Single Piggies

Merab's Slave said:
As @Wiebke ’s thread isn’t open for replies I thought I would start this one to say thank you.
Although I don’t have single piggies I found it very helpful and informative.
Well worth reading through
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Thank you!

While companionship is and always has been an issue close to my heart, I have been around long enough to know that even the most loving and conscious owner can end up with a single piggy at some point, through bereavement, fall-outs, illness or failed introductions.
I've certainly have had my fair share of having to find solutions for bereaved, human orientated singles, fallen-out and plenty of fear-aggressive piggies and have helped to evaluate 'true' singles.

The solutions are as varied as the circumstances, and cannot always simply be cured by 'get a baby' or 'get another piggy' - cavies are too complex a social species for a blanket solution! It is often a process of trial error to find out what makes each single piggy happiest.

The magazine article takes an in-depth look at single piggies in their various forms and explores how we can respect and cater for their individual as well as their species needs to the best of our individual possibilities.
It is not a condemnation of anyone who goes out and comes home with a single guinea pig; but rather an encouragement to try their best to give their single as happy and fulfilled a piggy life as possible.

Here is the new guide: Single Guinea Pigs - Challenges and Responsibilities

PS: I am by far not the only contributor to Guinea Pig Magazine who writes the magazine's really good and always interesting articles on a wide range of subjects - and so far, we haven't run out or have come close to exhausting them! The magazine is also not shy to tackle difficult subjects in a thought- and insightful way.
A magazine subscription (whether in print or online) makes a great birthday present - it is how I have started myself out! :)
 
I always bought GPM when it was available in PAH but lapsed when they stopped selling it.
I’ve only just got around to getting an online subscription so I can enjoy it again.
 
Merab's Slave said:
I always bought GPM when it was available in PAH but lapsed when they stopped selling it.
I’ve only just got around to getting an online subscription so I can enjoy it again.
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Put ordering the back issues from the last couple of years on your wish list! :)
Unfortunately p@h dumped all pet magazines without suitable notice, not giving the magazines a chance to put a notice for their readers into their next issue. They apparently couldn't spare the space needed for the magazine stands... even though footfall was always makredly increased on the days the magazines came out; especially for GPM! :(
 
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