Lonely Guinea Pig?

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Hi, I am new to this forum, I am just hoping for some advice.
We have sadly just lost our dear guinea pig Twinkle. She was almost 5 years old, and we have another piggy the same age, they had always lived together very happily. I am concerned that the remaining piggy, Fluffy, does not get lonely. I have moved her cage into the kitchen to keep warmer and have a lot more human company, but will she cope with being alone after always being used to having another guinea pig for company? Is she too old to be introduced to another piggy? I just wonder what anyone thinks about this. Thanks.
 
i would try and introduce her to a baby sow. maybe you could take her to a few rescues and see if she gets on with any other sows! I'm a great believer that piggies should be kept in pairs when ever possible :)
 
Welcome to the forum from us in OZ :)
RIP Twinkle 0:) 0:) 0:) 0:)
So sorry to hear love, it's a sad time for you all :'( :'(
I hope Fluffy doesn't pine too much, if you can you could put a little girl with her, i'm sure somebody will steer you where you can get a rescue piggie from O0 if you pop your area in i'm sure there's a rescue close by to you :-\
 
Hi and welcome, I'm so sorry for your loss, I too had our first piggie die recently and her sister has bonded with The Kiwis, 2 all black piggies that a breeder didnt like as they had a few stray ginger hairs :tickedoff:, these two are 5 months where Caramel is 4and a half, they live with our other 2 who are a pair and it is so sweet as Caramel protects The Kiwis!
So I would defo say check your local rescues for a friend O0sx
 
I would bond her with 2 sows if possible I think (althought I'm no expert), because if you tragically lose another one you are back to where you are now, and it could go round and round in circles!
 
Damonshumanslave said:
I would bond her with 2 sows if possible I think (althought I'm no expert), because if you tragically lose another one you are back to where you are now, and it could go round and round in circles!
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Good idea, youngsters should be fine O0
 
I would bond with 2 youngsters too, welcome to the forum and sorry to hear about Twinkle. I have a Twinkle too.

Louise
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Hello Twinkle, firstly welcome to the forum.
I was in the same situation when 5 year old Scruffy died about 5 month ago. Fluffy (same name) who was also 5 was left on her own. I have successfully introduced her to 2 young sow as she was getting very depressed on her own (not eating etc...). I couldn;t believe the change in her! So I would definitely recommend it. If you have the room as someone has already said 2 younger ones would be best.

Good luck!

Laure
 
Thankyou for all your replies.
Do you think she could bond with an adult female (eg if we found an older rescue) or would there be problems with two adults?
In some ways I don't feel ready to go and choose another piggy because we haven't got over the sad loss of our Twinkle (only a couple of days ago) but I want to do the best thing for Fluffy. I like my animals to be happy!
P.S. that is lovely Laure that your Fluffy cheered up so much when you got her some new friends, I am sure they do miss company very much.
 
I have bonded an new adult female into my group before and its been fine. I think it depends on the pig. Is your guinea pig quite laid back, or was she the dominant one when you had two?
 
I think an older female is fine but if this is what you go for I would recommend taking Fluffy to the rescue with you to let her choose her own friend (good rescues will let you so that). That way you will know straight away if they hit it off. If you are not ready yet do not rush into it. she will be fine for a little while.
Good luck!
 
That sounds like an excellent idea to take Fluffy with us to look at a potential friend.
She is quite a laid back piggy (it was Twinkle who was the dominant one) so hopefully we might find an older female for her to pair up with. I do like the idea of a rescue if possible, I don't always feel that happy with encouraging pet shops to sell babies. We rescued a rabbit from a large pet shop as he was 6 months old and so they couldn't sell him, people just want the cute little ones - they suggested they would have him pts so he came straight home with me!
 
I've heard of that happening too. Not sure if it is true or not. :(
 
RIP Twinkle 0:)

I would get a friend,definitely. Molly just pined when her friend died, she sat up the sleeping end all day and wouldn't come out of her own accord . . . as soon as we got Smudge she was different. (We got 3 more at a later date and they have a very happy community lol)
 
Hi and welcome. :)
Sorry to hear about Twinkle. :'( 0:)
When you are ready, I think taking Fluffy to choose her new friend is the best idea.
Good luck.
Anne. :)
 
Thanks so much for all the kind replies. We'll take our time but hopefully find Fluffy a friend. She is enjoying lots of extra cuddles at the moment and doesn't seem too stressed. She actually quite enjoys snuggling up with our little dog too! (supervised of course) so we will do our best to make sure she doesn't get lonely. Thanks for the advice and I am learning lots of useful info here!
 
Awwww glad shes not too stressed out and let us know how she goes along and if she finds anew forever friend :smitten:

This is what the forums all about - friendly advice for new owners or people who just wanna ask questions O0
 
Hi thanks for that info earlier, have you looked at Thistle cavies website I think they are in Tayside, if that is the case I couldn't recommend a better rescue ;)
 
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