My guinea pig runs around her cage at random hours of the night. Why does she do this?

Question

My guinea pig runs around her cage at random hours of the night. Why does she do this?

Answer 1

my guinea pig did the same thing.When he did this i would playfully tell him to stop and he would pause and i would take him out for at least an hour.it works.

Answer 2

She is nocturnal meaning she sleeps during the day and runs around and eats during the night.

Answer 3

She's alone, Get a He for her.

You can try another She if you don't want to risk your home being flooded with litters of gunieapigs once every 3 months.

You can also try sterilizing the couple or anyone to avoid getting litters.Guinea pigs are extremely social, herd animals and thrive in the company of another pig. If you are going to be away for a large part of the day, consider getting a pair of guinea pigs of the same s*x. You will end up with a brighter and happier animal.

The thing is this type of animals (rodents, rabbits) are very very s**y (as they say in the commercials) . So, let them mate, if you'd like your pets' mental stability.

And if you don't value wildlife and their minds, don't worry about it.

Answer 4

Have no fear, my guinea pig does it too. :)

It's their nature, they are partially nocturnal. It just means it has some energy to burn.

Answer 5

They usually do zoomies around the cage

http://www.guinealynx.info/healthycavy.h...

Answer 6

She is alone and probably bored.She must use her enrgy so I think it is normal that night "training".

Answer 7

She probably bored you should get her a friend!!!

Answer 8

You only have one guinea pig? I think she's lonely and just amusing herself....

Answer 9

In the wild, guinea pigs are crepuscular. Meaning that they are active in the hours during twilight. Don't worry, this is just her doing her natural thing. If it bothers you too much, you could try training her to have a "bedtime".