My Guinea Pigs Life Story - HELP NEEDED!

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Ok, here goes my Guinea Pigs life story:

2 years ago - got 2 female guinea pigs from a family that could not cope with having them. They 2 weeks later gave birth to 3 guinea pigs each! They had become pregant at the house that we got them from, - at the house they had other guinea pigs aswell. We sold one to a nice family who had had guinea pigs before and who looked responsible. We also gave 2 ( 2 girls) to a friend from school, so I could keep in touch with the Guinea Pigs.

Anyway, This morning my friend came into school and told me one of the Guinea Pigs had died. He said it was completely without warning, it was fine yesterday,playing eating drinking. But this morning it was just dead in the bedroom area.

They went to the vets today to inquire about what to do with the other one, they told them that they should not get another one because it will fight with it. (this confused me because I thought normally only the boys fight and that doesn't often happen!)


Should they get a new Guinea Pig to be with that one or not??

Jonathan (any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated!)
 
That vet doesn't know what their talking about. Both female and male guinea pigs can get along together fine. They won't fight if introduced properly.

I would tell your friend not to get one just yet, and to thoroughly clean and disinfect the cage they were living in, in case whatever the other piggie died from is infectious. I would also quarantine the guinea pig that is left for three weeks before introducing another in case it caught what the other one had.

Also, tell your friend that some rescues allow you to take your current piggie in with you so that they can be introduced to a new guinea pig there, that way you can be sure they won;t fight.
 
Hi Jon,

Yep as you know the do better in pairs I would get another from rescue if possible but I would give the other pig time to grieve, perhaps a week but then just monitor the situation and see how pig is if she is still acting the same I would get another pig sooner rather than later. Petshop pigs will need to be in isolation from other pig for about three weeks. :)

Girls can fight but its more common is boys so still introduce in a neutral area and I'm sure they will be just fine.

Sorry to hear about the poor guinea that has gone to rainbow bridge.

Louise
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unless he will be with the pig all the time then the pig could be left on it own tho i wouldnt recommed leaving it on its i would what poison said
 
You can bond in the bath or make a run out of grids in the living room or garden which is what I usually do. Sows are easy to bond 9 times out of 10. I did have problems with Fleur teeth chattering at Amber and Pearl but that was just to say I'm the boss here. Now they are all friends. :)
 
What do you mean bond in the bath??

and do you suggest putting them in seperate hutches untill they are bonded?
 
regarding what the vet said, i had a pregnant guinea pig that came to me pregnant, when i took her to the vets just for a check up the vet told me to remove the other female she was with and also not to touch the babies when they were born for 8 weeks as the mum or other guinea pig will eat them!! This i have to add is total rubbish and i won't see that vet any more!
 
A neutral space is just somewhere that the previous pigs havent been so it doesnt have their scent to mess things up! Out on the grass in a run or on the sofa for example.

If the guinea that died had no signs of illness, it was most likely a heart attack. Do try to get your friend to get a rescue guinea as they have the most need but also, he can bring his piggy along and get to meet several..to see which suits! Often though, they are already paired up so he may end up rehoming 2 more :(|)
 
Just in the bath an empty bath on a towel. :) I agree with Fi a rescue pig would be excellent there are so many. If you need help looking for one then give us a yell and I'll look them up for you. :)
 
deffo get another sow. i introduced mine in seperate runs in the lounge, then i put them in the same run,then in the same brand new cage. find out if the sow was the dominant one, if so, try to get a less dominant sow or viceverca. It'd be lovely to get a neutured boar perhaps. Get it from rescue, i agree! take existing piggy to the rescue and see who she likes! oh yeah, make sure they have two of everything too x
 
Yeah I would definately get another pig, as they like to live with companions. Do as other posters have said and quantine the current pig for a few weeks, just to make sure she's not ill, then look around rescues etc.

I bond mine in runs in the garden, if they get on ok they can go into a clean hutch together straight away, but if they aren't sure about each other then they go back into seperate hutches, and try bonding again tomorrow.
 
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