Worried About A Guinea Pig In A Pet Shop.

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Hi. I don't know if this is the right section to post this in as I am new to the forum.

In the local Dobbies there is a pig that has been there for 3+ months living by itself in a small cage.

I don't like the fact that she has lived on her own throughout her little life, in a cage which is far too small for her.
She has been reduced to half of her price as she has grown quite big. The shop assistant said that no one wants to buy her as she has got too big and people are only interested in buying baby pigs.

I feel so sorry for her and I really would like to give her a good life.

I have 2 female guinea pigs who are a year old. They are very friendly girls. What is the chance of them accepting this new pig? My parents said that I am only allowed one more pig.

What are everyones opinions on me getting this pig? I would like her but I obviously do not want to upset my girls that I already own. Would they bully this new pig?
 
Welcome to the forum :)

Awww bless her.

Trios of girls do work.... We had a trio and gone to a quad when we added a baby (a failed foster piggy)

Here is a thread on bonding. Introducing And Re-introducing Guinea Pigs it discusses the introductions and how to do it on neutral ground. The piggies will have to re-establish their hierarchy, there is always the chance of fallouts but it would more than likely be with the new one.... Could you push to two cages and get her a friend?

I think it is wonderful you'd like to home her, it is such a shame and it pulls at your heart strings doesn't it. You need to have a think though. You would also need a larger cage - Each piggy would need their own hidey in the cage too...
 
I find that place so depressing, poor little girly.
I would be really careful about their judgement on her sex too before you mix her with your ladies. Apparently they are very good at mis-sexing the animals.
Good luck! X
 
Thanks for the replies :)

If I was to get her I would buy a new, larger cage. My piggies live in my front room and there is nowhere else in my house where I can fit another cage :( My parents also said that I am only allowed one more piggy, I have tried to persuade them to get two more but they have said no :(
I just feel awful for this little piggy. It's no life for her just being stuck in a small cage by herself in a shop. I feel sad when ever I think of her and I really want to save her.
I hate the pet shop bit at Dobbies. The animals never look happy as the cages are all far too small and a lot of the bunnies are by themselves. I have also never seen any of the animals have any veg or treats.
 
I know, it's awful. Poor little girl. go get the wee soul and give her a good little life then if you feel like you can offer her one, I know I probably wouldn't be able to resist either. There's a good chance they will get on. Do you have a particularly dominant sow? Tell me how you get on! X
 
You could always get her to see how things work out as a trio. If things go a bit wrong, you could always have another cage and let them live aside each other, that way you can give this piggy a good life and she can still interact with other piggies should it not work out :-)

Best of luck, do let us know how you get on :-)
 
:D Oh, well done! :clap: So pleased that you got her! :yahoo: She is indeed a very beautiful girl! :wub: Now she can look forward to a long and happy life with you and her piggie companions! :yahoo::yahoo:
 
Oh, she's adorable! How anyone could not want her is amazing.

She'll have a fabulous home with you now!
 
Aww!:love: So happy you got her! :yahoo:She looks so tame already! :nod:Are you going to introduce her to your other piggies? congrats!:luv:
 
She's lovely - she looks quite like one of mine! I'm glad you got her. My husband and I sometimes talk about a piggy we'd seen in a garden centre, and we always wish we'd given her a good home, as from what we heard about her, she'd had a rotten life. Regret not getting her. Anyway, I'm sure this new one of yours will have everything she could wish for now you've brought her home!
 
:lol!: i wouldn't have resisted either, i have a trio of girls, one does seem to be left out a little bit, but generally they get on well together. i had one bereaved piggy then the other two came along as company.... i was only meant to be getting one piggy but couldn't make up my mind so came back with two! :oops::whistle:

at least she can be looked after properly now, well done. good luck with the bonding, she does look in quite good condition considering & very beautiful :wub::luv:

make sure you double check her sex before you add to your original girls, we dont want any little accidents :yikes:
xx
 
Thank you for the lovely replies everyone! :D you have all made me feel very welcome :)

New piggy is settling in very well, she's in a cage by herself and when she is a bit more settled I will think about introducing them to my girls. My dad and I have both checked her bits and she is definitely a girly!

She is a bit chubby because she couldn't get much excercise in her small cage in the pet shop. But hopefully soon I will have her zipping around and popcorning and burning some calories. :)

I don't know whether to call her popcorn or pumpkin? What do you all prefer? :)
 
geo-piggylover said:
Thank you for the lovely replies everyone! :D you have all made me feel very welcome :)

New piggy is settling in very well, she's in a cage by herself and when she is a bit more settled I will think about introducing them to my girls. My dad and I have both checked her bits and she is definitely a girly!

She is a bit chubby because she couldn't get much excercise in her small cage in the pet shop. But hopefully soon I will have her zipping around and popcorning and burning some calories. :)

I don't know whether to call her popcorn or pumpkin? What do you all prefer? :)
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I think she looks rather like a Pumpkin - in a very nice way! She has the right sort of colouring, and is nicely "rounded"!
 
yay! pumpkin it is then :D

She is settling in well, I even got a popcorn out of her earlier when I was topping up her hay :o

My phone is broken at the moment, hopefully I can get it fixed tomorrow and I can post some more pictures of her :)
 
I thought pumpkin before I scrolled down to see any other replies...she's a sweetie, and definitely sporting some love handles! LOL

With all the additionally pop corning she'll soon lose a few pounds and with proper eating she'll be feeling better too.
Welcome to your new and proper home Pumpkin!
 
Just caught up with this thread and it as made me smile. She is beautiful :love: Well done you!
 
hope it all works out for 'little' Pumpkin. she is gorgeous x
 
Awww she's adorable! Glad you rescued her. Pumpkin is a very suitable name. xx
 
Here are some more pictures! She takes a gorgeous picture :) she is still quite a nervous little piggy but apart from that she has settled in well. I have a feeling she will be a naughty pig :P

I do have a slight worry though, I haven't seen her drink from her water bottle yet. My other piggys drink a fair bit compared to pumpkin. I gave her a small bowl of water in her cage, she looked at it and had 3 sips from it but I think she has ignored it since. She seems healthy apart from that, she has eaten every piece of veg that I have given her.

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