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taming again!

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Question
hi thank u for all your help so far. i hav had my piggy for  3
months and he is perfect when i get him out of his cage but when i put him back the only way he won't get out of my hands is if i put both my hand seculy under his 2 front legs otherwise he will jump out of my hands. what should i do? Also
how old is it when a young guinea pig is an adult

Answer
Hi

My pigs are the same. As soon as they see their home they wriggle. I do what you do and securely hold them and place them back in their cage. Its normal for a pig to be keen to return to "their" territory.

Piggies are sexually mature from a young age but as they stop growing at around 14 months, this is when I would say a pig is an adult.

Andy