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Cowboy&Walnut

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My current 4 month old boys had a fall out and the current plan is to return one boy to the breeder and get a new friend for the one we keep. I am hoping to send them to a rescue shelter for their bonding and then after the days/weeks it takes to get them settled bring them home to hopefully the hutch or if not a new c&c if it gets too late in the year for outside to be suitable for the new one. Of the hides I've currently got one is a wooden log bridge and I've also got a cardboard tube like in the attached pictures. When it comes to cleaning out the hutch I don't think I can clean this with the spray so will they need to be removed as they'll probably smell of the guinea pig we have and then cause problems for them?
 
Just to clarify, do you mean you’re getting a new piggy from the breeder and then sending them both (your original piggy and a new piggy) to a rescue for the staff there to do the bonding?
Normally you take your single piggy to the rescue and the staff will find a suitable one of their rescue piggies to bond with your piggy.

No you don’t need to throw them all away. I can’t see any pictures but I’d probably get rid of cardboard tubes and start again with those but the wooden one can still be used.

When newly bonded piggies go into a cage together, the original piggy needs to not see it as their territory. That means it either has to smell of no piggy or smell of them both. So, to be sure the hide doesn’t cause issues, you can rub the new piggy with a towel to pick up scent and then rub that towel onto the hide to transfer the scent into the hide as well
 
Piggies&buns said:
Just to clarify, do you mean you’re getting a new piggy from the breeder and then sending them both (your original piggy and a new piggy) to a rescue for the staff there to do the bonding?
Normally you take your single piggy to the rescue and the staff will find a suitable one of their rescue piggies to bond with your piggy.

No you don’t need to throw them all away. I can’t see any pictures but I’d probably get rid of cardboard tubes and start again with those but the wooden one can still be used.

When newly bonded piggies go into a cage together, the original piggy needs to not see it as their territory. That means it either has to smell of no piggy or smell of them both. So, to be sure the hide doesn’t cause issues, you can rub the new piggy with a towel to pick up scent and then rub that towel onto the hide to transfer the scent into the hide as well
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We're sending 1 piggy back to the breeder and were looking at rescuing another piggy from an animal shelter where they do the bonding for you with a rescue pig.

Oh so with the towel thing it will sort of be like both their scent is on it?
 
Ah ok, it read like maybe you were taking one from the breeder and then taking them both to a rescue for bonding. It would be very unusual for that to happen!

Yes - both scents means it’s both their territory.
What you can never do is only have the scent of one piggy on the space; both of neither is ok though
 
Piggies&buns said:
Ah ok, it read like maybe you were taking one from the breeder and then taking them both to a rescue for bonding. It would be very unusual for that to happen!

Yes - both scents means it’s both their territory.
What you can never do is only have the scent of one piggy on the space; both of neither is ok though
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Oh yes I've just reread my post and it does sound like that. Must proofread before pressing post 🤦🏻‍♀️ excellent will make sure I do that.
 
meepfish66 said:
Good luck @Cowboy&Walnut I hope the bonding works out. We're literally taking our bereaved guinea to a rescue on Saturday to hopefully find a boar friend for him.
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Walnut is booked in to be neutered tomorrow and then we've found a shelter an hour away ready to find him a new girlfriend or girlfriends as soon as he's ready. He's so far been ok alone so I'm hoping he can keep his spirits up a bit longer until he's safe to put with a female.
 
Cowboy&Walnut said:
Walnut is booked in to be neutered tomorrow and then we've found a shelter an hour away ready to find him a new girlfriend or girlfriends as soon as he's ready. He's so far been ok alone so I'm hoping he can keep his spirits up a bit longer until he's safe to put with a female.
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Good luck at the vets Walnut 🤞🏻
 
Cowboy&Walnut said:
Walnut is booked in to be neutered tomorrow and then we've found a shelter an hour away ready to find him a new girlfriend or girlfriends as soon as he's ready. He's so far been ok alone so I'm hoping he can keep his spirits up a bit longer until he's safe to put with a female.
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Hope it all works out 🤞🏻
 
meepfish66 said:
Hope it all works out 🤞🏻
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Thank you, castration went well and he is eating and drinking and pooping - all the good stuff. He's doing much better than I could have hoped for and apart from a bit of hand feeding yesterday to encourage him to eat more hay he's doing well. First post op vet check tomorrow so hopefully they confirm all is well and we can give him a bit more space.

Hope the trip to the rescue for a new friend went well for you yesterday :)
 
Cowboy&Walnut said:
Thank you, castration went well and he is eating and drinking and pooping - all the good stuff. He's doing much better than I could have hoped for and apart from a bit of hand feeding yesterday to encourage him to eat more hay he's doing well. First post op vet check tomorrow so hopefully they confirm all is well and we can give him a bit more space.

Hope the trip to the rescue for a new friend went well for you yesterday :)
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So glad Walnut is doing well and it all went smoothly ❤️ you'll have to send pics of him! Good luck at the vets tomorrow.

Chocolate is at the rescue now, it's all so weird not knowing how he's getting on. We're going to message tomorrow for an update. We've just built a 7x2 to give them the best chance to get on. It's like a palace 🤣missing him though, it's not the same without him here. Hopefully he'll bond quickly.
 
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