bonding help

I just recently got 3 piggies. Two girls and 1 boy. One of the girls fell out of the cage the other day and I grabbed her the absolute wrong way without thinking, she screamed. I feel like I keep having negative experiences that scare her. Have I ruined the chance to bond with her? She won’t...

Hi all! So I posted on here when I got my little baby Lincoln who is 4 months old almost 5 now. I got him as a single as he was alone in a pet store already being the only male there. I have been contacting rescues to get him a companion guinea pig for him. Well the rescue had a female come in...

Hello everyone, so recently i picked up a small I'm guessing 4 month ish pig off Craigslist, and began introducting her to my almost 1 year old sows, i live in a packed house so it wasnt possible and continues not to be, for me to find a neutral space inside but i regularly take my 2 outside, i...

Hey there! Sorry in advanced for the long post, having some bonding trouble and not sure what to do. Last week we adopted Almond (1.5yr sow), and Acorn (8 months recovering-neutered boar). We already have 2 sows, Peanut and Waffles (both 9 months). Our set up is 3 separate C&C cages sharing...

Hi, I have bit of a bonding problem and I cannot seem to figure out how to solve it. I've have 8 guinea pigs over the years and have been able to bond them successfully. However, awhile ago I got a new piggy named Rocky. There are two others I'm trying to bond him with, Einstein and Cataldo...

Hello everyone! I’m new to Guinea pigs but I’ve done EXTENSIVE research on them. I have a 7 month old & a 4 month old, both males. I had the oldest first and got him a friend. My problem is the bonding. So I put them in a neutral area with lots of hay. Lots of snacks. There has been ZERO...

Hello, I have recently had the opportunity to take another male guinea pig into my care, however I am worried he may break the bond of my existing two males (siblings, nearly 3yrs) and was wondering if anybody has had experiences or advice on a situation like this please. I have had the...

Background Hello. Just joined the forum as I have questions on the progress of bonding. Both pigs I got from the shelter about a month apart and are currently in a neutral bonding pen right now. The one I've had the longest (Zavala), has a custom build 2 by 4 C&C grid-size cage. She has a very...

Following my initial thread, which can be found here... I have now reached a stage where bonding is finally going to happen soon. First the boar had to be 6 months before neutering could be done, then I was told by the vet that he had to be at least 1kg, because otherwise there could be...

Hello all I apologize in advance for the long explanation, I'll start out with a bit of intro. A couple years back my sister got a guinea pig. His name is Bleu. We went on vacation a while later, and boarded him at a rescue. We asked them to try him out with some other pigs to see if there were...

Hi, I have 4 guinea pigs (Blossom, Totoro, Bilbo and Ponyo). Blossom, Totoro, and Bilbo are almost 6 months old. We don't know the age of Ponyo, but we know he is an adult and at least 1 year old. At first, we had two guinea pigs that came from different places and that we had bonded, their...

Hello everyone, I'm looking to get 4 baby sows for my 2 year old rescue boar. I just needed some advice on when it comes to adding them all to a cage after the (hopefully) successful bonding. I plan on using new fleece liners as well as new beds/hides/bowls/bottles/other accessories but just...

Hi, I have just tried to bond my 2 females with a neutered male. My females are a bonded pair and have been for most of their life. I picked up a neutered male a couple of days ago and had them in cages next to each other. Bennie is a nervous little pig (he is a rescue from an abuse home and...

Our 2.5 year old female guinea pig lost its mate a few weeks ago. We have bought a baby female and kept them in separate accommodation 4 days and swapped fleecy items during this time too. We didn't do the quarantine period because the older one was bereaved. I have a few questions: 1. Now we...

Hi there, I haven't owned piggies in a few years, and have never kept boys before. I recently got a 15 week old boar and then a bigger boar (the person who sold him to me claimed he was also 15 weeks but he seems a bit older to me) to live with him. They are still absolutely terrified of me, and...

Hey guys, in my last two threads I talked about how my guinea pig Hobbes has passed away. Calvin Was Hobbes cage mate and he was the dominant male while Hobbes was more of a chilled guy. I recently found somebody who can no longer care for their 7 month old guinea pig and I offered to take him...

Hi everyone! New owner here :-) Myself and my partner welcomed 3 beautiful 6 week old female guinea pigs into our lives last Thursday (Tofu, Peanut, and Noodle). They have a large 4x2 enclosure with lots of places to hide, things to explore, and interesting chew items. Since they've arrived...

Hullo everyone! I currently have only one female piggie who is about five months old. I finally found another pig that I think would make a good mate, but I'm here to make sure. The new piggie is a one month old female. :luv: Would the age difference be hazardous to the little one? My current...

Rolo is just chilling on me as I lay down, I put him on my chest and he has been here for about 15 mins. If he was scared would he flee? I have been brushing his fur gently to bond with him. So desperate for my piggies to love me

hi guys! i just put chocolate and caramel together to start their bonding and these are the things that are happening so far. i can't record because moving too much makes them freeze up, so i hope you can gather good or bad from what i can give you! caramel (my bigger piggie) has been sitting...