single guinea pig

Hello all, I have very sadly just lost my dear Guinea pig Merry, he really was such a sweet natured boy, however sadly after 4 wonderful years, he got what they assumed was cancer, and no medication or care could keep him happy or healthy, so we’ve had to make the very difficult decision to get...

Hello all, if you are a grieving guinea pig parent, I am firstly so sorry for your loss. If you have a single guinea pig now and are concerned with what to do and are not fully ready to get a second guinea pig and/or you do not want another guinea pig, this post is for you. So recently I had...

hi everyone, i have an approximately 3 year old guinea pig who doesn’t have a companion anymore because hers died :( my parents also recently divorced so i can’t spend as much time as i would like with her, especially since she would need A LOT of attention because she lives alone. I'm seriously...

Hi.. I posted last week talking about how one of my brand New Guinea pigs I had for a day ( at that point) had suddenly passed away. We found out that she was unfortunately most likely already poorly when we got her. I know guinea pigs should be in pairs or more so we are getting another piggy...

My guinea pig Honey recently died of cancer at the age of 3. I wanted to get a new sister for Jasmine (age 4) as soon as possible, but then Coronavirus struck and I couldn't. She has been alone for about 3 months now, and I don't really know what to do. Jasmine was very much the meeker guinea...

Hello, lovely forum. As some of you may or may not know, we lost our sweet Biscuit yesterday morning after a short battle with illness and not eating. I am not yet ready to post in the Rainbow thread, my heart is too tender. I have read the guides to looking after a bereaved Piggy, and just...

So, here's my story, and why I'm concerned. This is probably going to be long, so I totally understand if you stop reading here. haha I got my first guinea pig November 10th 2018. Just a few months ago. It took a lot of convincing to get my parents to agree, so we agreed on just getting one. I...

Hi everyone! So, I am a new piggy owner - I have taken on my mum's 4 year old entire boar, Ernie, whose friend (also a boar) passed away a couple of months ago. I have always been raised with guinea pigs but never had sole responsibility for one up until about 4 weeks ago! He lives outdoors in...

Hi, We’ve just had to put one of our guinea pigs down due to a bad illness and as heartbreaking as it is we want to make sure the other now single pig is going to be okay by himself. Does anyone have any tips on how to keep the single pig happy and okay? We just don’t want to lose both of our...

Hello, I must say in the few days I’ve been on this forum I am sure getting good use out of it lol. As I’ve stated on here before a few days ago my guinea pig Fin sadly passed away leaving his cage mate Gus alone. I didn’t show Gus Fin’s body after he passed. The first day Gus was just a little...

I live in Georgia.I have a 1 year old male piggy.I have been looking for a partner for him.I CANT FIND ONE ANYWHERE!Any advise or links to adoptable piggies?

Hi people, I got my Piggy a month ago from a pet shop. Since the shop was in another town, we had to put him in the car and drive him. I was very afraid how will he endure it, but it was okay. He was in the same place with rabbits in the store, so I guess that he was lonely and scared and that...

Two posts in two days! I'm just looking for anyone's insight into owning single guinea pigs. I'm not in a situation where I can add another guinea pig to my single boar(I had to seperate my trio due to fights) to make a pair currently. He doesn't seem depressed, he eats well and is interested...

Hi! I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place, sorry if I've made a mistake. I've had my male guinea pig for 7 months now, and after some research I've realised that its very recommended to keep guinea pigs in pairs. Although I haven't noticed him acting very lonely, I'm sure his...