Mikatelyn
Junior Guinea Pig
So this is probably an odd question.
A work acquaintance of my husband's mentioned in passing that she acquired 2 guinea pigs a few days ago, but one killed the other one. Because they think the surviving piggy is a murderous one, they think it needs to be a solo piggy. That's all we know about that situation, but it triggered a discussion.
I thought I had read somewhere that sometimes piggies are mistakenly accused of murdering their cagemate because the cagemate has been chewed on. But actually the cagemate died of other causes and the surviving piggy is distraught and becomes increasingly aggressive in trying to resuscitate its cagemate. Or the survivor is trying to hide the remains of the cagemate somehow to avoid attracting predators.
I can't find where I read this, so I thought I'd verify if this is true with you guys so I can send hubs back to work with correct info, and encourage his work acquaintance to get the surviving piggy a friend.
Thanks in advance.
A work acquaintance of my husband's mentioned in passing that she acquired 2 guinea pigs a few days ago, but one killed the other one. Because they think the surviving piggy is a murderous one, they think it needs to be a solo piggy. That's all we know about that situation, but it triggered a discussion.
I thought I had read somewhere that sometimes piggies are mistakenly accused of murdering their cagemate because the cagemate has been chewed on. But actually the cagemate died of other causes and the surviving piggy is distraught and becomes increasingly aggressive in trying to resuscitate its cagemate. Or the survivor is trying to hide the remains of the cagemate somehow to avoid attracting predators.
I can't find where I read this, so I thought I'd verify if this is true with you guys so I can send hubs back to work with correct info, and encourage his work acquaintance to get the surviving piggy a friend.
Thanks in advance.