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New Born Pup
Hey!
I recently got a new (male) skinny pig, and I'm wondering how important it is that he has a friend. I used to have a herd of female guinea pig, and I'm aware they're very social animals, so I'm wondering if its best to let him settle in a bit and then get him another male (baby) friend, or if he should remain a single pig.
Here's a bit of a back story;
I rescued him from a local shelter group, so he's a bit older (around 2). Apparently he used to have another male friend, but the two of them didn't get along so they were separated. His friend was adopted a month before, so the option of adopting both and housing them separately but next to each other wasn't available. I've had him for 3 days now, and he seems to be adjusting well. He doesn't really play much though, so i'm wondering if its just him settling in or if he's missing pig companionship. So, basically my question is whether or not I should get him a baby male to play with (after a quarantine period of course) or whether I should let him live alone because I know he's had issues with at least one man-pig friend in the past.
Thanks!
I recently got a new (male) skinny pig, and I'm wondering how important it is that he has a friend. I used to have a herd of female guinea pig, and I'm aware they're very social animals, so I'm wondering if its best to let him settle in a bit and then get him another male (baby) friend, or if he should remain a single pig.
Here's a bit of a back story;
I rescued him from a local shelter group, so he's a bit older (around 2). Apparently he used to have another male friend, but the two of them didn't get along so they were separated. His friend was adopted a month before, so the option of adopting both and housing them separately but next to each other wasn't available. I've had him for 3 days now, and he seems to be adjusting well. He doesn't really play much though, so i'm wondering if its just him settling in or if he's missing pig companionship. So, basically my question is whether or not I should get him a baby male to play with (after a quarantine period of course) or whether I should let him live alone because I know he's had issues with at least one man-pig friend in the past.
Thanks!