depressed pig

Hi all, this query is primarily about bonding but also includes some health concerns, so please direct me if I have posted this in the wrong sub! Currently, my youngest girl seems to be exhibiting symptoms of depression and is acting like she has fallen out with the herd. She has been to the...

My sweet boy Sheep (he's a male, about a year and a half old) has been acting completely unlike himself lately. He's never been a huge fan of being picked up, but lately he either sits there & chatters his teeth if you're anywhere near him or he looks terrified all the time. He won't stop hiding...

Chorizo was doing really well, but out of nowhere, all he does is sleep and doesn’t even squeak for food, compared to his cage mate, Tiny, he doesn’t eat or drink water. He seems depressed:( I’m scared something may be wrong with him, he used to be such a sweet little piggie and always...

Hi, new to the piggie parenting. I have had my guinea pig for 5 days now. He is a year and a half old black Abyssinian. The past 4 days I’ve given him food by hand (carrots, salads, pepper, hay) and he comes back to the cage door for more from me and I’ve done floor time. I take the wire part of...

I have a four year old guinea pig whose friend passed away about six months ago. My guinea pig didn't really care that her friend was gone, she was eating and drinking normally and she didn't gain or lose any weight. She didn't get depressed or anything like that. But lately i just don't know...

I just lost my guinea pig , Rocket, today and my other piggie, Neveen, lived in the same pen as Rocket. Neveen seems very sad, and he is just staying in the corner that Rocket passed at. I changed the bedding, but he still went to that corner. He cuddled me a lot, is he going to be okay? They...

Okay so this might sound a bit odd but stick with me... I've been off work for almost a month so I've been spending looooads of time with the pigs, whereas usually I work 5 days a week. I still spend lots of time with them (and my Mum is here all day with them when I'm at work) but obviously...

I have a new piggy who I adopted because he was going to be put to sleep. He has a bad head tilt from an ear infection when he was born. He has not yet warmed up to me yet. He doesn't like to be held or touched. He seems depressed and doesn't like to leave his igloo. Lately in the middle of the...