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I got a guinea pig about two weeks ago... I wasn’t told an age but if I had to guess I’d say 1 to 3 years old. I was told by a lot people I should get another guinea pig so I have done just that today. This new piggy is only some weeks old. And I gave them a very short neutral introduction to eachother with carrots and hay on a towel on the ground and it ended with my older pig biting, mounting, and aggressively purring. I’ve separated them but I don’t have another cage and I don’t know what to do. Please help. D7DAB80D-0BE8-4C70-9EA4-A3744D07464F.webp
 
Hi there,
i don't wish to sound hurtful but I'm pretty sure you were given lots of advice on another thread regarding the sex of your guinea pig and advised the best way of how to find a new friend, just going out and buying another pig isn't the easy way because there is no guarantee they will get on and doing a bonding session does require a good eye for what to look for. Frankly, I didn't do a bonding session for many years after keeping them, I relied upon the experts.

However now you've got a problem, a) because you are not quite sure what kind of behaviour you are looking at b) there was no quarantine time, usually 2 weeks.
If you are in the UK i would suggest you find a local rescue close by whom can either help you with the bonding session or and this is going to sound mean - return the baby from where you bought her and use a rescue instead. I know it sounds mean but honestly its the best way. Your baby piggy is going to be scared, its been taken from a home it knows and plonked in with another pig it doesn't know, just like humans there are no guarantees they will get on.
For the time being, I would get a cardboard box put bedding, something soft for the baby piggy, water and hay and put the baby piggy in there for the night.
Can you add your location i.e. country & county at least.

Also you may wish to look at the thread on how to handle and pick up guinea pigs also.
Good luck
 
Mother Hubbard said:
Hi there,
i don't wish to sound hurtful but I'm pretty sure you were given lots of advice on another thread regarding the sex of your guinea pig and advised the best way of how to find a new friend, just going out and buying another pig isn't the easy way because there is no guarantee they will get on and doing a bonding session does require a good eye for what to look for. Frankly, I didn't do a bonding session for many years after keeping them, I relied upon the experts.

However now you've got a problem, a) because you are not quite sure what kind of behaviour you are looking at b) there was no quarantine time, usually 2 weeks.
If you are in the UK i would suggest you find a local rescue close by whom can either help you with the bonding session or and this is going to sound mean - return the baby from where you bought her and use a rescue instead. I know it sounds mean but honestly its the best way. Your baby piggy is going to be scared, its been taken from a home it knows and plonked in with another pig it doesn't know, just like humans there are no guarantees they will get on.
For the time being, I would get a cardboard box put bedding, something soft for the baby piggy, water and hay and put the baby piggy in there for the night.
Can you add your location i.e. country & county at least.

Also you may wish to look at the thread on how to handle and pick up guinea pigs also.
Good luck
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I live in America. There are no rescues near me. I’m doing the best I can as a new owner.
 
I would have to agree with @Mother Hubbard. Do you live in a more rural or urban area? If worst comes to worst and you cannot keep the baby, urban areas will have animals shelters that you may be able to surrender it to.
 
Have you read the bonding threads on here? Apart from the biting, what you are seeing is perfectly normal bonding behaviour. You may get some nipping, which is normal too, and I wonder if this is what is going on. If it's males you have, once you start bonding in a neutral area you need to see it through. I can't do links on this device, but you can find the threads in the forums tab.
 
You will need a decent sized cage for 2 boars. What size cage do you have?
 
I highly recommend the bonding guides.
Having just bonded 2 pairs of sows I constantly read the guides to check on the behaviour - plus a few panicked posts here
 
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