cat comes near they reach out to him almost touching noses and they do not withdraw in fear. They sorta have this mutual friendship, they are more scarred of humans but they're fine with the cat lol!
Predator pets: lots of people will say "I know my cats would never hurt my piggies," or hamster, or rats, or gerbils, mice, chinchillas, etc. I used to be one of those people. I lived with cats, dogs, and small animals for years because my sister had all of them. None of her cats paid any attention to her small animals. Only one of her dogs displayed any interest. We were cautious of her and never let her get close enough to snatch up one of them. Then I moved and my roommates had 3 cats. I had one cat. I had a couple of hamsters and again, never feared for their safety at all. None of the cats were interested. Then I got into a relationship and he and I moved in together. My older cat had passed away by then. We got a couple of guinea pigs and later a few hamsters of different types. Then my niece found two young kittens, and she and her mom had close to ten cats at the time. I decided to adopt the two kittens, bringing them home when they were about six months old. Within days, tragedy struck. One of our hamster cages had a door that didn't latch well. We went out for a while and found our hamster dead on the kitchen floor upon our return. He had pushed open his cage door and gone exploring, which he had done a few times before. The difference was that there were now two cats in the house. It still breaks my heart to think of what he must have gone through before he died. He was not bloody or chewed up. They just "played" with him until he stopped moving. My poor baby. I'm so sorry! We decided to replace all of our cages at that point, buying new ones with two safety mechanisms to keep the door shut. We felt like we had done our best to protect our remaining little ones. But, when we let these cats into the bedroom where the small animals are, they were not like any previous cats I'd been around. They were hyper-focused on the piggies and hamsters, and rats at that time too. They would not stop jumping on top of the cages or stalking around the sides. We decided we would watch then when we let them in the room, never leave them alone with the cats in there, and not let the cats in when we were asleep. It didn't take very long before we realized that was a mistake. One of the cats came in the room, and we had a sweet, friendly dwarf hamster. He heard me and came up on his ledge to say hello and the cat started patting the side of the cage. As I yelled at the cat and started to get up to put him put of the room, his claw hit my little hamster in the eye. My little baby was dead ten minutes later. I wanted to kill myself because I had been right there and wasn't fast enough to prevent it. The cats haven't hurt any more of them, but we are hyper-vigilant to the point of paranoia. Even at now 3 years old these cats relentlessly stalk and want to harass the piggies and hamsters. The rats passed a while back. My point in telling you this is that you may have cats or dogs who you think won't hurt your little ones, but you never know. Some cats or dogs may be indifferent to them, but others like my current ones are ridiculous in their pursuit of what they consider their prey. I will not let my cats hurt or kill another hamster or a piggie. But I've learned my lesson. NEVER EVER trust a cat or a dog with a small animal.
Let me say. My dog Zeus is 8 turning 9 this year. Just thinks they are tiny puppies and gets angry at us when he isn’t aloud to protect them When we have our neighbors over and their little kid wants to play with them. One of them is just obsessed with Zues. To the point where she had gotten a habit of his. 😂 Whenever I say paw to my dog, she would copy him.
i just love Scotty and his personality and presence on camera along with his edits and cute little sounds he inserts. Scotty I really appreciate you and the information you freely give out! Your heart is the size of an elephants! Thank you thank you keep being Scotty!
Due to a predator pet, an alligator, I got my two lady piggies, which turned into 9 piggies all together. I currently have 5 girls and one boy (he can see them but can't touch!). I have 4 cats and 1 dog. The doggo wants to clean the piggies like he cleans the kitties, but is denied, but the piggies love to touch noses with him. 3 out of the 4 kitties could care less about the piggies, but kitten who is the same age as the younger piggies wanted to "play" with piggies. I have two large cages attached for the girls one is covered one not. Kitten jumps in and decides to "play" I'm trying to get untangled from a fish tank cleaning, when I got to the cages my sassy girls were teaching kitten piggie manners. So now he jumps in the cage if people he doesn't know come near his piggies. He occasionally sleeps in the open cage with the girls sleeping and eating around him. So he's considered piggie no. 7.
@@ScottysAnimals a coworker had an alligator as a pet. Alligator kept breaking out of his enclosure and getting into the piggie enclosure (a kiddie pool). New wife was appalled so he decided rehome piggies. I took the only red eyed one whom is a sweetheart and the most skittish one also a sweetie. Turned out both were pregnant 😳 . Now I have a herd of 6!
3:12 if you have a cage with roof (unlike Scottys here) then that is something you can use to enclose the area Just for GODS SAKE DO NOT, and i repeat DO NOT lift the cage up before the guinea pigs. Use the attached openings in the cage to get them out before doing so, and in for that matter (AKA Plant the cage before the Guinea Pigs) I got very close to one of mine hiding in a bush because someone made a mistake. It wasnt me, but i was the one suffering from it.
You have to watch my videos about both of those topics and you will relieve most of their stress and anxiety with my techniques. Just search scotties animals nail clips and bath
Thank you so much I really needed this information. I have a piggie of my own who I very adore. Also is there any tip of cleaning c&c cage with regular human fleece blankets.
