Do Guinea Pigs Read Body Language?

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     You have heard of dogs, cats and the regular run of the mill house pets that read body language and can judge your character based upon that but do guinea pigs read body language too? In order to become comfortable with you and those around it, do guinea pigs read body language in order to become more familiar with you and the surroundings? Absolutely they do. They don't speak or communicate in our ways so they rely on the animal instinct and that instinct relies on your body language, your speech and the way you handle the guinea pig.

To effectively understand and answer the question of do guinea pigs read body language we should assess where these little creatures originally came from and how they became a regular household pet. They were found by the Inca tribe in South America and were traded for the fur as well as the meat. They were traded to Europeans and consequently were taken to the continent of Europe where the common folk fell in love with them and took them in as pets.

It was here that they first started to become domesticated and people started to question, if reading people is possible for this animal? The owners believed that they could and would shy away from certain people and come close to others. The reasons could be that of smell as an alternative to reading body language however, all signs seemed to point to the guinea pig reading the body language.

Do Guinea Pigs Read Your Body Language?

If you are the owner of a guinea pig or many guinea pigs, try a little harmless experiment with them to answer figure out if they can in fact read your bodily movements and other indicators of emotion. If you come up on the cage in a manner of anger or upset, they might shy away from you as your body language dictates an era of negative energy. The smell you give off when angry or upset is also different and aside from asking the question, do guinea pigs read your body language, they can also pick up on the different smells you emit when you are in a foul mood.

Guinea pigs are very intelligent creatures and are able to interpret the different moods and feelings from us human beings, as you will be able to tell yourself. Next time you are playing with your guinea pigs, try this harmless experiment or pay attention when you are upset or sad how your pets act differently towards you.