geraltofrivia
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at the end of christmas break one of my guinea pigs suddenly died
its taken a few weeks for me to process and move past it but I'm mostly okay now. my guinea pig is named haytham (like the assassin’s creed character!) and he and his brother have been together for all their lives (3 years!). now that his brother is gone I'm wondering about getting a new friend for haytham.
the thing is that haytham’s brother had been a bit of a bully and would chase him around, steal food, climb all over him, etc.
since his bro died, haythams seemed less stressed and more organized. (he is a much tider pig than his brother was: doesnt knock over the food dish on purpose and poops in little piles rather than everywhere).
its been over a month and half since arno died and ive noticed these past couple of days haytham isnt eating as much. like he loves food, and still asks for it, but seems a bit disinterested in couple things he usually likes. for example i gave him some carrot today and yesterday and usually he would have devoured it, but he just kind of nibbled at it and i had to throw the leftovers out so i didnt go bad.
he still is eating hay, pellets and leafy greens fine tho!
I'm just worried that he’s starting to get lonely. a friend of mine offered to have a piggie play date sometime soon so maybe that would help. ive been spending as much time as i can with him and when I'm out i try to leave him in my mom's room (i have a play pen that we set up in there) so that hes not in a silent room for hours.
I'm just worried that a new piggie would stress him out or start bullying him. he hasnt really been around any other pigs since i got him and his brother together.
so just a few questions if i look into a new cage mate, should i get a younger or older piggie if haytham is 3 years old? how much younger or older? would a spayed female be better than another boar if i can find one? (i wouldnt be able to pay to spay one so it would already have to be)? and what do i do if he ends up being bullied again?
sorry this is long and probably has mistakes, its nearly 2am!
any advice would be much appreciated
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the thing is that haytham’s brother had been a bit of a bully and would chase him around, steal food, climb all over him, etc.
since his bro died, haythams seemed less stressed and more organized. (he is a much tider pig than his brother was: doesnt knock over the food dish on purpose and poops in little piles rather than everywhere).
its been over a month and half since arno died and ive noticed these past couple of days haytham isnt eating as much. like he loves food, and still asks for it, but seems a bit disinterested in couple things he usually likes. for example i gave him some carrot today and yesterday and usually he would have devoured it, but he just kind of nibbled at it and i had to throw the leftovers out so i didnt go bad.
he still is eating hay, pellets and leafy greens fine tho!
I'm just worried that he’s starting to get lonely. a friend of mine offered to have a piggie play date sometime soon so maybe that would help. ive been spending as much time as i can with him and when I'm out i try to leave him in my mom's room (i have a play pen that we set up in there) so that hes not in a silent room for hours.
I'm just worried that a new piggie would stress him out or start bullying him. he hasnt really been around any other pigs since i got him and his brother together.
so just a few questions if i look into a new cage mate, should i get a younger or older piggie if haytham is 3 years old? how much younger or older? would a spayed female be better than another boar if i can find one? (i wouldnt be able to pay to spay one so it would already have to be)? and what do i do if he ends up being bullied again?
sorry this is long and probably has mistakes, its nearly 2am!
any advice would be much appreciated