Yes Megan you should not use regular fleece blankets because they do not absorb properly and they get really gross. You need actual fleece pads designed for Guinea pigs. Check out Skinnypigs1 for fleece tips
@The pigeon Weirdo I know Im sorry I did have 2 piggies but long story about that..... So I thought my guinea pig had parasites so I gave him that oral horse medicene that was. Recommend in los Angles piggie rescue and I gave my piggie to much l so I brought him to the exotic emergency room and just to get it in it cost 130 not including medicene. This was the 3rd or 4th week that I had my guinea pig sandy and max. So i wanted to treat the medicene because it was cheaper and I'm only 16 so I dont have that kind of money to take him to the vet so i thought i gave him a little bit but the next day he was not well so i told my mom we need to take him to the vet. I knew I did not have the money to take him but my mom she paid $160 and they wanted to keep him at the hospital over night but that would cost me about $700. So I told her to just pay the doctor for the visit and the fluided that he got because i knew I would never pay her back.(So when I turn 16 I got $125 and i really wanted a guinea pig so my mom told me you are responsible and buying everything the guinea pig need. So i went to the petsmart and my cousin gave me money to support and she said you can buy two. So i did. I bought 2 male baby guinea pigs.) So back to the story my mom said that I was unreasonable to do. She said if i was responsible than you wouldn't of pick the $130 instead of him getting the treatment he need which was going to cost my mom $700 and there was no way i could pay her back. So that why I went with the option to pay for the visit and fluided that they gave him. So my mom said she giving my healthy guinea pig away and your keeping the sick one . she said you should of listen to me when we saw that thing underneath his eye instead you bought that medicene. I was so sad when she said that.my heart was really torn because I really wanted to keep him. I thought my other guinea pig wasent going to make it because I overdose him 100 times more than the dose he was suppose to have and the doctor sai he is half blind and some part of his nucor logical brain is damage. I felt really bad like really really bad I was crying and kept telling my guinea im so sorry over and over . and praying to god to make him better. All i wanted to do is to help and give him Medicene to kill that parasite under his eyes. Then the doctor said he didn't even have parasites it was a ringworm. Thats when I had all the guilt becasue it was my fault that my piggie sandy is sick and if he died I just don't know what I will do. I just always had that heart for animals. Always wanted to keep them safe and then this happen to my piggie because of me Thankfully my sick guinea is now back to healthy. He is not blind and he just back to his normal self.I thought he was going to pass away but god made him better. So that how I end up having one guinea pig now. Now I make sure I know everything about piggies so I want ever have that experience again. And this wasent to long ago. This happen in june of 2020. So I have learn a big lesson. But he was my first guinea pig and still is. Although I still wish my mom didnt give max away because I know these are social aninals and now sandy is by himself. He still scared of me but with this video it defintely help. This channel has truly save me and I hope he knows this. I know when you read this your going think im a bad person but please know that I love animals and will never hurt them on purpose.(sandy is know letting me pet him and he eating freah veggie out of my hand so when i put my hand in the cage he dont feel as threaten. Also I hope you understand the story not sure if this will even makes sense to you but hopfully you get the point) also do you have any tips to make my piggie sandy happy or more entertain because he by himself. I would get another one but i dont think my mom would let me .i am just going to show my mom that I can do this an show that I really do care abut my piggie sandy and he deserve a buddy to play with. His cage is really big. Its a c&c cage and i made pretty big so i think another could fit plus I only have to buy more hay and pellets. My mom says why you got him in that big cage. He was find that store bought cage. She dont really understand but thats okay. Hopefully I could talk my way to maybe get another piggie so sandy can have a friend. Remember I did not mean to harm sandy but all that matters is he is still here healthy as can be. And wanting to eat all veggie but he can't. Lol
@@meganheard6139 Be confident now Megan , you have learned from your mistakes. Yes you must get your mum to understand that your little piggy needs a friend and that you are now older and wiser to look after them properly with Scotty's help . (and ours! ) Love and hugs xXx
Thank you Edie, BUT did you watch my bonding rules video? Adopting a Guinea pig for another without making sure they will bond is a recipe for disaster and heartache
Number 2 In the Summertime my guinea pigs spend a lot of time in the garden. The first time they get out after the cold season I put some of their indoor equipment on the grass like houses or (used) blankets. It has the smell of their home territory and are small islands of their save hide outs. When they enter a new wide area they need sth they know and means safety for them. After a while they venture out and explore the new area... an almost endless field of delicious gras (yummy) and wooden hide outs (made for outdoor) P.S. Your advices are always helpful, Scotty
We get really loud severe storms here and the boys just rumblestrut at the first few bangs, then ignore it. Pretty sure they missed the memo on predators too, they confidently go up to the wire to touch noses with the cats (fully enclosed cage, cats cant get in without opposable thumbs), and if the cats jump up beside me during lap time the piggies will always try to greet them. The cats arent so sure about them when the piggies aren't caged though and usually bolt!😆 The only teeth chattering I've ever seen from our guys is towards me if I dare come near the cage and they can't smell veggies. 😋
#6 reminds me of something from over a decade ago. I remember my friend used to have a guinea pig. I was always wondering why it was so aggressive/skittish. I did not know that they shouldn't be alone until i tried to find answers for myself.
As for music. I do recall in the past some songs that my guinea pigs did NOT like. Whenever they played there was purring, loud LOUD purring. Since its purring i dont know if its them being scared, or annoyed.
1:30 I happen to be clumsy, so sometimes heavy things fall on the floor with a loud sound. Wheneverthis happens its not just them that get spooked but me as well haha.
My guinea (3 y.o) was actually very curious about my cat (16 y.o) and my cat even afraid at first, later they were often sleeping on my lap, both at the same time. I guess it's really dependent on animal's personality and perhaps their age.
Weirdly, I had one guinea pig that wasn't afraid of the cat. He was a smallish kitten when we got him, and she was an older pig. One day he stuck his paw through the bars, and she nipped him. He never bothered them after that, though he was confused for a bit. (Like, hey, that's not how it's supposed to work!)
Thank you for the information about the rumblestrutting. I have a 10 month old guinea pig (named April) and a 8 month old guinea pig (named Apple). I don't know if it's because the fact that Apple is in her teenage months or if she is in heat but she will rumblestrutt and chase April for 2-3 days out of each month. April is very patient and usually just puts up with her but they have never drawn blood. Occasionally April will give her a little butt punch just to get her to back off. They will sleep 6 inches away from each other and if one lets out with a little cry they immediately go check on each other. So this lets me know that they are ok with each other and just to make sure that things don't escalate to an actual fight or blood being drawn. They are in the same room with me so I constantly look out for any aggression. I have them in the Midwest pen for guinea pigs with 2 of the log hideys and 2 water bottles. I have 2 of the Space Homes from the Guinea pig rescue as well. They stopped using them this summer and it gets very hot here (even with air conditioning) so I'm thinking the enclosed house was simply too warm for them. They used them over the winter so when it starts cooling off we are going to put one back and see if they start using it again. Your videos are very helpful. Thanks Scott!
My piggy (Ms. Piggy, who unfortunately passed away last year) was absolutely terrible to other guinea pigs. She was the last piggy who hadn't been adopted from the humane society so we were looking elsewhere to find her a friend but she kept trying to attack all of the other pigs we tried to introduce her to but she was absolutely fine by herself. Weirdly enough she was completely fine with our dogs and they only interacted when she was kept inside her cage or on someone's lap but she didn't mind them at all. She was a weird little piggy but she was definitely very happy with her situation although she was always surrounded by kids.
My cat actually snuggles with my guinea pigs! I wanted to Introduce them because I free roam them a lot and when I walked and came back to the room they were cuddling under my bed! (They are completely safe and healthy, I always supervise and when I don’t I either put them back in their cage or ask someone else to watch them and occasionally I will just leave very quickly)
I really need some help on something. So bedding is a little on the expensive side where I'm at so I need to figure something else out. I've been really considering to myself to use just a the bedding I have now and try to potty train my guinea pigs and then use fleece liner. I wondering if guinea pigs could actually be potty trained? I've heard of it but never experienced it. If it is possible what is an estimate amount of weeks or months even it can be done.
