How to catch a guinea pig

Guinea pigs are rather shy animals. With a lack of constant intensive communication with a person, they are reluctantly given into hands. 

When they are taken from above, they tend to try to escape. This awakens in them the instinctive reaction of their ancestors, who suffered most from birds of prey. 

It is best to take guinea pigs behind the front legs, with the thumb of the right hand pressed to the left, and the rest of the fingers cover its back on the right so that the back of the head and the front of the back are covered by the palm. Then with the left hand they pick it up under the chest and stomach. For small children, it is best to handle guinea pigs carefully by the breast. 

Guinea pigs are very agile. With a free walk around the room, they instantly disappear under the furniture. Often you have to wait a very long time and patiently until they reappear. Hunting with a net is possible, however, as a result of this, the guinea pig will be wary of being caught in the future and will become even more careful. 

In a garden or any other open place, even a very tame guinea pig should never be left to run in an unlimited space; she hides very quickly in bushes or tall grass, and even with a bright color she is very difficult to find. Already on the first night, she becomes an easy prey for cats, birds of prey, etc.