hannahs26
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi,
We've had our lovely pair of girls since last September, and are considering adding another pair. Our girls are almost 3 and 5 years old, with the eldest being the boss, and they just seem to put up with each other, rather than enjoy each others' company. The pair we are looking to add are thought to be around 6 months old, and were dumped, so the rescue doesn't have any history for them. We're thinking to add a pair knowing that our eldest may not be with us much longer - although we love her deeply, and hope she'll live for a few more years yet - and our youngest won't be left alone when she goes.
My only real concern - other than the extra poo and cleaning ;-) - is whether adding a pair may put our eldest under stress. Have any of you added a younger pair to an older pair, and if so, are you happy you did, or did you regret it for some reason?
Thank you, Hannah :-)
We've had our lovely pair of girls since last September, and are considering adding another pair. Our girls are almost 3 and 5 years old, with the eldest being the boss, and they just seem to put up with each other, rather than enjoy each others' company. The pair we are looking to add are thought to be around 6 months old, and were dumped, so the rescue doesn't have any history for them. We're thinking to add a pair knowing that our eldest may not be with us much longer - although we love her deeply, and hope she'll live for a few more years yet - and our youngest won't be left alone when she goes.
My only real concern - other than the extra poo and cleaning ;-) - is whether adding a pair may put our eldest under stress. Have any of you added a younger pair to an older pair, and if so, are you happy you did, or did you regret it for some reason?
Thank you, Hannah :-)