Love ur video's very helpful and love how u say think like a guinea pig i try my best to think like them i like to try talk to them and go off there body language and sounds for there answers
I lost 1 of my pigs early July he was only around 3 was an illness couldn't help him, now got to focus on our other pig but he has always been the quiet and more scared one
Love the video I have a quick question I have two females one is about a month or so younger than the other one minute the bigger one the older one the one that was here first as well one minute she's kissing on her protects her and then the next minute you hear her being mean to her kicking her are nipping at her I haven't seen no hair anything it's just when she wants to be a little B she is to her and a lot of times they won't even lay next to each other it's like one layer one side the other will lay on the other side of the cage sometimes they will lay together but other times I feel like the oldest is just being a very big bully at times is that natural or is she too aggressive and do you think I need to split the cage?
So I have a Dear faced Chihuahua whose 5 or 6 years old. Omg lysol (my gunia) and him get along so well. Lysol will antagonize choco and they'll chase each other. Lysol will get in his face and sit between his paws. Rarely but it happens. They really like each other! ;) choco is so kind and curious. They're healthy for each other. I love it.
Oddly my new guinea pig boy (Yes hes single for now, was a surprise "Gift" although I really don't have space if I get another and they have to be separated. Not quite sure what to do about that yet.) seems to enjoy the company of my small dog and vice versa. They meet at the cage and play back and forth. At the start I thought Squeaky the guinea pig was running away but the more I watched I realized he was doing laps around the cage then meeting back up with the dog at the door, squeaking and running and popcorning! He was "Gifted" to us before Easter this year and since then its been amusing to watch them. They are like a pair of long lost buddies who just wanna romp around with each other. The dog gets more freaked out than the guinea pig. :')
Just make sure that the dog can never get to the guinea pig. You would be surprised how many times I have heard horror stories. But every animal is an individual. But if an accident happens you cannot take it back
Frits, one of my piggies prrrrr if he hears a noise that he doesn't like. Most of the time it's a loud noise that he has not heard before. My other piggie Loulou runs really hard for shelter.
Pippies run is goals!!! Love it 😍 love all your videos & piggies - All the piggies are amazing in their own way with all their personalities. I have 5 rescued boys but I am all the way in Aussie 🇦🇺.
I only have 1 piggy and he is the happiest and healthiest. He is treated like a king and has lots of attention from us. We don't do any of the 5 you mentioned Scott. 😊
@@ScottysAnimals I can't get another here at the pet stores. For some reason, they don't have any piggies available. I'm thinking because of the covid-19. 🤷♀️
Loud noise also hurt 😔 there little ears to, they need to be able to hear 👂 there surroundings. So they know there safe. It can even stress them out . that’s why I I keep them in a more quiet 🤫. Scotty you’re information is Right on spot. Thank you so much for teaching everyone right way to take loving care of Guinea pigs. All the suffering that the unconditional loving 🥰 Guinea pigs have been going through in this day and age is unusable you are a beautiful person for all you do.
in regards to predator pets subject, i introduce my pigs to my dog while im holding them and the dog is calm, and vice versa while they are in their cage i'll left the dog up to let them come up to her. while they seem interested in her and her in them, i wouldnt leave them alone with each other ever. all is peace when the boss is around but all it takes is a second. not to meantion shes a hunting dog by nature.
Number 7. Sudden movements by a human when piggies aren't paying attention but they catch it while they are occupied with more important matters, like daydreaming. This will make them scurry for cover
Scotty I need some advice. My two Female guineas rumble and poke each other at the same time. Along with aggravated squeaks and butt sways. I have had them for almost a year. One will let me pet her but has taken after the fear factor of the other. They are very scared and idk how I can repair the bond between me and them 😭 I was in the beginning very slow with them. I would let them come to me. Then I would tempt them with foods and gave them a cue word of come here or yum yum. After a month I would attempt picking them up gently... this is when fears arose so high. They just seem to be interested in feeding time and not spending time with me... it’s not very bad because the one let’s me pet her but the little one is so SKITTISH. Sometimes it will bite gently my hand, not enough to break the skin... yet. I will not give up on these two GPs! I know with time and patience I can somehow gain more trust than what we have now. Is there anyway or things I can do. Drop as many questions for me as you want I will try to answer them the best I can. Thank you and I hope you can help me and my babies.
I took my two girls to my boyfriend’s house for a short vacation and his sister kicked in the window, shattering glass everywhere (even in their cage) and even started pounding aggressively at more furniture. I wasnt at the house at the time so when I came back and found out about this, my heart dropped💔 My girls were shaking and crying nearly half to death. I’ll never let my guinea pigs by any sudden noises again. Any piggie mom/dad’s worst nightmare.
@@lars3034 I believe she was both high and drunk. Doesn't excuse the behavior. It's one thing to do that to yourself but another to endanger my fragile pigs
HEY SCOTTY 👋 I've got my wheatgrass seeds and trays, They're soaking under the paper right now, I can't wait to add them into my greenhouse and get that first lot of grass for them 😀👌 growing parsley etc too I'd love to try growing peas next.
Earlier this morning it was storming and my first thought was “oh no Munchin’s gonna be so upset with the lightning which I can’t control, and when it was thundering he didn’t seem to mind oddly
Hi! I just wanted to say something about numbers 5. I have a dog. He’s a boxer. Love him. I have 4 guinea pigs all female. :) my Guinea pigs adore Zeus. He adores them. They have learned from him. One of them. Izuki; she is a silly girl. She loves it when he’s in the room. Reason being she think he is her and her siblings dad. So everytime He is in the room she shoots her head up and starts to popcorn then try’s to play with them. 😂 Zeus thinks they are tiny puppies that can’t be hurt. So he would just lay next to their cage and Izuki tries to climb out of her cage to get to him. She once when Zeus was in the room laying down asleep. I once was holding her and Zeus came up to me. She licked his nose and it scared him. 😂 he then ran away from her. Next is Smash (the runt) she hates it when I try to give her a bath or anyone that tries for that matter. But went Zeus is in the bathroom with me with smash she doesn’t put up a fight; after words she would run to him and hide behind his legs and angrily squeak at me. Fenna she got her sassiness from watching my Dog sass at my Dad. 😂
Not getting any food, omGGP! And you seem to have lost a very, tiny hawk somewhere in your home. Better catch that one! My aunt's dog loves the piggies, but I don't like him near them
I always cup my hands.... Paws, not Claws ! 😊 My Girls have their little 'domestics' but they're few and far between. I often find two squashed in a guinea-dad box! 😂
Me: *pops a big bubble wrap that had made loud noise forgetting Auto was there* Auto the Guinea pig: *wakes up and just looks at me* wtf Me: how are you not scared?
