An Essay About Guinea Pigs

WEEAAAAAKKK A WEEEEEAAAAAAAKKKK!!!!!! That’s the noise you’ll be hearing over and over again if you try to pick up my guinea pigs. They’ll think you’re a stranger and try to hide from you. As you would be seeing right in front of you, you’ll know right away that they’re very shy. My guinea pigs are shy when they meet someone new. Sometimes when we go away on a trip, my friends will watch them, and feed them. But they’ll just start to run around their crate and hide in their little wood house, blue igloo or their log. Sometimes they try to freeze in the middle of the crate thinking we don’t see them even though we do. They also run all around under their hay basket and accidentally knock it over when one of my friends try to take them out of their crate. My guinea pigs are shy when someone picks them up. When someone try’s to pick up my guinea pigs they run around and hide somewhere in their crate. Although they’ve gotten used to me picking them up they are not super happy when someone else does. They squirm and wiggle to try and hop out of your hands and their claws scratch you when you pick them up. Normally, they nibble your finger or once in a while if they feel like it, they lick your fingers when you lay them on your lap(it’s mostly if they think your fingers taste good or if they just feel like licking your fingers). Also, when we put them in the bathroom they run straight behind the toilet so we can’t get to them. My guinea pigs are scared of loud noises. When I walk into my room they start going crazy by running around and squeaking from me opening my door. Also, when we clean their crate, sometimes my mom vacuums around the floor and then they start squealing SUPER loudly. They hear every noise I make. Occasionally they freak out just when I open my desk drawer. The only exception is when I play the Hamilton soundtrack because they seem to enjoy it. Now do you see how shy my guinea pigs are from their talkative squealing to their scuffling away from you? They may appear adorable , but don’t fall for their cuteness, because they probably won’t adore you as much as you think!