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A Lonely Piggy

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One Of My guinea pigs Died last night, who was vey close to another, I have four piggys but they live in twos and One of the guinea pigs is by himself now, I have considered getting another guinea To put with him, But hes Very Aggresive and may attack A new one, Please can Anyone Help?

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Welcome to the forum Meg, I am sorry to hear you lost one of your guineas.

How old is your lone guinea, and what size cage is he in? Often piggies are more amenable to new friends when they are grieving, so he may surprise you by accepting a new friend without as much fuss as you expect.

I have to say it sounds like he is a very dominant character, a rescue may be able to help you pair him up with a more submissive character, or even allow him to 'choose' his own friend.

If he will not accept a new guinea friend, then it's ok to have him living alone as long as you give him plenty of attention and keep his cage close by the other boars cages; ideally have a divided cage so he can interact with them without actually being able to get to them. This way he is not totally alone. For some pigs, only one pig will ever do and pairing them up with any other pig isn't easy, but if you have exhausted options of pairing him up then it may be that you have to just have him living nearby other pigs rather than in direct contact with them.
 
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I've never heard Of choosing a new Pal, Which is what People Have been Talking about, Can you tell me more?
 
Basically, once you have passed a homecheck, some rescues are happy for you to bring your lone guinea into the rescue for a "bonding" session whereby he is introduced to the pigs that he may get along with. You can then see who he really connects with or who he is most likely to continue getting along well with.
 
Meg24 I think the reason rescues let you take your piggle to choose a new friend is so they can see how they interact with other guineas. As Laura said they may not want another piggle if they have been used to the same one all their life but worth a shot and see how they take to other piggles and that way it is easier to know whether to gte another piggle or not if they dont get along with anyone :)

I hope the day never comes when I will have to use this option :(
 
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