Brainy is afraid of thunder 😂 he also absolutely hates my sopranino recorder. He has no issue with any of my other instruments, but he scream squeals at me the entire time if I dare pick that one up to play it. Unrelated, but the piggies and I are melting 😭 My AC has been broke since Tuesday and maintenance doesn’t know what’s wrong. I’m very worried I have a doctors appointment tomorrow and am going to have to run a couple errands with that, and I’m going to have to leave the piggies by themselves. It’s 80 degrees in the apartment right now. We’ve nearly run out of veggies (they have carrots that’s it, I gave them all the lettuce because I was trying to keep them hydrated)... one of the stops will be the store for more veggies. I have fruits though: strawberries, apples, oranges, blackberries.... idk if I could make something with that. They’re on fleece if that matters. I do have a ton of ice packs in the fridge, not sure if I should put one in the cage while I’m gone.
I love the Guinea Pigs names.:-):-D Them being terrified of hands grabbing them makes sense.:-O:-(People should move their hands slow towards them or her /him. Rats are predators to Guinea pigs??What? Pet Rats? I don't like being alone too long either.
Fruits are only a treat very sparingly I don't give my Guinea pigs fruits hardly ever. Please look at the diet section of my Guinea pig care guide on my website
Interesting my guinea are cool with me doing lanudry and kinda snaping with the shirts to make them straight before hanging, those noises are really loud sounding like bang, tho they are fine with it. But when I have a hickup oh nononononononono
Number one thing guinea pigs are scared of: dinner being late
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Agreed! Opening the fridge and not feeding them is their biggest fear. Wheeeeeek
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For sure... or even opening the fridge and them not getting food.
U know it Mel
So true. My piggies are fine with loud noises like the vacuum without a problem. But if I walk in the room suddenly, without saying a word, they will scramble. So, I start talking to them as I'm approaching the room and then they start talking back and are happy when I walk in 😊
You have a wonderful way with animals, Shawna
@@ScottysAnimals we all talk to them while entering. (The same with horses) . I have a code language so with different intentions with the meeting... They know what to expect. I do clicking sounds with tounge while fixing things in the cage when not taking them out then they relax. Or while 'just' cuddeling with them. Well. Them... Just got one right now.(if not telling horses when You enter You can get badly hurt or killed).
Mine run out and start wheeking when they hear my voice, even across the house. They all went crazy when my fiance turned off the lights the other night without giving them a treat. 😂
I dot it as well
Me and the piggies live on the upper floor of our house and the staircase to the bottom floor is right outside of our room, so they start talking right when I take the first step. What makes it even cooler is that they never do that with any of my other family members , and I don't even have to talk to them to let them know it me, cause they can already tell by the sounds of the stairs and my footsteps ❤️
I love watching Pipsqueak behind you.
Hahaha Jackie, he's so crazy
@DJ Brumfield the thumbnail lowkey scared me more than any of theese could scare my Guinea pig
My old guinea pig Jasper was not scared of anything. In fact, I remember one time a vacuuming around his cage he ran right up to it and started rumble, strutting and challenging the vacuum cleaner to a fight. It was hilarious. Even after I turned it off he was still growling at it, like, as if the vacuum cleaner owned him money. He wasn’t doing it out of self-defense. He was legit, trying to square up with it.
one of my piggies weirdly enjoys the vaccum he'll come up to it and popcorn lmao
LOL Mine are so afraid of it!
One of mine popcorns when I vacuum too. I think he is hard of seeing so he likes the vibrations, but I could be wrong.
Same!
Mine just don't care because I vacuum my room weekly
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Loved the "hawk hands" Scotty. Great video again.One thing that has surprised me is the fact none of my pigd have ever been afraid of our cats. In fact
Thats good to hear
This is great advice! We're planning on getting 2 guinea pigs soon. My youngest daughter can be pretty loud and energetic, so we're beginning to learn about what we can do and what we can't do. We're really excited and have found a refuge to go to once we have everything the little piggies need! We just found your channel and we LOVE IT! Instant subscribers here =).
Nate was drinking too @2:08!!! It was so cute. Billy was a little louder though, this time. Oh my gosh, Pippy and Nate together just too cute to stand!!! Pippy @3:13 just chewing is too hilarious. Plus you have very expressive eyes today! ehehe My piggies were always scared of the vacuum cleaner. They would jump on top of each other and huddle. They were okay with ac or fan noise and were used to my music or tv shows and talking. I used to leave the tv on (I think Hexy really liked the gavel sound on Law & Order) to a show or ESPN or I would leave music on for them. If it were now, they would get used to Pink Floyd or the Eagles for sure! hehe:
On having them outside: the additional reason to have them in a pen or other enclosure is that if they're startled, they'll run *away* from you. They're "familiaphobes," which means they scatter when scared or startled, so the predator doesn't get the whole family. I made the mistake of assuming mine would run towards me as a familiar, safe presence. Wrong! And thus many a merry chase was had....
Thanks for clarifying. I wondered about that
Thank you so much for talking about having other pets around the piggies. I always cringe when I see pictures of cats sitting on top of guinea pig cages. I know the owners think it's cute but I always feel that it must be so stressful for the pigs.
This was such an informative video and as usual very much appreciated.
We have to separate our gerbils, jirds, and piggies from the cats! It's important for everyone's safety. Our rescued Persian cat has a surprisingly high prey drive......
We have just had three days of intense thunder storms in wales uk mine were ok but wary i heard a few purrs...... thanks scotty
Same here in pa usa
Surprised purrs, Did you watch my purring video?
@@ScottysAnimals I didn't mean purrs I meant rumbles but I couldn't think of the word😳it was late evening here 🙃
One of my boys is scared of some strange things. Quakes in fear if his water bottle moves slightly, yet he gets excited when one of the cats visits him 🤔
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I can't thank you enough for all you have done to help us learn how best to care for our newest family members.
When I first got my Napoleon, I decided to have a cuddle and watch a movie. I didn't think about my choice and just put in what I wanted. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hool was not a good choice. Napoleon hid in my hair and peed down my back. I felt so bad that I didn't think about the angry owl noises.
Oops
Aww poor baby
Yeah, we haven't watched it since.
I imagine that giving them a distraction - food - would help. Always interesting, you're a natural teacher 🥰🌻🐹
I just got two guinea pigs and I have to say, your videos are the most helpful ones I've found! Thank you for taking your time to explain everything thoroughly so new owners like me can understand a little better! You're so great at taking care of piggies ^^
Just watch out for Mr. Slave.
He may stick them where the Sun dont shine.
