Scooter Pie
Teenage Guinea Pig
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- Bethlehem PA, Northeastern USA
I had 2 separate sow pairs, and one sadly passed about 6 weeks ago. Cinnamon, the bereaved, is 5-6 years old, and we moved her side by side with our other pair Peggy (3 years old) and Mandy (1-2).
Things are going well but I can't help but imagine the 3 of them together. I'm scared
of harming Peggy and Mandy's bond if a trial didn't work. I'm maybe even more scared I'm denying Cinnamon friendship if it could work and we don't try!
4 years ago we brought Cinnamon home as a single and attempted to bond her with another pair. From the time we had them
side by side, she displayed fear-aggressive behavior (snorting and yawning, lots of teeth chattering, and the other pair began chattering at each other). The bonding did not work - Cinnamon and one of the others did the posturing where they locked eyes and both raised one paw before someone launched and fur flew! It was terrifying and something I never want to see again!
She was a short time later bonded with a friend she had been with at the shelter initially and they lived happily together for almost 4 years till her friend passed at the end of June.
I want to take it as a good sign that Cinnamon is happy next to Peggy and Mandy. I stuff hay between their cages and they enjoy eating together.
Cinnamon is also a very sleepy pig! She has been known to need to be woken up for vegetables while everyone else is begging! Maybe she is ok in her peaceful enclosure.
Thanks for reading if you got this far!
Things are going well but I can't help but imagine the 3 of them together. I'm scared
of harming Peggy and Mandy's bond if a trial didn't work. I'm maybe even more scared I'm denying Cinnamon friendship if it could work and we don't try!
4 years ago we brought Cinnamon home as a single and attempted to bond her with another pair. From the time we had them
side by side, she displayed fear-aggressive behavior (snorting and yawning, lots of teeth chattering, and the other pair began chattering at each other). The bonding did not work - Cinnamon and one of the others did the posturing where they locked eyes and both raised one paw before someone launched and fur flew! It was terrifying and something I never want to see again!
She was a short time later bonded with a friend she had been with at the shelter initially and they lived happily together for almost 4 years till her friend passed at the end of June.
I want to take it as a good sign that Cinnamon is happy next to Peggy and Mandy. I stuff hay between their cages and they enjoy eating together.
Cinnamon is also a very sleepy pig! She has been known to need to be woken up for vegetables while everyone else is begging! Maybe she is ok in her peaceful enclosure.
Thanks for reading if you got this far!