Sabrinova
Junior Guinea Pig
Sorry to anyone who finds it annoying that I only appear to be active when I want something these days, but I'm here again...
We lost Milo. I miss him so much I can't face going through this again. Archie needs a companion but this will be the last piggy I have. I'm sure that sounds harsh but I get so attached and am so devastated at losing Milo, I just can't keep doing this to myself. Although Milo was 5, Archie is only 18 months old and it just isn't fair to keep him alone when he's used to company. However, because I want to break the cycle of getting companions for companions, I figure the sooner I get him a friend the better, to keep the age gap to a minimum for obvious reasons...
I called into the pet shop today and they have babies aged four months or so, little ones, but they also have a very handsome adult pig who the girl estimated at about six months. His fur is still baby soft so I wouldn't put him at much older, but still grown.
So my question is, given that Archie is barely past baby himself at just 18 months, how much harder do you think it might be to get him to accept a grown young pig, or am I better playing it safer and getting a baby as young as possible? To give an idea of his character, Archie had tried on various occasions to assert himself with Milo and was even an outright bully at times, just once he tried to prevent Milo from getting to the food bowl to eat and I had to feed them separately, but most of the time they were best of friends, sharing their food together, snuggling on adjacent beds, making piggy trains around my apartment and wreaking havoc under my bed together.
I will of course take Archie with me to the pet shop to have his say and a friend is coming with me to help me keep my head screwed on, but forward preparation is good so any insights are gratefully appreciated. Thank you
We lost Milo. I miss him so much I can't face going through this again. Archie needs a companion but this will be the last piggy I have. I'm sure that sounds harsh but I get so attached and am so devastated at losing Milo, I just can't keep doing this to myself. Although Milo was 5, Archie is only 18 months old and it just isn't fair to keep him alone when he's used to company. However, because I want to break the cycle of getting companions for companions, I figure the sooner I get him a friend the better, to keep the age gap to a minimum for obvious reasons...
I called into the pet shop today and they have babies aged four months or so, little ones, but they also have a very handsome adult pig who the girl estimated at about six months. His fur is still baby soft so I wouldn't put him at much older, but still grown.
So my question is, given that Archie is barely past baby himself at just 18 months, how much harder do you think it might be to get him to accept a grown young pig, or am I better playing it safer and getting a baby as young as possible? To give an idea of his character, Archie had tried on various occasions to assert himself with Milo and was even an outright bully at times, just once he tried to prevent Milo from getting to the food bowl to eat and I had to feed them separately, but most of the time they were best of friends, sharing their food together, snuggling on adjacent beds, making piggy trains around my apartment and wreaking havoc under my bed together.
I will of course take Archie with me to the pet shop to have his say and a friend is coming with me to help me keep my head screwed on, but forward preparation is good so any insights are gratefully appreciated. Thank you
(Don't worry that's only a co-ax cable I forgot to move and is well piggy chewed already)