6 Year Old Girl With New Girlfriend (Hopefully!)

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I lost my baby girl "Piggy" (6 years old) last Thursday from bloat (which to this day I dont really understand why she got it) anyway this left her life long friend "Guinea" (also 6 years old) all alone. So after a few days of noticing "Guinea" sad we (me and my girlfriend) thought we'd get a rescue pig from someone who'd had one of there pigs die and left the other all alone. Anyway we got her home tonight to introduce her to "Guinea" and things didnt go to well, or at least I dont think they did?! Guinea was always the boss before and when she meet her new friend tonight it looked as if Guinea was bullying her, so I put the new girl in the new cage and Guinea back in her old cage, now my question is ........
Will my 6 years old bossy girl ever get on with a new 2 years old girl? BTW the whole execise as left the new girl hiding in her new cage :(
Or maybe I'm asking to much of "Guinea" to be nice?
BTW - I hope this all makes some sence to someone out there ;)
 
Try them in a neutral space, one will be more dominant than the other but slowly introduce, plus you only got new piggie home tonight, give her a few days to settle in then try reintroducing them in a neutral space.
 
HonkeysMummy said:
Try them in a neutral space, one will be more dominant than the other but slowly introduce, plus you only got new piggie home tonight, give her a few days to settle in then try reintroducing them in a neutral space.
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Thanks Ill leave them separate for a few days and see how they get on at the weekend, BTW I take it age couldnt have nothing to do with it then?
 
I doubt the age has anything to do with it, one has to be the boss and that what it is down to most of the time.
 
Your new lady may have been a boss pig too & one will have to adjust to not being boss.

Like HonkeysMummy has said intro them in a neutral space, plenty of hay & veggies & you could either bath them both so they smell the same or rub some of Guineas dirty bedding onto the new piggy.

Hopefully by the time they have munched on the veggies they will be friends. Good Luck with them :)

Wanted to add sorry to hear about Piggy 0:)
 
Just wanted to update everyone..... after 1 week things are no better, in fact I'd say worse ! We have only had them together twice now (neutral wooden floor in the spare room) and both times Ive jumped in because my 6 years old girl tries to bite Margret (new girl) whilst chattering her teeth and trying to walk away from Margret, who for the record looks like she's trying to make friends..... Is all lost with Guinea ? or do I just give up and try and proswade my girlfriend that we need another new friend for Margret? ;)
Oh btw I have been having there cages back to back
 
try if cage big enough to put a divider in the cage, we use a cooling rack with a divider. that way they can see eachother, smell eachother but can't fight. perhaps get one of those three teir cages people are talking about which they say can be divided. so sorry for the lost of piggy tooRIP we lost our piggy petal to bloat, the vet treatment was so bad and stressful for her(they put a tube down her thoart) she had a heart attack she was 5 years and 3 months and seemed more human than guinea pig.
so i suggest perhaps halving up the cage so they can see but not touch. and at 6 years old a grand young age guinea has every right to be a grouch! if you get a 3 tier cage or even half the exsisting cage you might if the cage is big enough still get maragret a new friend. that way guinea can look but not touch and she might not be so lonely.
good luck hope i have explained myself properly. take care of sweet grams(guinea) and heaps of cuddles to maragret and guinea. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
Try giving it more time before giving up :) Just put them together for a short time each day and very gradually increase their time together. I use Bachs Rescue Remedy when I'm introducing pigs- a dab on each ear of each pig.

Its a new situation for both them and often things are a bit fraught, they may not get on ever but they deserve a chance :)
 
Thanks for the advise, We wont give up yet ;) However I am intrested in this
karenrgpr said:
I use Bachs Rescue Remedy when I'm introducing pigs- a dab on each ear of each pig.
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what is this remedy stuff? and were would I get some from?
Btw I'm sorry to hear about Petal :'(
 
Sorry to hear that they arent getting on ::)
I normally with my guinea pigs bond any lone pig over 1 years old with a baby pig of about 4 weeks old :smitten: They always get on fine and they were boars :)
Like someone said above it may be that both your piggies were the boss to their friends that had passed so both have to fight it out to see which one can be the new boss O0 This sometimes can be quite hard to watch but i wouldn't separate them unless i really worry that one keeps biting the other :P I wouldnt give up neither but just stay strong - If they dont ever bond together then id take them to a rescue and let them find a friend each as guinea pigs need company ;) Keep us updated on how they are doing O0
 
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