Advice please!

Status
Not open for further replies.
miss_piggy

miss_piggy

Joined
Mar 15, 2007
Messages
520
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Location
North Yorkshire
I have just been to P@H for some hay but with it being the bank holiday they had a woman from a rescue outside with a giant rabbit. With us looking for a mate for Spike soon we asked whether she had guinea pigs. She said she was getting some soon but questioned Spike's age (approx 5 months) and said that she wouldn't rehome a guinea with us because Spike was way too young, guineas are territorial at this age and there was a high chance one of the pigs would get killed. She said she had seen guineas lose legs and allsorts.

Now I have spent a lot of thime on the forum looking up about bonding. Spike is getting neutered on Thursday so we would be looking for a girl. But now she has really frightened me! I know you have to quarantine the newcomer and introduce on neutral ground etc. and perhaps keep them as next door neighbours for a while but if she won't let me rehome one will anyone else? I don't want my Spike to be lonely!

Sorry for the long post but if this is the case I will hold off his neutering until he is a little bit older.
 
i dont know but my aflie who is 9 weeks old now when his mummy has her babies if there are any boys there are going to live with aflie.

but the longer you leave spike on his own the harder it will be i think as the longer he speeds on his own the more use to it he wil get to beening on his own

but just becuse the women says that that has happend in the past do ntmean that spike is going to be like that all guinea pigs are diffrent
 
5 months being too young? She clearly knows nothing! Maybe she got mixed up and was talking about rabbits? (I don't know ages of them)

It's just rubbish what she 'knew'! Ok, new ones may fight, but under supervision you will know when and if to seperate them. The longer Spike is left on his own, the more difficult it may be to introduce another boar. But it only MAY happen :) You are the only one who knows him, his character and if you feel he would be fine with another boar.

Either go to a rescue, another. Or do have Spike neutered. But ask around first, others will give you different stories and advice :)

Best of luck :)
 
Thanks Kellie! As I walked away my mum asked me what I was going to do and I said I was sure she was talking rubbish. I know introducing a new friend isn't going to be easy but if I didn't come onto this forum Spike would just be left alone which is not what I want.
 
I think I'm going to get him neutered. He's booked in on Thursday but I am going to ring the vet tomorrow and interrogate him on his procedures! I thought long and hard about getting another boar but a lady from another rescue did mention the point that should Spike be left without a partner in the future I would have the same dilemma again of only being able to choose boys as a partner.

He's a lovely little fellow but even with all the company he gets now I'm not a guinea pig! Fingers crossed he will be fine after his op and in a couple of weeks he will have a girlfriend!

I'll keep you all posted!
 
I'll be like a wailing banshee if it doesn't! I'm gonna drive my mum mad when I'm at work next week... I've told her she has to be his nurse!
 
My boar has just been put in with two sows aged 5months he was neutered at 4 months. All has gone fine no problems and the sows are a year old if that helps,
 
hope all goes well and spike finds his life long friend, good luck for his op I'm sure he will be fine
 
Good luck you poor thing hearing all the horribly incorrect advice on piggies :tickedoff:
I'm so glad you're on here and you asked these questions, now i'm sure you'll feel a little better :)
I do hope Spikes op goes well and that he finds a nice forever friend soon :) :)
 
sounds to me like she didn't have a clue, glad it hasn't put you off
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top