1 year old with 4 weeks old live together?

[currynugget]

Hi all, can my 1 year old girl live together with a 4 weeks baby girl? I've never had a baby piggy before so not sure.. Appreciate all the answers, thanks!

 

[Piggies&buns]

Yes, piggies of any age can live together (provided they are character compatible).

Ensure you double check the sex of any new piggies yourself so you can be certain you are only getting a sow, and ensure carry out any bonding properly on neutral territory.
Piggies under four months of age are desperate for companionship so are often readily accepted. They must never be quarantined though and need to be bonded straight away due to their desperate need for companionship.

 

[currynugget]

Yes, piggies of any age can live together (provided they are character compatible).

Ensure you double check the sex of any new piggies yourself so you can be certain you are only getting a sow, and ensure carry out any bonding properly on neutral territory.
Piggies under four months of age are desperate for companionship so are often readily accepted. They must never be quarantined though and need to be bonded straight away due to their desperate need for companionship.

Hi, thanks for your reply. So food wise there is no difference?

 

[Piggies&buns]

No difference - a normal adult hay based diet. A baby can eat the same pellets as the adult (you don’t need the specific young piggy pellets) ans sure you introduce new veg slowly.

 

[superka]

this post should give you some info. i was reading it and it says your 4 week old girl is going into its social learning period. so if the older girl is accepting of her it might be a good time for the younger piggy. to have an older mentor to show her the ropes. i would think the age gap and her being in the learning period would make for an easier dominance hierarchy at first but that could have problems in their teenage months.

theirs also sections on bonding and bereaved guinea pigs. (again sorry for your loss) that would be good clues to how to help give the best chance of bonding them and making sure their bonding session is going well ect.

Journey through a Lifetime: The Ages of Guinea Pigs

Got any pictures of the cute little floof?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi and welcome

Yes, they can live together but the little one a bit younger than I would recommend to go a home. What kind of place is the little one coming from?

If you can, please consider adopting a healthy, guaranteed not pregnant, properly sexed and fully quarantined/medically treated guinea pig of any age from either QLD Guinea Pig Refuge in North Brisbane or from Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue to the South of Brisbane - you are lucky that Brisbane is the guinea pig rescue capital of Australia so you have several of the best on your doorstep.

This means that you can neatly avoid all the usual pitfalls that come with unquarantined guinea pigs and can allow your girl a say in who she wants to live with.
You would also help to ease the dire and still fast flood of no longer wanted guinea pigs that is swamping Western countries around the globe.

Here is some information that you may find helpful in navigating the pitfalls when getting new guinea pigs:
Rescues (Adoption and Dating), Shops, Breeders or Online? - What to consider when getting guinea pigs
New Guinea Pig Problems: Sexing & Pregnancy; URI, Ringworm & Parasites; Vet Checks & Customer Rights
QLD Guinea PIg Refuge QLD Guinea Pig Refuge

Illustrated Sexing Guide
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics

Journey through a Lifetime: The Ages of Guinea Pigs

 

[currynugget]

Hi and welcome

Yes, they can live together but the little one a bit younger than I would recommend to go a home. What kind of place is the little one coming from?

If you can, please consider adopting a healthy, guaranteed not pregnant, properly sexed and fully quarantined/medically treated guinea pig of any age from either QLD Guinea Pig Refuge in North Brisbane or from Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue to the South of Brisbane - you are lucky that Brisbane is the guinea pig rescue capital of Australia so you have several of the best on your doorstep.

This means that you can neatly avoid all the usual pitfalls that come with unquarantined guinea pigs and can allow your girl a say in who she wants to live with.
You would also help to ease the dire and still fast flood of no longer wanted guinea pigs that is swamping Western countries around the globe.

Here is some information that you may find helpful in navigating the pitfalls when getting new guinea pigs:
Rescues (Adoption and Dating), Shops, Breeders or Online? - What to consider when getting guinea pigs
New Guinea Pig Problems: Sexing & Pregnancy; URI, Ringworm & Parasites; Vet Checks & Customer Rights
QLD Guinea PIg Refuge QLD Guinea Pig Refuge

Illustrated Sexing Guide
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics

Journey through a Lifetime: The Ages of Guinea Pigs

Hi, this one is coming from the same breeder i got my one year piggy girl. I would love to adopt but unfortunately the QLD Guinea Pig Refuge is just VERY far from us, and i wish they had a website where i can see piggies available for adoption. I just looked at Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue and they only have two available for adoption (or at least that’s what’s available on their website.)

Speaking of which, how long is a normal time can i leave my one year old girl to live alone? It breaks my heart to see her alone in the cage as she’s quite social.

 

[Siikibam]

As short as possible is ideal. Did she lose her previous companion or has she been alone from a young age?

 

[currynugget]

As short as possible is ideal. Did she lose her previous companion or has she been alone from a young age?

I got her relatively new (3 months ago) but i just lost my older girl. I posted it on another thread on how she died if you wanna see it.

 

[Wiebke]

This the QLD Guinea Pig Refuge website link: https://qldguineapigrefuge.com.au/?...mS3Kuolug5c_vA4aNUsHrL7hdrJtmanCV4jDv0j9Fi54E.

Alex from Gold Coast GPR usually has more guinea pigs to adopt than are on her website; she also offers rescue dating, i.e. allowing your bereaved girl a say in who she gets on with for a happy long term relationship, so you come home with two piggies where acceptance has happened.

Please be aware that most rescues have more piggies in the pipeline than feature on their website, so it may be worth contacting them. Keep in mind that rescue people are generally very busy people doing this for free in their own free time and having to deal with lots of emergencies on near daily basis

Re-bonding a bereaved piggy that is eating and drinking normally can ideally wait 1-4 weeks but the wait can be longer in case of single boar neutering (to make sure that they are safe for any future wives) or if circumstances require. Several bereaved piggies of mine (who would not go with any of the others) had to wait two months a year ago but it meant that I could personality match all of them for a happy long term companions.
Guinea pigs grieve no less deeply than we humans, and that is hard for any lovong owner to watch when they are going rather withdrawn. But giving them the space to grieve is still important. They are open for a new relationship as soon as they come out of deep morning and pick up their normal life again, if without the sparkle yet that a new best friend will bring.
This guide link here deals with practical aspects as well as owner issues and how to find the best balance for your own situation: Looking After a Bereaved Guinea Pig

 

[currynugget]

this post should give you some info. i was reading it and it says your 4 week old girl is going into its social learning period. so if the older girl is accepting of her it might be a good time for the younger piggy. to have an older mentor to show her the ropes. i would think the age gap and her being in the learning period would make for an easier dominance hierarchy at first but that could have problems in their teenage months.

theirs also sections on bonding and bereaved guinea pigs. (again sorry for your loss) that would be good clues to how to help give the best chance of bonding them and making sure their bonding session is going well ect.

Journey through a Lifetime: The Ages of Guinea Pigs

Got any pictures of the cute little floof?

Here’s a pic of the new baby! She’s just 4 weeks old

 

[superka]

OOOOOOF. much cute, very smol.