So glad we found your channel because we have 2 baby piggys and we need alot of help. The place we got them REALLY steered us wrong as far as telling us what all they need and dont need. They made it seem like they only need hay and water and a tiny cage. Which we all know is NOT true. They need alot more to live a HAPPY life. So we are so glad to have you scotty to help us
I love the hawk noises added in the background every time Scotty says "hawk"
I’m a New Guinea pig mom. Thank you so much Scott for your videos. They answer all my questions
Have you seen the free guide on my website?
I’m getting a guinea pig for Christmas so I’m here thanks for information
thank you for this video, really helpful. I was amazed to find out our guineas really enjoy the cats company. I mean they are usually in their cage minding their own business and in comes the cat starring at them on the outside of their cage, and they go up to the cage closer to the cat and they sorta smell him around and he smells them back. Even when i pick em up and cat comes near they reach out to him almost touching noses and they do not withdraw in fear. They sorta have this mutual friendship, they are more scarred of humans but they're fine with the cat lol!
Predator pets: lots of people will say "I know my cats would never hurt my piggies," or hamster, or rats, or gerbils, mice, chinchillas, etc. I used to be one of those people. I lived with cats, dogs, and small animals for years because my sister had all of them. None of her cats paid any attention to her small animals. Only one of her dogs displayed any interest. We were cautious of her and never let her get close enough to snatch up one of them. Then I moved and my roommates had 3 cats. I had one cat. I had a couple of hamsters and again, never feared for their safety at all. None of the cats were interested. Then I got into a relationship and he and I moved in together. My older cat had passed away by then. We got a couple of guinea pigs and later a few hamsters of different types. Then my niece found two young kittens, and she and her mom had close to ten cats at the time. I decided to adopt the two kittens, bringing them home when they were about six months old. Within days, tragedy struck. One of our hamster cages had a door that didn't latch well. We went out for a while and found our hamster dead on the kitchen floor upon our return. He had pushed open his cage door and gone exploring, which he had done a few times before. The difference was that there were now two cats in the house. It still breaks my heart to think of what he must have gone through before he died. He was not bloody or chewed up. They just "played" with him until he stopped moving. My poor baby. I'm so sorry! We decided to replace all of our cages at that point, buying new ones with two safety mechanisms to keep the door shut. We felt like we had done our best to protect our remaining little ones. But, when we let these cats into the bedroom where the small animals are, they were not like any previous cats I'd been around. They were hyper-focused on the piggies and hamsters, and rats at that time too. They would not stop jumping on top of the cages or stalking around the sides. We decided we would watch then when we let them in the room, never leave them alone with the cats in there, and not let the cats in when we were asleep. It didn't take very long before we realized that was a mistake. One of the cats came in the room, and we had a sweet, friendly dwarf hamster. He heard me and came up on his ledge to say hello and the cat started patting the side of the cage. As I yelled at the cat and started to get up to put him put of the room, his claw hit my little hamster in the eye. My little baby was dead ten minutes later. I wanted to kill myself because I had been right there and wasn't fast enough to prevent it. The cats haven't hurt any more of them, but we are hyper-vigilant to the point of paranoia. Even at now 3 years old these cats relentlessly stalk and want to harass the piggies and hamsters. The rats passed a while back. My point in telling you this is that you may have cats or dogs who you think won't hurt your little ones, but you never know. Some cats or dogs may be indifferent to them, but others like my current ones are ridiculous in their pursuit of what they consider their prey. I will not let my cats hurt or kill another hamster or a piggie. But I've learned my lesson. NEVER EVER trust a cat or a dog with a small animal.
Wtf. I would have logically give them (the cats) since a while. Your most ancient pets should be more important.
Let me say. My dog Zeus is 8 turning 9 this year. Just thinks they are tiny puppies and gets angry at us when he isn’t aloud to protect them When we have our neighbors over and their little kid wants to play with them. One of them is just obsessed with Zues. To the point where she had gotten a habit of his. 😂 Whenever I say paw to my dog, she would copy him.
I really like the way this guy makes videos, so detailed. thanks for letting me know these knowledges, so useful!
Thank you .
Love the shirt. At first I thought you got a bunch of hay on you until I saw the faces of the piggies’ faces poking through the hay
i just love Scotty and his personality and presence on camera along with his edits and cute little sounds he inserts. Scotty I really appreciate you and the information you freely give out! Your heart is the size of an elephants! Thank you thank you keep being Scotty!
Nice guiding us to take care are Guinea pig good idea thank you scotty.more blessing to you..
Your videos are awesome I just got a guinea pig 3 months ago
Due to a predator pet, an alligator, I got my two lady piggies, which turned into 9 piggies all together. I currently have 5 girls and one boy (he can see them but can't touch!). I have 4 cats and 1 dog. The doggo wants to clean the piggies like he cleans the kitties, but is denied, but the piggies love to touch noses with him. 3 out of the 4 kitties could care less about the piggies, but kitten who is the same age as the younger piggies wanted to "play" with piggies. I have two large cages attached for the girls one is covered one not. Kitten jumps in and decides to "play" I'm trying to get untangled from a fish tank cleaning, when I got to the cages my sassy girls were teaching kitten piggie manners. So now he jumps in the cage if people he doesn't know come near his piggies. He occasionally sleeps in the open cage with the girls sleeping and eating around him. So he's considered piggie no. 7.
Where does the alligator come in?
@@ScottysAnimals a coworker had an alligator as a pet. Alligator kept breaking out of his enclosure and getting into the piggie enclosure (a kiddie pool). New wife was appalled so he decided rehome piggies. I took the only red eyed one whom is a sweetheart and the most skittish one also a sweetie. Turned out both were pregnant 😳 . Now I have a herd of 6!
3:12 if you have a cage with roof (unlike Scottys here) then that is something you can use to enclose the area
Just for GODS SAKE DO NOT, and i repeat DO NOT lift the cage up before the guinea pigs. Use the attached openings in the cage to get them out before doing so, and in for that matter (AKA Plant the cage before the Guinea Pigs)
I got very close to one of mine hiding in a bush because someone made a mistake. It wasnt me, but i was the one suffering from it.
My piggies fear the nail clippers and a bath
You have to watch my videos about both of those topics and you will relieve most of their stress and anxiety with my techniques. Just search scotties animals nail clips and bath
Scott, your a good dude!!!
Thank you so much I really needed this information. I have a piggie of my own who I very adore. Also is there any tip of cleaning c&c cage with regular human fleece blankets.
Yes Megan you should not use regular fleece blankets because they do not absorb properly and they get really gross. You need actual fleece pads designed for Guinea pigs. Check out Skinnypigs1 for fleece tips
Thank you so much I will make sure I order some online.
