bonding

Unfortunately last night my oldest girl Olive peacefully passed away, I already miss her so much. This leaves her sister Pepper alone, I gave her a soft toy last night and this morning she came over as normal for her breakfast and is eating and drinking. She is a shy, easily spooked pig due to...

Hi guys I need some advice I’m new to owning Guinea pigs, I got my first pair at the end of March when they were 7wks everything was fine and they got on great. Last week I decided to get another two who were 8wks and ensured they were in a separate cage to our original two (Rocket and Rory)...

I'm going to try explain this the best i can, i’ve attached pics with their names next to them down below. I have 4 guiena pigs but they are housed in 2 seperate cages in pairs (Gus & Karma as a pair and Viva & Sugar as the second pair, same as in the pics). For years i only had Viva and her...

Cress has had a long week. Her cagemate died last Wednesday, and now she has two new cagemates pottering around. Including a tiny baby pig who seems to have decided she's the mother. She seems...stressed. A lot more unhappy noises, some yawning, and generally seeming stressed. I can't blame...

Hi all! Not sure if I’ll be remembered, but I'm the gal with two lady pigs, one who was diagnosed with kidney failure. My pigs are my absolute top priority, I will never do anything that could make them sad or uncomfortable. My yenyen at the moment has gained weight wonderfully being on some...

We just adopted a 2 year old Guinea pig boar 2 days ago for my son. I personally am committed to his ultimate care. I’ve had Guinea pigs in the past many years ago so I considered myself an experienced owner, however, I see that much has changed since the days of yesteryear and that I in fact...

… Because one was a boy and one was a girl! 🤦 Took in two pups that had been dumped. They were together when I brought them home and until I set them up in a Living World extra large habitat with a divider. (Note: we keep this house in case of emergencies, for the divider I doubled up and...

I’ve posted about my lone pig sour cream before on this forum, I got her from an abusive situation and there’s no knowing what she went through before I had her. She has been terrified of being handled or even pet, I couldn’t even put my hand in the cage. Today she let me pet her and push her...

Hi All, I’m a New Guinea pig owner, but I’ve wanted them for so long! I’ve had my piggies for about a month and a half and I’ve handled them once per day every day and given them food when I’ve done so. They are brothers and are about 3 months old. We got them from a friend who has a bunch...

Hi guys so my 4yr old girl had her best mate pass away and i needed to get her a new friend. At first I got her a de-sexed 3yr old boy but they didnt get along straight away as they are both too dominant and the boy started attacking my girl each time i tried to bond them (quite aggressively...

This is genuinely a question born out of curiosity rather than intention. I have two boars who have lived next to each other in separate C&Cs since last February. At four months old, we moved them from their shared WAY TOO SMALL cage into a 2x6 and they immediately had a fight. We separated...

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...

Hi, We've had our skinny pig nearly 4 months now, she is with two Guinea pigs. They all get along ok except one of them like to chase her occasionally. My worry is that she is always alone, the 2 guineas sleep together but the skinny won't go near them. I have 3 beds in the cage, she will...

Hi I just recently got two male guinea pigs resses and York I got resses first around Halloween and I just recently got York, resses has always been very sweet and cuddly with me but as soon as I got York he doesn't want to cuddle anymore he is obsessed with York constantly following him cuddles...

Sorry if this is too long. So I have a 2 year old male guinea pig and I recently got a baby female to get him out of his shell because he is very shy. They are in separate cages for now until he gets neutered and even then I want to wait for her to grow up a bit so they'll be apart for a...

I’ve had my piggies for about a month now (I rescued them from a shelter and they are both about 5 months old) and at first things were progressing at a steady rate. I didn’t hold them or try to touch them for the first few days, and they started eating out of my hand very quickly. When I...

Good morning everyone I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas, I'm just looking for some advice please. I've had guinea pigs before but it was some years ago and I've recently adopted a pair of pigs from work who weren't being looked after properly. Sadly one of them passed shortly after...

Hello, I have 2 male guinea pigs who I adopted from our local pet smart who has said they were bonded and 5 years old. So I chose to take them both because I also had read that they get lonely and are super social. When we first got them we had them in a temporary cage which was definitely too...

Hi all, This is my first post on here so please bear with me! I was wondering if anyone has any advice. Background I have had two guinea pigs (Pippa and Pearl) for around 3.5 years now, both happy, bonded and comfortable. They were purchased together from a rescue, where we were informed they...

Hi there, I am new to the forum! I am from western Canada and have three female guinea pigs around 3 years old. My original girl Clementine (3.5 years old) recently lost her sister and I was on the hunt for a friend for her as all advice you ever see is on the importance of never keeping a...