dannif_piggies
Adult Guinea Pig
So I've never actually been in this situation before, after Treacle passed, Honey showed not a single care, and prior to that I was not in tune to guinea pigs appropriate care (I was 10 and I'm sure most people have made similar errors)... but now Honey has passed, and Willow seems to be grieving quite a lot. We went to bed at around 1, I've just woken up and checked on her, and there doesn't seem many more poops, nor look like she's drank much. At the moment I'm not concerned as I know it's still in the first few hours or her loss and she's probably feeling very vulnerable and scared without Honey around. I've put a hide over the hay box so maybe she can find some comfort that way and still eat.
That's the overview anyway of what's happened and the current situation.
I guess what I want to ask is, when is the right time to arrange a cage mate for Willow. Initially I am thinking of trying to bond Willow with Lois and Laine, but my expectations are very low for this. Am I right in thinking usually adding a third sow to a sow pair has low success rates?
In the whirlwind and grief of losing Honey, I'm trying to think straight on how to now move forward in terms of putting Willows best interests first, but I feel a bit overwhelmed, and she's so young still and I don't want it to effect her too much.
I'm also sorry if this post is a bit all over the place, it's extremely unlike me to be awake at this time, and 5 hours sleep in minimal for me also. Maybe I'll read it later and be like "what a load of "
That's the overview anyway of what's happened and the current situation.
I guess what I want to ask is, when is the right time to arrange a cage mate for Willow. Initially I am thinking of trying to bond Willow with Lois and Laine, but my expectations are very low for this. Am I right in thinking usually adding a third sow to a sow pair has low success rates?
In the whirlwind and grief of losing Honey, I'm trying to think straight on how to now move forward in terms of putting Willows best interests first, but I feel a bit overwhelmed, and she's so young still and I don't want it to effect her too much.
I'm also sorry if this post is a bit all over the place, it's extremely unlike me to be awake at this time, and 5 hours sleep in minimal for me also. Maybe I'll read it later and be like "what a load of "