Bashful - Guinea Pig Small Animal

Shelter: BC SPCA - Burnaby Branch Animal ID: 518646 Birthdate: October 15, 2017 - Adult Spayed/Neutered: Unknown Unknown Please note due to the current COVID-19 pandemic our adoption process has changed. Please visit our website https://spca.bc.ca/adoption/how-to-adopt/ for more information. All adoptions are by appointment only once we have received an application. ***Due to the high number of applications we receive for our animals, we will only be contacting potential adopters to further review their application*** 'Bashful' was named due to his personality of being scared. He is bonded with 'Doc' and they both came from a not so nice living environment. They were not handled and or socialized properly.How to change a scared guinea pig into a friendly and inquisitive guinea pig: Give it greenery and put it in a dark space and softly croon to it while it is eating. Do not make any loud noises or move suddenly. Keep this up for days or even weeks, and your guinea pig should become less and less scared. Gradually move your guinea pig out into the open, out of the darkness into the light, and pet it while crooning. They also scurry in to their haciendas which is a sign of preferred places. In the right home, these boys should come around with someone that has plenty of patience.