Joandpiggies
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all,
I recently had to separate my boar trio for fighting and now I have Del Boy and Trigger together, with Rodney on his own. I have a C&C type enclosure which is the size of a king sized bed (I used the bed frame as a base) and Rodney is in approx one third of that space. They do sniff and interact through the bars and are quite well behaved for floor time. I have tried to ensure Rodney is still socialising with the others as I’m worried about him being on his own.
I just had a friend call me, very distressed after finding a lone guinea pig sat in a dark and closed off utility room at her sisters house. She said the poor little love was sat in a filthy and broken cage, with hardly any light as a table was leaning against it, no food, no water and nothing or no one to interact with
She asked her sister about the state of the guinea pig and her sister said the kids had lost interest now. Apparently there was another piggie but he recently died. My friend can’t really take him and would prefer him to have some company and a good life. She’s going back to her sisters to collect him and find him a good home.
She’s asked if I could take him and of course, I would love to have him and look after him. But I wanted to ask what the likelihood is of trying to bond him with Rodney? My concern is that the other piggy is thought to be quite young and so is Rodney. I suggested to her that we could try them together and I could create a neutral space to see how they do. Do you have any other tips that could be useful in trying this?
Alternatively, I thought I would foster him regardless and until a suitable home does come up. But again, this is all new to me, so I’m looking for any advice or suggestions?
Many thanks,
Jo
I recently had to separate my boar trio for fighting and now I have Del Boy and Trigger together, with Rodney on his own. I have a C&C type enclosure which is the size of a king sized bed (I used the bed frame as a base) and Rodney is in approx one third of that space. They do sniff and interact through the bars and are quite well behaved for floor time. I have tried to ensure Rodney is still socialising with the others as I’m worried about him being on his own.
I just had a friend call me, very distressed after finding a lone guinea pig sat in a dark and closed off utility room at her sisters house. She said the poor little love was sat in a filthy and broken cage, with hardly any light as a table was leaning against it, no food, no water and nothing or no one to interact with
She asked her sister about the state of the guinea pig and her sister said the kids had lost interest now. Apparently there was another piggie but he recently died. My friend can’t really take him and would prefer him to have some company and a good life. She’s going back to her sisters to collect him and find him a good home.She’s asked if I could take him and of course, I would love to have him and look after him. But I wanted to ask what the likelihood is of trying to bond him with Rodney? My concern is that the other piggy is thought to be quite young and so is Rodney. I suggested to her that we could try them together and I could create a neutral space to see how they do. Do you have any other tips that could be useful in trying this?
Alternatively, I thought I would foster him regardless and until a suitable home does come up. But again, this is all new to me, so I’m looking for any advice or suggestions?
Many thanks,
Jo
