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Can a bully boy piggy scare another to death

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Daisyann7

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today one of our piggies died. We only got the pair of males 4 weeks ago. One has always been more of a bully to the other, but they did seem to squeak at each other, curl up with each other and pop corm together! Today our more timid one Squeak died, we think it was a stroke, his back legs gave up and by the time we made the appointment at the vets he had died. We are concerned that the stress of Rocky ( bully boy) may have be the cause, he never left him alone, we never saw him bite or anything but we are a little confused. Especailly as my daughter thinks we should get another piggy for friendship.... Hope someone can help
 
so sorry for your loss. I have two male brothers, they are fine most of the time but occasionally they have the odd fall out. I’m sure a more experienced member will advise you the best move from here with regard to bonding and finding a new companion for your remaining boar.
 
So sorry for your loss.
I’m not a behaviour expert but my feeling is that there was probably an underlying issue going on.

Be gentle with yourself as you grieve.

Welcome to the forum
 
I’m no expert either, however I have a one theory, maybe your ‘bully boy’ is not actually a bully but squeak was ill or in pain and they are able to pick up on this. They can tend to nag an ill piggy when they are not well as I had experienced with my previous piggy who died (so for his comfort we separated them). My piggy who was left behind would climb on him and this seemed to cause him distress. You may want to check out the bereavement guide and then the rescue guides for boar dating in the very near future as given he is so young he will not thrive being alone for long.
 
G&C said:
I’m no expert either, however I have a one theory, maybe your ‘bully boy’ is not actually a bully but squeak was ill or in pain and they are able to pick up on this. They can tend to nag an ill piggy when they are not well as I had experienced with my previous piggy who died (so for his comfort we separated them). My piggy who was left behind would climb on him and this seemed to cause him distress. You may want to check out the bereavement guide and then the rescue guides for boar dating in the very near future as given he is so young he will not thrive being alone for long.
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thanks for this, you may well be right that he wasn't an actual bully, he is missing squeak and is sitting on a t towel that we used to handle squeak with!n
 
piggieminder said:
I am sorry to hear you have lost one of your piggies. The guides here will be of help to you, I found the berevement one particularly helpful when I lost a piggy last year Behaviour, Bonding & Bereavement Guides
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The guides are a great help, Rocky is currently sitting on a t towel that has squeaks smell all over it and is eating well
 
I'm sorry for your loss. Honestly, I think there was likely an underlying issue, like a congenital problem or infection. Guinea pigs are good at hiding symptoms of illness. I have heard of rabbits being scared to death by a predator, etc., but cannot imagine that normal guinea pig interaction (even of the aggressive variety) would provoke a death. Again, so sorry for your loss.
 
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