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New Born Pup
Hey everybody!
Looking for some advice here. My 5 1/2 year old boar Tuck passed away about 5 weeks ago
His cage mate Tate is a 4 1/2 year old boar who had to have surgery to remove a bladder stone from his urethra about a month ago. I’m trying to decide if I should bring in a new friend for him. It seems a little early to bring in a new piggy, but I know guinea pigs are social creatures and thrive when they live with other piggies. I want to do what’s best for my little one. However, I’m on the fence because Tate had surgery recently. His recovery has been going pretty well although I’m afraid the stone is going to come back and there’s a pretty high chance it might. Tate and Tuck had been living together for about 3 years but for the past year and a half or two were just neighbors with a cage divider between them because as Tuck got older he developed a tumor, and once that happened Tate started to pick on him quite a bit. He doesn’t seem depressed with Tuck gone, but I know he could be feeling lonely. I just don’t know what’s best for Tate at this time. He just went through a stressful time fairly recently and I know introductions can be stressful too. I’m terrified of a failed introduction as well. Not sure if a New Guinea pig would be able to pick up on Tate’s vulnerability post surgery. Opinions/advice would be welcome!
Looking for some advice here. My 5 1/2 year old boar Tuck passed away about 5 weeks ago
His cage mate Tate is a 4 1/2 year old boar who had to have surgery to remove a bladder stone from his urethra about a month ago. I’m trying to decide if I should bring in a new friend for him. It seems a little early to bring in a new piggy, but I know guinea pigs are social creatures and thrive when they live with other piggies. I want to do what’s best for my little one. However, I’m on the fence because Tate had surgery recently. His recovery has been going pretty well although I’m afraid the stone is going to come back and there’s a pretty high chance it might. Tate and Tuck had been living together for about 3 years but for the past year and a half or two were just neighbors with a cage divider between them because as Tuck got older he developed a tumor, and once that happened Tate started to pick on him quite a bit. He doesn’t seem depressed with Tuck gone, but I know he could be feeling lonely. I just don’t know what’s best for Tate at this time. He just went through a stressful time fairly recently and I know introductions can be stressful too. I’m terrified of a failed introduction as well. Not sure if a New Guinea pig would be able to pick up on Tate’s vulnerability post surgery. Opinions/advice would be welcome!
