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Teenage Guinea Pig
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 want some advice or words of wisdom.
My little darling, Piglet, has now lost her sister and lives alone. I have kept Biscuit’s bed in the cage for her to have her scent for comfort.
She is still eating and drinking and I take her out often for mummy cuddles as a small distraction, but otherwise she resides in Biscuit’s bed more or less most of the day. Like I say, she comes out to eat and drink but goes back to the bed.
Is this normal behaviour, do I remove the bed, is this a sign she needs a new friend ASAP?
I know she needs a new friend, but does it have to be right now or have we got time to grieve?
I just need some guidance as this is my first experience with the loss of a Piggy.
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 want some advice or words of wisdom.
My little darling, Piglet, has now lost her sister and lives alone. I have kept Biscuit’s bed in the cage for her to have her scent for comfort.
She is still eating and drinking and I take her out often for mummy cuddles as a small distraction, but otherwise she resides in Biscuit’s bed more or less most of the day. Like I say, she comes out to eat and drink but goes back to the bed.
Is this normal behaviour, do I remove the bed, is this a sign she needs a new friend ASAP?
I know she needs a new friend, but does it have to be right now or have we got time to grieve?
I just need some guidance as this is my first experience with the loss of a Piggy.
Their grieving period will vary from piggy to piggy but they are often ready for a new friend anywhere from a few days to a month. 
To be honest I wasn't 100% sure either and, like you, my poorly piggie spent his last few evenings on my lap and was separated too after operations. I remember thinking, right on Saturday or whenever it was, I'm going to find a young piggie & bond them. Never having bonded any piggies before that might have been a tad daft but I read everything I could on here & just threw my time into that as its good to have something positive to focus on . That little piggie is Gregory who is now the top banana with 5 sows. Things will work themselves out & I have a lovely memorial lemon & lime bush in the garden for my brother boy piggies. They were so lovely (Domino is in my avatar) the 2nd brother who passed at a good age of 5 but I'll never forget them & completely empathise with how you are feeling x
Thank you so much for sharing that with me, it means a lot that brought a warmth to my heart and fuzzys to my tummy. 
xx
