Further Update passing of Cadbury

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So two weeks and now Wicket although doing well eating, wheeking now and then he is showing signs of being sad. Not bad sad but quiet will go burrow in hay then just sit like a lump will interact and play but sad. sS the guinea pig at pet store no go. I looked for sanctuary they don't have lone guinea pigs at this time and pair i know would not work. i was come on Cadbury help me...suddenly found a woman that has two girls and a boy very young like a month and she had them checked by vet looking for homes. We talked and she had been in same boat but had a guinea pig misgendered and realized then seperated and well not soon enough. She would love to keep them all but as these little guys will eat you out of house and home she decided find home. We spoke for long time she was your taking him. Now just arranging a time to go and no not telling my daughters because they will flip that i am going through cycle again; however much i may not want to; as it hurts. Wicket doesn't deserver to be going through this sadness and hearbreak. Plus i can't just give him up that is not an option. I have had two die fairly young out of blue. Quarantine and then bond hoping it will works well. I am soon on vacation so this will work well. As long as my car that is having issues doesn't cost me 3K i am good i know its fast but i know my Wicket and well he is just getting sadder and sadder and i don't want it to be i am not eating because of grief.....Sunday or Saturday so for now we wait.

And i will post a picture when i get one. Please keep wicket in prayers as my big boy is just kind of all in for his mood.

Thanks for all support....i really do appreciate it
 
I really hope it works out I'm struggling to fine a new friend for Cookie bit baffled I keep reading that all these poor guinea pigs are out there abandoned etc but no one around here seems to have any!
Keep us updated 😊
 
fluffysal said:
With a piggy that young you don't need to quarantine as the need for company is a priority.
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i just thought with him being so small to be sure no health issues. plus Wicket is huge 1400g+
 
CTWC said:
I really hope it works out I'm struggling to fine a new friend for Cookie bit baffled I keep reading that all these poor guinea pigs are out there abandoned etc but no one around here seems to have any!
Keep us updated 😊
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Same to be honest! i was come on there has to be lone piggies that need homes ! Just keep fingers crossed i am worried Wicket is doing ok but i am like helicopter mom, did you poop are they okay size, did you eat how much water did that go down. Poor guy is like why you getting my poops leave them i like them there the confused look i get is like mom what are you doing those are mine!
 
cortney said:
Same to be honest! i was come on there has to be lone piggies that need homes ! Just keep fingers crossed i am worried Wicket is doing ok but i am like helicopter mom, did you poop are they okay size, did you eat how much water did that go down. Poor guy is like why you getting my poops leave them i like them there the confused look i get is like mom what are you doing those are mine!
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Know the feeling when Cookie was ill I was literally by him day and night could hardly sleep and after losing Toby I was analysing every little thing how they slept, ate, lay down, wheeled, poops, wee etc etc
 
CTWC said:
Know the feeling when Cookie was ill I was literally by him day and night could hardly sleep and after losing Toby I was analysing every little thing how they slept, ate, lay down, wheeled, poops, wee etc etc
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i am so sorry ! Cookie will find a buddy and honestly you have done so much! And its amazing how pig mums suddenly get obsessed with poop and wee lol poor little guys get no privacy. Please keep your chin up he is loved and you are doing everything you can.

It i great having just Wicket in some ways but i know i miss the sound of two and if i am saddened this much how is he feeling with no buddy to nose at even through bars to me i am saving him because even if it was a year later and he was lone i would wonder did he go because of hearache....i couldn't let that happen. Fact is i blamed myself for Cadbury even though i know it was one of those things and nothing likely could be done. I feel like i am nuts to do the cycle again but i can not let him suffer like this. And my daughters will be working more so he will be very much alone so a friend will aid. And i am saving a little one from maybe being picked up by someone thinking a lone guinea pig is fine so its a win win
 
cortney said:
i just thought with him being so small to be sure no health issues. plus Wicket is huge 1400g+
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I'm sure one of the mods will correct me if I'm wrong but it's incredibly unlikely that Wicket will harm the baby. The bonding should be pretty smooth as the baby will automatically be the submissive.
Also, 1400! Wow!
 
I'm sorry for your loss.

Please do not quarantine the baby.
Piggies under four months of age should not be quarantined. Equally, the needs of a bereaved piggy upset/struggling being alone also need to be considered. You also forego quarantine of a new companion on those grounds also.

The social needs of the baby must come before any health consideration and you must bond them straight away.

In the event of any health issues, then you just need to accept to treat them both. The baby cannot be alone and needs the social interaction, companionship and guidance from an older piggy at all times. He is in his ‘school weeks’ so is learning a lot this point.

Wicket will not harm the baby. His physical weight will not make any difference to anything either.
A baby should take the submissive role and a bonding between an adult and baby is usually easy.
However, it is never a given so do have a plan B. Any bond comes down to character compatibility and very occasionally we do see a bonding between an adult and a baby fail at the off.

(Ps - one of my boys weighed 1550g in his prime!)

Please carry out the introduction on neutral territory.

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Piggies&buns said:
I'm sorry for your loss.

Please do not quarantine the baby.
Piggies under four months of age should not be quarantined. Equally, the needs of a bereaved piggy upset/struggling being alone also need to be considered. You also forego quarantine of a new companion on those grounds also.

The social needs of the baby must come before any health consideration and you must bond them straight away.

In the event of any health issues, then you just need to accept to treat them both. The baby cannot be alone and needs the social interaction, companionship and guidance from an older piggy at all times. He is in his ‘school weeks’ so is learning a lot this point.

Wicket will not harm the baby. His physical weight will not make any difference to anything either.
A baby should take the submissive role and a bonding between an adult and baby is usually easy.
However, it is never a given so do have a plan B. Any bond comes down to character compatibility and very occasionally we do see a bonding between an adult and a baby fail at the off.

(Ps - one of my boys weighed 1550g in his prime!)

Please carry out the introduction on neutral territory.

Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
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1550! Wow. I will figured the little one would need to be with Wicket and they will be good little buddies Thank you sooooo much.
 
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