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Ok, so I am still thinking about getting my Oreo a playmate. There is a little black and white female that was left at a vet clinic today and I am going to take Oreo there to meet her and see what she will do. Is there anything I should be aware of about the inital reaction since she is known to be possessive and jealous? Is there any behavior I should be anticipating when an initial meeting?

I told my fiance that if she takes to this one then I will be bringing her home with a friend. If she hates this one, then we can at least say we tried.

Hope all goes well.
 
Thanks for the link, however I am very edgy on how it will go. I hope she takes to this one. If not, I tried and then know from now on that my 11 month old guinea pig cannot be housed with others.... I am going to go on first interaction because if I am correct, I think she will physically attack this one. I hope not but its worth a shot seeing as it is going to be in a vet clinic
 
The thing to watch for I guess is yawning (baring teeth) that's a big one but there will be a fair amount of chasing I think and rumbling but unless there is blood drawn then don't separate them. It looks worse to us then it is to them. oh and there might be some humping involved... just see how it plays out if they jump at each other that is probably not a good sign... and I read somewhere that in the first 15 minutes you should be able to tell if they are going to get along.

Keep in mind I am NOT an expert and this is just what I've read or been advised myself on here.
 
It's just that Oreo can get possessive and jealous real easily. If all she does is go and snuggle up to her then I'm bringing the new one home even if there is only a small scrap. I also know that I only have one cage with no barriers so what do I do about that. Hope all goes well and she gets a baby (due to age) to play with. I guess it's all how Miss Prissy Pants deals with it even though knowing her personality will be nerve wracking
 
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Also keep in mind that just because one attempt at bonding doesn't work it doesn't mean Oreo can NEVER be with another pig. It sounds like she will be the dominant one and if this other little piggy is a dominant one too it might not work out. And if it doesn't I wouldn't give up on finding her a playmate. You just hadn't found the right one yet. I would also suggest looking at Wiebke's post here:
http://theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=71437
It's got a few videos of her introducing her newest piggy to her herd so you might get a better idea of what could happen.
 
Thanks, however this is the 7th sow dating episode. The other ones she physically attacked (literally where she had to be pulled off and the other one had bum hairs missing) I wonder if this one will be different.... Wish me luck.
 
We totally cleaned our indoor cage, all fresh bedding, food, clean toys etc, & made up a frame with small wire on to put down the middle of the cage to split it into 2 halves, then they could see/sniff each other through the wire for a few days. After that we cleaned everything again then introduced them in a big run on the floor together. We had a blanket/towel to drop over them if they had the grumps with each other. It was more successful at the 2nd attempt, but that was because we got a baby 8-10 weeks old & they accepted each other.

Good luck, hope it goes well!
 
Well it went very well which was surprising. I am now mummy to two piggies. Oreo went straight for her new friend and started cleaning her right away. No scraps or anything
 
I can't believe it. I put the pigloo down and both went in and snuggled. No fighting, no biting, just grooming and talking
 
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I can't believe it. I put the pigloo down and both went in and snuggled. No fighting, no biting, just grooming and talking
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looks like we both had a great introduction day. my boys did the same thing. They haven't fought at all. there is sooooo much rumbling my husband goes "when is that going to stop because it's getting on my nerves" I just laughed and said get used to it lol I'm in love! Can't wait for photo's of your girls!
 
Haha I just stuck them in the cage and then hell broke loose lol. I took away the pigloo and let them sort out the hierachy. Oreo is still behaving, which is good. Pigtures will come its just that my mom has my camera right now lol
 
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