Big G
Junior Guinea Pig
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Hi there
(before i start, i did put this post on in another area, but didnt get much of a response so i thought i'd move it)
It's been ages since i've been on here .....
Anyway, as you'll see from my new avatar, we've now bitten the bullet and got ourselves a new wee piggy. He's a wee cracker and we've called him Ernie.
I have two separate cages for them, with a new double decker one being ordered shortly.
We did our first bonding session a couple of days ago and we think it went really well. (we only let it last for about 5-10 mins)
We placed them both on an old quilt and just let them get to know one another etc.
The older piggy (Buddy) was purring and squeeking quite a lot and the little one was squeeking a wee bit.
The only panic moment we had was when Buddy actually sat right on top of Ernie (2 or 3 times) whilst purring loudly.
I was crossing everything that he wouldnt bite the wee thing but he didnt.! Phew.!
I was also a bit worried that Ernie might get squashed but he seems fine with it all.
So, they had a good little bit of bonding and are now back in their own cages. (with Buddy now squeeking like mad as if hes looking for his friend etc)
Any advice from you guys would be greatly appreciated.........
Please tell me that we're doing the right thing and that all the behaviour that we saw this morning is perfectly normal.
I've been reading up on the quarantine side of things, and we will keep them apart for roughly 2 weeks.
To be honest, it's given our older guinea pig a new lease of life. He's hyper and always looking for his friend.!
Any help / comments would be great.
Regards
G
(before i start, i did put this post on in another area, but didnt get much of a response so i thought i'd move it)
It's been ages since i've been on here .....
Anyway, as you'll see from my new avatar, we've now bitten the bullet and got ourselves a new wee piggy. He's a wee cracker and we've called him Ernie.
I have two separate cages for them, with a new double decker one being ordered shortly.
We did our first bonding session a couple of days ago and we think it went really well. (we only let it last for about 5-10 mins)
We placed them both on an old quilt and just let them get to know one another etc.
The older piggy (Buddy) was purring and squeeking quite a lot and the little one was squeeking a wee bit.
The only panic moment we had was when Buddy actually sat right on top of Ernie (2 or 3 times) whilst purring loudly.
I was crossing everything that he wouldnt bite the wee thing but he didnt.! Phew.!
I was also a bit worried that Ernie might get squashed but he seems fine with it all.
So, they had a good little bit of bonding and are now back in their own cages. (with Buddy now squeeking like mad as if hes looking for his friend etc)
Any advice from you guys would be greatly appreciated.........
Please tell me that we're doing the right thing and that all the behaviour that we saw this morning is perfectly normal.
I've been reading up on the quarantine side of things, and we will keep them apart for roughly 2 weeks.
To be honest, it's given our older guinea pig a new lease of life. He's hyper and always looking for his friend.!
Any help / comments would be great.
Regards
G