bonding

I've had two female guinea pigs for over a year, and they seem to be relatively used to me... they respond to my voice and wheek whenever I walk by but they don't seem to like being petted or have any human contact whatsoever. I hand feed them every day as well as give them floor time to run...

Hello, I am a new user on this website. I was worried about my piggies behaviour and was hoping for some advice. I have 2 female guinea pigs, one have been here for a month and is six months and the other for less than a week and ten or eleven months. They have just started the dominance process...

I have 3yr old Guinea pig who went to a rescue nearby to start the pairing process. He seems to like another male Guinea pig and the seem like they’re a good match. They were together overnight and the were doing really well and super happy and lovey-dovey. This morning they got a little hostile...

Hello, Please forgive me for what is likely to be quite a rambling post, but I would just like to share some of my feelings to help me get out of my own head and get advice too. Between Jan and December this year I lost 3 guinea pigs: - Post spay surgery complications (died at home while I...

Is it best to get a new pig or leave Snake on his own? Unfortunately, we woke to find one of our guinea pigs (Mash) dead this morning. Now we only have one pig (Snake). Even with Mash, Snake was quite shy and it was obvious he followed Mash and was made confident by Mash. I'm wondering if we...

Hi, so 2 days ago I got a new lady guinea pig. Her old family couldn't have her anymore as their kid was alergic to her, so they gave her to me. She is one year old now and was living alone. Because I already have one guinea pig at home (she's two years old) and her friend died a few months ago...

I have had a new neutered boar (Freddie) now for a week who is going to be paired with my lone girl (Luna) who has now been on her own for 2 weeks. I know the recommended advice is to quarantine any new piggies for 2 weeks but I am concerned about Luna who has done nothing but hide since she...

Hi all, As some of you will know, we lost our 4 year old sow Clarice yesterday after a battle with lymphoma. She leaves behind her friend Cora - who is 2.5 years old. They had been bonded by our local rescue when Cora was a baby, and we adopted them together just under a year ago. We also...

So, I found the information on this forum too late regarding not separating guinea pigs after surgery, and now I’m experiencing significant issues. I’m not sure there’s a solution, but if anybody has any ideas, I’d be really grateful. I have two sows - Molasses and Parfait - who have been...

Hi everyone, I’m hoping for a bit of advice. 3 months ago I introduced a neutered boar to my herd of 3 sows. If I’m being honest, I don’t think I introduced them very well; i used the split cage method for around 2 weeks and then let them meet each other in a large neutral playpen. However, they...

hi, 6 months ago we got two male guinea pigs, they were bonded and happy together the whole time. unfortunately though we recently lost one of them, leaving whiskers to be a single 9/10 month old so, we got a new young male who is about 12 weeks old. today we tried to introduce them and it...

Hi everyone! I need some help with my boars! They got together to my house, one is a little boar and the doc told me that he had around 2 1/2 months. The other one seems bigger and is supposed to have 2 years but the doc didn't confirm anything. The problem is that the older one keeps circling...

Hi everyone, if anyone was following any of my other posts over the last couple weeks you might remember, since the passing of my Kip and Bobby I’m hoping to bond Ollie and the newest addition Eggs. I read through the bonding guide and just had a few extra questions if that’s okay! To specify...

I have two piggies that came from the same place. Iris is very shy & timid and Ivy is assertive & dominant. They have only been together 6-7 days now but bonding has started. Ivy will kick Iris out of the Hidy or nose bud when they are having veggies. Over then that they cool down & chill...

Hello! I had two lovely guineas, adopted together as babies. They were males. Sadly a couple of weeks ago, one died from a seizure at 7 months old. These were my first 2 guineas ever and I'm still processing as he was just so lovely and they are very much part of the family. He was also the...

Hello fellow piggie-lovers, I recently posted a thread alike this one, but things have changed since then. My two 12-week-old and 13-week-old guinea pigs just do not seem to get along. Freddie (dominant) just won't leave Wilbur alone sometimes. I also notice that WIlbur gets a bit annoyed when...

Hello! I recently got my second pair of piggies, they're around 3 months old and brothers. Their names are Wilbur and Freddie, and I absolutely adore them. However, I am worried they aren't getting along great. My previous pair got along great and never had any issues, but this time around it's...

Hi we are new to the forum, originally posted on another as was unsure how to create a thread. Very sadly we lost our lovely cloud a few days ago he was 11 months old and had a seizure. We dearly miss him as does his brother Elmo. Cloud has been sent for cremation so will be home soon ❤️ Elmo is...

Following my initial thread, which can be found here... I have now reached a stage where bonding is finally going to happen soon. First the boar had to be 6 months before neutering could be done, then I was told by the vet that he had to be at least 1kg, because otherwise there could be...

i bought a guinea pig from the pet store (nugget) to bond with my guinea pig i already owned (penny). the pet store sold me a pregnant pig so they lived together for two months before nugget gave birth. i had to separate them after nugget gave birth so she could nurse her pups and let them grow...