Piggylove82
Adult Guinea Pig
Just looking for a little advice about bonding a 4 year old female piggy with a friend(s) who I have yet to adopt. Not sure if it will be a neutered boar or female(s) yet.
Lots of advice says to have the pigs in separate cages so they can see/smell/get used to each other before them actually meeting. My issue is I only have a double storey hutch and mine are outside pigs. I'm not looking to adopt babies or indoor pigs and put them outside as I'm well aware the weather is not warm enough. I am being completely upfront with the adoption centre about that, so my options will be more limited as some of their rescue pigs are currently indoor pigs.
But weather issue aside, how do I allow them to be aware of each other safely before introducing them? And is there a generally more successful match regarding a neutered boar or maybe a couple of females for my 4 year old Molly? I'm concerned if I get a boar and the bonding (with Molly) isn't successful, and I have to house them on separate floors in the same hutch, then I will have to go through this again to find a friend for him, which can't be a boy because I have Molly. And a friend for her which can't be a boy because I have the adopted boar from the original unsuccessful bonding.
I hope I've explained that so it's not too confusing . Thank you for any advice or experience that any members may share on any of these issues.
Lots of advice says to have the pigs in separate cages so they can see/smell/get used to each other before them actually meeting. My issue is I only have a double storey hutch and mine are outside pigs. I'm not looking to adopt babies or indoor pigs and put them outside as I'm well aware the weather is not warm enough. I am being completely upfront with the adoption centre about that, so my options will be more limited as some of their rescue pigs are currently indoor pigs.
But weather issue aside, how do I allow them to be aware of each other safely before introducing them? And is there a generally more successful match regarding a neutered boar or maybe a couple of females for my 4 year old Molly? I'm concerned if I get a boar and the bonding (with Molly) isn't successful, and I have to house them on separate floors in the same hutch, then I will have to go through this again to find a friend for him, which can't be a boy because I have Molly. And a friend for her which can't be a boy because I have the adopted boar from the original unsuccessful bonding.
I hope I've explained that so it's not too confusing . Thank you for any advice or experience that any members may share on any of these issues.