@The pigeon Weirdo I know Im sorry I did have 2 piggies but long story about that..... So I thought my guinea pig had parasites so I gave him that oral horse medicene that was. Recommend in los Angles piggie rescue and I gave my piggie to much l so I brought him to the exotic emergency room and just to get it in it cost 130 not including medicene. This was the 3rd or 4th week that I had my guinea pig sandy and max. So i wanted to treat the medicene because it was cheaper and I'm only 16 so I dont have that kind of money to take him to the vet so i thought i gave him a little bit but the next day he was not well so i told my mom we need to take him to the vet. I knew I did not have the money to take him but my mom she paid $160 and they wanted to keep him at the hospital over night but that would cost me about $700. So I told her to just pay the doctor for the visit and the fluided that he got because i knew I would never pay her back.(So when I turn 16 I got $125 and i really wanted a guinea pig so my mom told me you are responsible and buying everything the guinea pig need. So i went to the petsmart and my cousin gave me money to support and she said you can buy two. So i did. I bought 2 male baby guinea pigs.) So back to the story my mom said that I was unreasonable to do. She said if i was responsible than you wouldn't of pick the $130 instead of him getting the treatment he need which was going to cost my mom $700 and there was no way i could pay her back. So that why I went with the option to pay for the visit and fluided that they gave him. So my mom said she giving my healthy guinea pig away and your keeping the sick one . she said you should of listen to me when we saw that thing underneath his eye instead you bought that medicene. I was so sad when she said that.my heart was really torn because I really wanted to keep him. I thought my other guinea pig wasent going to make it because I overdose him 100 times more than the dose he was suppose to have and the doctor sai he is half blind and some part of his nucor logical brain is damage. I felt really bad like really really bad I was crying and kept telling my guinea im so sorry over and over . and praying to god to make him better. All i wanted to do is to help and give him Medicene to kill that parasite under his eyes. Then the doctor said he didn't even have parasites it was a ringworm. Thats when I had all the guilt becasue it was my fault that my piggie sandy is sick and if he died I just don't know what I will do. I just always had that heart for animals. Always wanted to keep them safe and then this happen to my piggie because of me
Thankfully my sick guinea is now back to healthy. He is not blind and he just back to his normal self.I thought he was going to pass away but god made him better. So that how I end up having one guinea pig now. Now I make sure I know everything about piggies so I want ever have that experience again. And this wasent to long ago. This happen in june of 2020. So I have learn a big lesson. But he was my first guinea pig and still is. Although I still wish my mom didnt give max away because I know these are social aninals and now sandy is by himself. He still scared of me but with this video it defintely help. This channel has truly save me and I hope he knows this. I know when you read this your going think im a bad person but please know that I love animals and will never hurt them on purpose.(sandy is know letting me pet him and he eating freah veggie out of my hand so when i put my hand in the cage he dont feel as threaten. Also I hope you understand the story not sure if this will even makes sense to you but hopfully you get the point) also do you have any tips to make my piggie sandy happy or more entertain because he by himself. I would get another one but i dont think my mom would let me .i am just going to show my mom that I can do this an show that I really do care abut my piggie sandy and he deserve a buddy to play with. His cage is really big. Its a c&c cage and i made pretty big so i think another could fit plus I only have to buy more hay and pellets. My mom says why you got him in that big cage. He was find that store bought cage. She dont really understand but thats okay. Hopefully I could talk my way to maybe get another piggie so sandy can have a friend. Remember I did not mean to harm sandy but all that matters is he is still here healthy as can be. And wanting to eat all veggie but he can't. Lol
@@meganheard6139 Be confident now Megan , you have learned from your mistakes. Yes you must get your mum to understand that your little piggy needs a friend and that you are now older and wiser to look after them properly with Scotty's help . (and ours! ) Love and hugs xXx
@@angiemcdonald4248 awww Thank you so much. Your words really brighten my day😃
im getting another piggie tomorrow! my other will be so happy. :)
I might get some too! Which is why im watching these
Thank you Edie, BUT did you watch my bonding rules video? Adopting a Guinea pig for another without making sure they will bond is a recipe for disaster and heartache
Number 2
In the Summertime my guinea pigs spend a lot of time in the garden. The first time they get out after the cold season I put some of their indoor equipment on the grass like houses or (used) blankets. It has the smell of their home territory and are small islands of their save hide outs.
When they enter a new wide area they need sth they know and means safety for them. After a while they venture out and explore the new area... an almost endless field of delicious gras (yummy) and wooden hide outs (made for outdoor)
P.S.
Your advices are always helpful, Scotty
We get really loud severe storms here and the boys just rumblestrut at the first few bangs, then ignore it. Pretty sure they missed the memo on predators too, they confidently go up to the wire to touch noses with the cats (fully enclosed cage, cats cant get in without opposable thumbs), and if the cats jump up beside me during lap time the piggies will always try to greet them. The cats arent so sure about them when the piggies aren't caged though and usually bolt!😆
The only teeth chattering I've ever seen from our guys is towards me if I dare come near the cage and they can't smell veggies. 😋
Very helpful info!! I always try to make sure I have some structures for my piggies to hide under especially when we go outside 😊
Yes, Piggies don't like to feel exposed and make sure they can't run away
Pipsqueak is so cute in the background
#6 reminds me of something from over a decade ago. I remember my friend used to have a guinea pig. I was always wondering why it was so aggressive/skittish. I did not know that they shouldn't be alone until i tried to find answers for myself.
Thanks, a really good and informative video
As for music. I do recall in the past some songs that my guinea pigs did NOT like.
Whenever they played there was purring, loud LOUD purring.
Since its purring i dont know if its them being scared, or annoyed.
1:30 I happen to be clumsy, so sometimes heavy things fall on the floor with a loud sound. Wheneverthis happens its not just them that get spooked but me as well haha.
My guinea (3 y.o) was actually very curious about my cat (16 y.o) and my cat even afraid at first, later they were often sleeping on my lap, both at the same time. I guess it's really dependent on animal's personality and perhaps their age.
@The pigeon Weirdo Well, It doesn't really matter anymore since both animals have passed.
@The pigeon Weirdo it's okay, been a long time, wounds have healed :)
Thank you, Scott for your awesome videos and sharing your knowledge!
Wow! You've really fixed up that room. The pigs look very comfy
Love the hawk sound effects.
Kakaaaaw!!!!
@@ScottysAnimals Yes! Love that sound. (Fun fact, the call of the red tail hawk was substituted for eagle calls in westerns.)
