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One of my friends is taking 1 of my boy babies to go with her boy however her boy is about a year old and she has to keep the baby away from him for a while but as shes taking 1 boy there is still one boy left with me who needs to go to a home so I asked my friend if she could take another and as the boy shes taking is going to be by himself for a while he would have his brother!:(|) which is perfect because he's used to company and would be distressed without any other pigs with him :{ but when I asked my friend straight away said no :)>>> which annoyed me because she didn't even think about it so i told her to at least ask her parents and she said she would and she told me the next day the said no but i just thought fair enough. But I then found out that she had lied! :)>>> and she hadn't even asked her parents and she said she doesn't want him! Which I think is really selfish what do you think I should do I don't know if i even want to give her one any more help!:{
 
It's sad that she can't take both, but maybe she doesn't have the space for three boys? Also there's more chance three boys will fight than two, so it might be for the best.

Or maybe she thinks she can't afford to look after three.

Can she keep your baby one in a cage next to her one at the start? So he will have company?

Maybe you can find someone who already has one boy to take your last one?
 
CiaraPatricia said:
It's sad that she can't take both, but maybe she doesn't have the space for three boys? Also there's more chance three boys will fight than two, so it might be for the best.

Or maybe she thinks she can't afford to look after three.

Can she keep your baby one in a cage next to her one at the start? So he will have company?

Maybe you can find someone who already has one boy to take your last one?
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I have asked round but I haven't really found anybody and some people don't have guinea pigs so he will be by himself unless they buy another boy for him but I know she has enough room she has a 4ft and a double hutch and her boy has been by himself for about 2 years because she can't get over the death of her other boy :( it's quite sad really but he needs a friend and so does this boy with me I am really stuck
 
I would keep the two babies as a pair if you can rather than a trio as the chances are stacked against 3 getting on, long term.

So either let your friend have the littlun - the sooner they are introduced, the better their chances - how old is the baby?

Or - keep them both yourself as a pair - whatever your heart tells you is right!

Sophie
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Have you thought about contacting a reputable rescue? Your little boy would be guaranteed a good home and a companion there.

Taking on one more guinea pig or not has implications on space and cost and is not done lightly on a teenager's budget with an increased risk of medical cost to cover for the parents. Have you thought about that?

I found it hard to find a home for my own surprise babies as well when they arrived at the worst time possible, so I went rescue.

Here you can find a rescue within your reach and contact them:
http://www.guineapigrehome.org.uk/gp/centres.asp#Yorkshire
 
sophiew said:
I would keep the two babies as a pair if you can rather than a trio as the chances are stacked against 3 getting on, long term.

So either let your friend have the littlun - the sooner they are introduced, the better their chances - how old is the baby?

Or - keep them both yourself as a pair - whatever your heart tells you is right!

Sophie
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The baby is 3 weeks today :)
 
Wiebke said:
Have you thought about contacting a reputable rescue? Your little boy would be guaranteed a good home and a companion there.

Taking on one more guinea pig or not has implications on space and cost and is not done lightly on a teenager's budget with an increased risk of medical cost to cover for the parents. Have you thought about that?

I found it hard to find a home for my own surprise babies as well when they arrived at the worst time possible, so I went rescue.

Here you can find a rescue within your reach and contact them:
http://www.guineapigrehome.org.uk/gp/centres.asp#Yorkshire
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I did think about rescues but they are very far away and my parents think it's too much hassle because they work full time and I would like him to be with one of his brothers he would be the only one without a friend going with him 8...
 
I'm not sure why she lied to you. If she can't afford 3 then she could have told you that and I'm sure you would have understood. As it is she has made herself sound untrustworthy, not sure I'd want her to have one of my pigs.

Got a bit confused by the other boars age. Is he 1 or older?
 
If I were you, I would keep the 2 babies as a pair and either rehome them together or keep them for yourself.

You are clearly upset about splitting them up and I do not think I could give a guinea pig to someone who had lied to me.

I do not think your friend is selfish but she could have just been honest and explained her reasons for not wanting to take them as a pair.
 
I understand she doesn't want to make it a boy trio, even if it works for some they are definitely not as stable as pairs. If I were you I would keep the two boys as a pair and if you can't give them a home yourself ask a rescue to rehome them together. I'm sure there's someone here on the forum who can help you piggy train them to a good rescue!
 
Rachel WD said:
I'm not sure why she lied to you. If she can't afford 3 then she could have told you that and I'm sure you would have understood. As it is she has made herself sound untrustworthy, not sure I'd want her to have one of my pigs.

Got a bit confused by the other boars age. Is he 1 or older?
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He's 2. :) Christina put about a year old but she meant 2. :)) I'm friends with her so I know who she's on about and our friend has now got her baby guinea pig and named him Flash. :(|) Turns out the boy who Christina wanted her to have is a girl and the girl Christina was keeping is a boy! Pet shop sexed them wrong! :{
 
I think I went a bit overboard with the stubborn thing I was a bit angry about her lying to me but her mum did talk to me about it and said she was not allowed one when she finally asked her. Also the one I was going to giver got sexed wrong and ended up being a girl! :o I am ashamed to say we did go to the pet shop to get it done because she offered she would do my mum and my mum just said yes but really I would have been more comfortable doing it at the vets for good reason as well I don't think I can trust pet shops anymore the use animals for money and it just isn't right and the pet shop woman only asked us if she wanted her to sex them for free was to get some baby guinea pigs out of us :( from now on I am going to do the right thing for my guinea pigs and go straight to a vet they no best :)
 
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