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Chock has started chirping at 6 a m again
i think its because he's in a new cage and thats what's triggered the chirping off
he had stopped doing it but now he's started back up
its a nice sound but not at 6 a m.
any ideas as to how i can help him settle in to his new seroundings a bit better?
i have put hay in his house as usual but i have made a blend of different grasses and scattered them all over the cage floor to see if this helps him to not chirp tomoro
any tips would be great.
thanks for reading...
 
i would like him to feel safe in the space and that's why i have covered the cage floor with alfalfa hay as he really enjoys that
i got him to use his house by filling the space with hay which i still do and he really loves his house now but when i 1st put it in he was really scared of it till the hay appeared in there and now he teeth clicks if i go near it if he's in his cage, silly boy...
i've also noticed the more he's got older the more teritorial he's got.
Is this normal bore behaviour?
 
I've always wanted here a chirp from a guinea pig and people rarely witness the chirp. It basically means they are stressed. Does he have another guinea pig partner or any in a cage beside?
 
he's a lone pig because he's too soft natured to be housed with another pig because he wont fight back if he gets picked on he will just take it until his coat starts falling out and he starts losing wait and he wont eat so thats why he's on his own because he's a small pig for a bore so he is more like a soe wait wise so if another pig decides that Chock is going to be his bitch which has happened in the past Chock cant throw the other pig off because he's not heavy enough
poor pig....
 
he has never had a cage that has souly been his own and i think this could be the reason for the chirping
he didn't do it this morning so i think the hay scattered all over the cage floor gave him something to do in the new space that he likes doing so that made him feel more comfortable in there.
i will keep doing this for a cupple of weeks i think to see if this stopps the chirping long term
will keep you posted
in the mean time, if anyone has any ideas that i havn't tryed feel free to post them even if you think they are daft ones they could be helpful in some way...
 
The chirping is probably hes alone and seeing if there are other piggies around now that hes in a new cage. Spend much more time with him. As much as you can And that might solve his chirping
 
I have a tiny six week old boar and sow, both in with adults and no problems at all.The girl is in with my herd and the boy is in with one of my adult boars.My herd consists of quite a few big sows and a big boar.Tiny babies are tougher than you think.
 
i scattered more hay over the cage floor before i turned in for the night and there's still no chirping so far...
 
think the food foraging that Chock does when i'm sleeping has settled him in to the space better than he was for the 1st cupple of days he was in there as its mimiking what he would do in the wild and he now has the space to rome his cage just like he would do in the wild so i will keep the food game going for a cupple of weeks and see if that stops him from chirping at 6 a m.
I would like to brake this cycle before it gets too imbedded in his head...
 
today i got Chock a cardboard tube and bull rush ball for cage time as well as the ones he all ready had for outside time
hopeing this will make the cage settleing process go a bit more smoothly...
 
Guinea pigs are like people, they can't just live with any old (person) other guinea pig. I'm sure if you contacted a reputable rescue, and explained his personality, they would be able to help you find the perfect housemate for him. I take it he's not neutered, so you can't get him a wife? Have you cosidered that option? He'd be so much less likely to get stressed with a companion, and he would get over necessary stress (like trips to the vet, or just being startled) much much faster, as well. How old is he? If he's a year or so, you could try a baby who would look up to him as a father figure, which would give him more confidence. Please consider all the options.
 
Chock will be 4 next year.
he has had 2 unsuccessful pairings and i don't want to put him through a 3rd one as he's been through enough trauma...he is very quiet gentle and shye and the 2 other pigs he's been paired with have taken full advantage of this...
 
it got so bad that he stopped eating totally and his fur started falling out because he's quite small for a bore so when the other pig was dominant towards him he couldn't fight back because he didn't have enough wait to do so.
 
Maddy said:
he's a lone pig because he's too soft natured to be housed with another pig because he wont fight back if he gets picked on he will just take it until his coat starts falling out and he starts losing wait and he wont eat so thats why he's on his own because he's a small pig for a bore so he is more like a soe wait wise so if another pig decides that Chock is going to be his bitch which has happened in the past Chock cant throw the other pig off because he's not heavy enough
poor pig....
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What about a baby, they normally take to babies
 
Is there any possibility you could get a bonded pair of boars from a rescue and house them beside Chock so he can interact through the bars if you really think he's best on his own? He's obviously upset at having no piggy company. I do think babies are a great way to go though, I paired my 4 year old boar (bereaved) up with a five week old boar last night. The easiest bonding session I ever did, they took to each other crazy well! Here they are snuggled up :love: Rupert has been so much happier with a friend- it's crazy! Piggies love company and hate to be alone, they get so lonely and human company just isn't the same..

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one of the pigs was a baby to begin with that he was ok with until the baby became heavyer than him so chock looked really little compaired to the baby one when he got to 6 months...
 
Chock gets anxious around other pigs when they are anywhere near him especially at the vet.
because i don't have sight if there was an accident with him and another pig and there was blood drawn i wouldn't see it and could end up with a dead piggy which would traumatize me
 
Maddy said:
Chock gets anxious around other pigs when they are anywhere near him especially at the vet.
because i don't have sight if there was an accident with him and another pig and there was blood drawn i wouldn't see it and could end up with a dead piggy which would traumatize me
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Buy him a carrot house they love them
 
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