I loved this video! I think you addressed the "mind of a guinea pig" very well. And your voice is so soothing! Small critters must love you lol
I always feed my gerbils and give them fresh enrichment before I vacuum and that helps them stay calm
Weirdly, I had one guinea pig that wasn't afraid of the cat. He was a smallish kitten when we got him, and she was an older pig. One day he stuck his paw through the bars, and she nipped him. He never bothered them after that, though he was confused for a bit. (Like, hey, that's not how it's supposed to work!)
Thank you for the information about the rumblestrutting. I have a 10 month old guinea pig (named April) and a 8 month old guinea pig (named Apple). I don't know if it's because the fact that Apple is in her teenage months or if she is in heat but she will rumblestrutt and chase April for 2-3 days out of each month. April is very patient and usually just puts up with her but they have never drawn blood. Occasionally April will give her a little butt punch just to get her to back off. They will sleep 6 inches away from each other and if one lets out with a little cry they immediately go check on each other. So this lets me know that they are ok with each other and just to make sure that things don't escalate to an actual fight or blood being drawn. They are in the same room with me so I constantly look out for any aggression.
I have them in the Midwest pen for guinea pigs with 2 of the log hideys and 2 water bottles. I have 2 of the Space Homes from the Guinea pig rescue as well. They stopped using them this summer and it gets very hot here (even with air conditioning) so I'm thinking the enclosed house was simply too warm for them. They used them over the winter so when it starts cooling off we are going to put one back and see if they start using it again. Your videos are very helpful. Thanks Scott!
Thank you
My piggy (Ms. Piggy, who unfortunately passed away last year) was absolutely terrible to other guinea pigs. She was the last piggy who hadn't been adopted from the humane society so we were looking elsewhere to find her a friend but she kept trying to attack all of the other pigs we tried to introduce her to but she was absolutely fine by herself. Weirdly enough she was completely fine with our dogs and they only interacted when she was kept inside her cage or on someone's lap but she didn't mind them at all. She was a weird little piggy but she was definitely very happy with her situation although she was always surrounded by kids.
Thanks Scotty, this was informative!
Always love your videos Scotty ☺️
I really wish I could double like this video Scotty you are amazing!
My cat actually snuggles with my guinea pigs! I wanted to Introduce them because I free roam them a lot and when I walked and came back to the room they were cuddling under my bed! (They are completely safe and healthy, I always supervise and when I don’t I either put them back in their cage or ask someone else to watch them and occasionally I will just leave very quickly)
Not to mention she thinks that they’re kittens. I often find her trying to play with them and rolling around in front them trying to them to play.
Guinea pigs would also fear living in the same enclosure as another animal (ie rabbits). They can only live with other guinea pigs.
I really need some help on something. So bedding is a little on the expensive side where I'm at so I need to figure something else out. I've been really considering to myself to use just a the bedding I have now and try to potty train my guinea pigs and then use fleece liner. I wondering if guinea pigs could actually be potty trained? I've heard of it but never experienced it. If it is possible what is an estimate amount of weeks or months even it can be done.
Love ur video's very helpful and love how u say think like a guinea pig i try my best to think like them i like to try talk to them and go off there body language and sounds for there answers
I lost 1 of my pigs early July he was only around 3 was an illness couldn't help him, now got to focus on our other pig but he has always been the quiet and more scared one
What mine fears.....
To. Forget to feed them
Haha
Hahaha yes
Yes. Even if I just gave mine hay they will still be begging for more.
Enjoy the information. First time piggy owner , my daughters love them
One of my piggies fears the smell of onions (I don’t feed them onions). He makes a funny face and runs away.
You better brush your teeth lol
XD
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Your piggy is my spirit animal. Lol I'm allergic to onions, so I have a similar reaction to them. 😉
Tiffany Anderson 😄🧅
I appreciate Scotty so much!
Thanks Scotty! Actually my cats are afraid of my piggies because the piggies chase them and have no fear!
Love the video I have a quick question I have two females one is about a month or so younger than the other one minute the bigger one the older one the one that was here first as well one minute she's kissing on her protects her and then the next minute you hear her being mean to her kicking her are nipping at her I haven't seen no hair anything it's just when she wants to be a little B she is to her and a lot of times they won't even lay next to each other it's like one layer one side the other will lay on the other side of the cage sometimes they will lay together but other times I feel like the oldest is just being a very big bully at times is that natural or is she too aggressive and do you think I need to split the cage?
Watch my bonding rules video please on my website
I love pipsqueak running around and contact with the others
Awesome video🐹
Wow what a nice piggy channel gonna subscribe thanks to you!!
So I have a Dear faced Chihuahua whose 5 or 6 years old. Omg lysol (my gunia) and him get along so well. Lysol will antagonize choco and they'll chase each other. Lysol will get in his face and sit between his paws. Rarely but it happens. They really like each other! ;) choco is so kind and curious. They're healthy for each other. I love it.
Oddly my new guinea pig boy (Yes hes single for now, was a surprise "Gift" although I really don't have space if I get another and they have to be separated. Not quite sure what to do about that yet.) seems to enjoy the company of my small dog and vice versa. They meet at the cage and play back and forth. At the start I thought Squeaky the guinea pig was running away but the more I watched I realized he was doing laps around the cage then meeting back up with the dog at the door, squeaking and running and popcorning! He was "Gifted" to us before Easter this year and since then its been amusing to watch them. They are like a pair of long lost buddies who just wanna romp around with each other. The dog gets more freaked out than the guinea pig. :')
Just make sure that the dog can never get to the guinea pig. You would be surprised how many times I have heard horror stories. But every animal is an individual. But if an accident happens you cannot take it back
Frits, one of my piggies prrrrr if he hears a noise that he doesn't like. Most of the time it's a loud noise that he has not heard before.
My other piggie Loulou runs really hard for shelter.
Pippies run is goals!!! Love it 😍 love all your videos & piggies - All the piggies are amazing in their own way with all their personalities. I have 5 rescued boys but I am all the way in Aussie 🇦🇺.
I only have 1 piggy and he is the happiest and healthiest. He is treated like a king and has lots of attention from us. We don't do any of the 5 you mentioned Scott. 😊
That means you only have one to go Anna
@The pigeon Weirdo Most of the pet stores here tell you it's ok to have only 1 but the piggy would need more attention which we do. ❤
@@ScottysAnimals I can't get another here at the pet stores. For some reason, they don't have any piggies available. I'm thinking because of the covid-19. 🤷♀️
This video helped me a lot so now I’m getting a 2 one now so mines not alone!
10:43
Haha, this just further proves my theory that I am a guinea pig.
Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
SAME!! XD
Loud noise also hurt 😔 there little ears to, they need to be able to hear 👂 there surroundings. So they know there safe. It can even stress them out . that’s why I I keep them in a more quiet 🤫. Scotty you’re information is Right on spot. Thank you so much for teaching everyone right way to take loving care of Guinea pigs. All the suffering that the unconditional loving 🥰 Guinea pigs have been going through in this day and age is unusable you are a beautiful person for all you do.
