Hello all! As of Monday I am now a brand new guinea pig owner. I've owned a variety of other pets, and currently have two dogs (a Boston and a pug), but guinea pigs are completely new to me ( Read more... )

I got my 3 pigs around February from a rescue. It is a momma, one of her babies from her first litter and one of her babies from her second litter. When I got them, I was told they were very well socialized, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Unless they just don't like meI've tried very hard to socialize them, but I'm really to the point where ( Read more... )

I tried finding this info online but I couldn't really find an answer to my question:

My guinea finally lets me cuddle and pet him! YAY! So now, how do I do this? Where do they like to be pet/scratched? For example, a dog will enjoy scratching his ears and the general tail bone area. What about guinea pigs? Boars, if that makes a difference.Thanks