ScottishPiggies
New Born Pup
I want to start this off by saying I used to own two guinea pigs, then four, then three.
My first two guinea pigs were Rhona and Rosie - I got them at six months old, and they were both born with health problems. I knew they might not make it to last 4 years, but I had settled with that. I didn't think I would lose them so soon, and just before Christmas day, Rosie had to be euthanized. She wasn't getting any better, she was barely moving, and it hurt to watch her just slowly fade away and lose weight like it was nothing.
Before Rosie had passed, I had gotten two new guinea pigs to maybe start a little family - Ginger and Panda (originally called Pebbles, renamed to Panda). They were all still getting used to each other's scents, cages side by side, just to make sure that everything was okay. When Rosie passed, I had to accommodate for Rhona as they were already bonded.
Rhona is on her own now, and Ginger and Panda are together. The cages are still side by side, but I'm not sure what to do. I've been giving them time to get to know each other, but every time I give them a brief introduction, it always ends in a fur fight that I have to split up since I don't want them to get hurt. Panda and Rhona do not seem to like each other, and Ginger doesn't seem to like Rhona either.
Rhona is a very dominant piggie. She was the dominant one with Rosie, and I don't know what to do. She won't bond with Ginger and Panda, and I'm scared that if I try to get another piggie for Rhona to bond with, it won't end well.
Does anyone have some advice? All my guinea pigs are roughly one year old, and all females.
My first two guinea pigs were Rhona and Rosie - I got them at six months old, and they were both born with health problems. I knew they might not make it to last 4 years, but I had settled with that. I didn't think I would lose them so soon, and just before Christmas day, Rosie had to be euthanized. She wasn't getting any better, she was barely moving, and it hurt to watch her just slowly fade away and lose weight like it was nothing.
Before Rosie had passed, I had gotten two new guinea pigs to maybe start a little family - Ginger and Panda (originally called Pebbles, renamed to Panda). They were all still getting used to each other's scents, cages side by side, just to make sure that everything was okay. When Rosie passed, I had to accommodate for Rhona as they were already bonded.
Rhona is on her own now, and Ginger and Panda are together. The cages are still side by side, but I'm not sure what to do. I've been giving them time to get to know each other, but every time I give them a brief introduction, it always ends in a fur fight that I have to split up since I don't want them to get hurt. Panda and Rhona do not seem to like each other, and Ginger doesn't seem to like Rhona either.
Rhona is a very dominant piggie. She was the dominant one with Rosie, and I don't know what to do. She won't bond with Ginger and Panda, and I'm scared that if I try to get another piggie for Rhona to bond with, it won't end well.
Does anyone have some advice? All my guinea pigs are roughly one year old, and all females.