Thank you Scotty
If I say 'ow' my piggies seem to know I'm hurt and will lick me-
Especially the most cheeky of my girls
FIRST!
ALSO Just wanna say thank you so much for helping me and my mom get out three guineas
You're welcome!
in regards to predator pets subject, i introduce my pigs to my dog while im holding them and the dog is calm, and vice versa while they are in their cage i'll left the dog up to let them come up to her. while they seem interested in her and her in them, i wouldnt leave them alone with each other ever. all is peace when the boss is around but all it takes is a second. not to meantion shes a hunting dog by nature.
then again it could be an act as i've witnessed multiple occassions of them baiting her to the cage only to flick bedding and poop all over her
Number 7. Sudden movements by a human when piggies aren't paying attention but they catch it while they are occupied with more important matters, like daydreaming. This will make them scurry for cover
Scotty I need some advice. My two Female guineas rumble and poke each other at the same time. Along with aggravated squeaks and butt sways. I have had them for almost a year. One will let me pet her but has taken after the fear factor of the other. They are very scared and idk how I can repair the bond between me and them 😭 I was in the beginning very slow with them. I would let them come to me. Then I would tempt them with foods and gave them a cue word of come here or yum yum. After a month I would attempt picking them up gently... this is when fears arose so high. They just seem to be interested in feeding time and not spending time with me... it’s not very bad because the one let’s me pet her but the little one is so SKITTISH. Sometimes it will bite gently my hand, not enough to break the skin... yet. I will not give up on these two GPs! I know with time and patience I can somehow gain more trust than what we have now. Is there anyway or things I can do. Drop as many questions for me as you want I will try to answer them the best I can. Thank you and I hope you can help me and my babies.
I took my two girls to my boyfriend’s house for a short vacation and his sister kicked in the window, shattering glass everywhere (even in their cage) and even started pounding aggressively at more furniture. I wasnt at the house at the time so when I came back and found out about this, my heart dropped💔 My girls were shaking and crying nearly half to death. I’ll never let my guinea pigs by any sudden noises again. Any piggie mom/dad’s worst nightmare.
I would do the same things to the girl ;-; Guinea pigs deserve love ❤️
@@lars3034 I believe she was both high and drunk. Doesn't excuse the behavior. It's one thing to do that to yourself but another to endanger my fragile pigs
HEY SCOTTY 👋 I've got my wheatgrass seeds and trays, They're soaking under the paper right now, I can't wait to add them into my greenhouse and get that first lot of grass for them 😀👌 growing parsley etc too I'd love to try growing peas next.
Make sure to change the water or keep the roots lightly misted because some people have reported buggies
Lol @ 3:32 you scared me with your hands, I can picture what the Guinea pig feels.
My guinea pigs vet is called Best Friends Veterinarian Hospital
Send me an email so I don't forget
And don't forget to tell me where it is
Earlier this morning it was storming and my first thought was “oh no Munchin’s gonna be so upset with the lightning which I can’t control, and when it was thundering he didn’t seem to mind oddly
While watching you talk about predator pets, an ad for cat food interrupts the video. Ironic!
Meow! Sorry about that. Piggies gotta eat
Hi! I just wanted to say something about numbers 5. I have a dog. He’s a boxer. Love him. I have 4 guinea pigs all female. :) my Guinea pigs adore Zeus. He adores them. They have learned from him. One of them. Izuki; she is a silly girl. She loves it when he’s in the room. Reason being she think he is her and her siblings dad. So everytime He is in the room she shoots her head up and starts to popcorn then try’s to play with them. 😂 Zeus thinks they are tiny puppies that can’t be hurt. So he would just lay next to their cage and Izuki tries to climb out of her cage to get to him. She once when Zeus was in the room laying down asleep. I once was holding her and Zeus came up to me. She licked his nose and it scared him. 😂 he then ran away from her. Next is Smash (the runt) she hates it when I try to give her a bath or anyone that tries for that matter. But went Zeus is in the bathroom with me with smash she doesn’t put up a fight; after words she would run to him and hide behind his legs and angrily squeak at me. Fenna she got her sassiness from watching my Dog sass at my Dad. 😂
Not getting any food, omGGP! And you seem to have lost a very, tiny hawk somewhere in your home. Better catch that one! My aunt's dog loves the piggies, but I don't like him near them
I always cup my hands....
Paws, not Claws ! 😊
My Girls have their little 'domestics' but they're few and far between. I often find two squashed in a guinea-dad box! 😂
Me: *pops a big bubble wrap that had made loud noise forgetting Auto was there*
Auto the Guinea pig: *wakes up and just looks at me* wtf
Me: how are you not scared?
Brainy is afraid of thunder 😂 he also absolutely hates my sopranino recorder. He has no issue with any of my other instruments, but he scream squeals at me the entire time if I dare pick that one up to play it.
Unrelated, but the piggies and I are melting 😭 My AC has been broke since Tuesday and maintenance doesn’t know what’s wrong. I’m very worried I have a doctors appointment tomorrow and am going to have to run a couple errands with that, and I’m going to have to leave the piggies by themselves. It’s 80 degrees in the apartment right now. We’ve nearly run out of veggies (they have carrots that’s it, I gave them all the lettuce because I was trying to keep them hydrated)... one of the stops will be the store for more veggies. I have fruits though: strawberries, apples, oranges, blackberries.... idk if I could make something with that. They’re on fleece if that matters. I do have a ton of ice packs in the fridge, not sure if I should put one in the cage while I’m gone.
You've gotta have a bunch of frozen water bottles
I love the Guinea Pigs names.:-):-D Them being terrified of hands grabbing them makes sense.:-O:-(People should move their hands slow towards them or her /him. Rats are predators to Guinea pigs??What? Pet Rats? I don't like being alone too long either.
How do you get your baby guinea pigs to eat veggies and fruits
Fruits are only a treat very sparingly I don't give my Guinea pigs fruits hardly ever. Please look at the diet section of my Guinea pig care guide on my website
Your guinea pigs are so cute.
Thank you Daisy!
love your videos :)
Thanks Emma ♡
@@ScottysAnimals no problem :) like yourself guinea pigs are my life 🐾
Interesting my guinea are cool with me doing lanudry and kinda snaping with the shirts to make them straight before hanging, those noises are really loud sounding like bang, tho they are fine with it. But when I have a hickup oh nononononononono
Hi Scotty! This ones for Florida :) Exoticare Veterinary Services, I take my guinea pig here and it’s great 😀
Thank you for answering my question #4 😍