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Well sorry to be so blunt, but your piggy NEEDS company and a much bigger cage. If you care about their wellbeing you won't want them to suffer. Maybe it's time to look at rehoming options.
 
:agr:with @badwolf , a guinea can NOT live in these conditions. It is unfair to the guinea pig, especially since they cant do anything about it.
 
oh well. I'm gonna keep it because i cant do anything to rehome it i dont know anyone who could take it and pet stores are cruel
 
On the top of the forum page there is a "Rescue Locator", maybe you could check it out and see if there are any rescues in your area.
 
Torbiepaw said:
oh well. I'm gonna keep it because i cant do anything to rehome it i dont know anyone who could take it and pet stores are cruel
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I'm with you in your dislike of pet shops. However keeping her in a cage that small all alone is cruel. There's no point in sugarcoating. If you don't want your piggy to suffer you need to rehome them. Look for rescues. Advertise online. You cannot keep her. It would be selfish.
 
My hospital cage is larger than the cage you have and I think that is too small but as it's only temporary and for an ill piggy or one recovering from an operation it's fine. I certainly wouldn't want to keep one in there permanently as it's home. As others have said your cage is far too small. Guinea Pigs are also NOT dirty and smelly if you clean them out regularly. We are only trying to help you give your piggy the best life and living in a tiny cage on its own is not a happy life for a piggy. You have have been given some good suggestions above.
 
To put things in perspective, my hamster's cage is bigger than that. Your piggy is in a cage that is even under the minimum recommended size for a hamster.
 
I just... cannot. I have no space. And also, what is he doing? When i put my finger in through the bars, he does a "hic" sound, opens his mouth wierd and bites me
 
Torbiepaw said:
I just... cannot. I have no space. And also, what is he doing? When i put my finger in through the bars, he does a "hic" sound, opens his mouth wierd and bites me
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Hi! Your boy is obviously not happy; you are the only one he can interact with when he needs to compony round the clock. Guinea pigs explore the world with their teeth, but they also live in a strictly hierarchical society. If he only has you, then you are at the receiving end of his needs.
Who is the boss - your guinea pig or you?

Can you please take your boy and let him have daily roaming time in the hall so he can exercise and do guinea pig things. This is absolutely vital for his long term health from digestion to organ stimulation (heart!). Also his muscles won't develop properly and he will become weak.
I have last summer adopted a guinea pig like yours that in two years has never been let out of a tiny cage. Dylan could not walk normally over even the length of a normal sized guinea pig cages without his back legs collapsing and him starting to hop because he had no strength in his legs. He has muscles now thanks to daily exercise but his walk will never be 100% right.
He is still funny about his food due to a bad diet although he is eating most of what he should be eating narly a year on. :(
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Please consider very seriously whether keeping your piggy is in his best interests. He’s not having the company of another pig and likely won’t (not advisable to have a small cage with boys), and doesn’t have enough space.

Piggies are ground roaming animals so you really do need your cage to be 120cm+ (140cm+ for boys). Seeing as you can’t fit that anywhere, I would look at rehoming him. Imagine you were all alone with no other human around. You were ‘kept’ but elephants and only allowed to live in an area the size of a toilet. You weren’t allowed to see other humans and had no one to talk to Do you see what we all mean?

It may break your heart but please think what’s best for your boy and what he needs, and not what you want.
 
Torbiepaw said:
oh well. I'm gonna keep it because i cant do anything to rehome it i dont know anyone who could take it and pet stores are cruel
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Glad to hear you love him so much. I would like to see some pictures though. If you don't have the funds at the moment, maybe you can wait until you can afford another piggy friend for him.

I got my boy Finn at a pet shop and he has been with me since he was a baby and I love him more than anything. So I understand when you say you don't want to return him.

While looking for a cage-mate for my boy Finn, my friend appointed me as Lara's pet parent so I took Lara in and bought her a big cage for $100. Lara lives nearby my boy Finn and they seem to keep each other company. They can see, hear and smell each other. I really don't want to put my Finn through a surgery becuase he is only a year and half old, so hasn't lived long enough to risk his life to fix him. Also, my exotic vet told me Lara can be fixed only if she has medical issues that is life threatening.
 
You need to get your piggy larger cage. An old friend of mine had a lonely piggy called Rodney who lived in a cage that was far too small for him (think twice as wide as he was long and not much longer than that) he had nothing to do know where to hide and lived a miserable life eating Muesli only and no hay or veggies. He never came out of his cage for cuddles or exercise. He just sat in the same place all day doing nothing. She loved him dearly but wouldn't listen to anything I said about trying to make his life better except to give him a bit of lettuce and a very small amount of hay. Do you want your piggy to live a miserable life like Rodney? If you love him so much let him go.
 
The OP stated they are in Poland.

We all really want to help and make sure your piggy has the best and happiest life possible.
It is clear you love your piggy and want to do the best for him.

A lot of us struggle with a lack of space, so can you post some photos of your piggy's cage and the room that they are in - maybe someone will have an idea.
Sometimes it is possible to make extra space by putting a cage on a table or a shelf?
If we can see the space I am sure someone will have a solution.
 
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