chesca_27
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi
On 12th October 2016, my guinea pig, Toffee, passed away, probably from natural causes. I now have one guinea pig, Oreo. They were bonded very closely and have spent their whole lives together.
Oreo has since become very depressed. He will happily eat, as he has always been extremely food motivated. However, he just sleeps in his hay corner by his food bowl, not even in his giant bendy bridge house. I bought him a few new toys as a distraction, a guinea pig sized teddy and I left a fleece in there for a while, which smelled of Toffee. The fleece got very dirty though, so I had to bin it. I also try and leave the TV on, for a bit of extra noise. Oreo doesn't move around his cage as much as he used to, as well. He just seems so sad.
Adopting or fostering a friend doesn't look like an option for me, so I'd really appreciate some suggestions of how I can help Oreo. Oreo means a lot to me, especially since I lost Toffee.
Thank you
EDIT: I just want to add, Oreo lives inside with me, in my lounge and has done for the last couple of years. Also, he has suddenly become a lot more skittish when being held or just around people. Before Toffee died, he was the most laid-back guinea pig ever, but now he just doesn't enjoy cuddle time as much.
On 12th October 2016, my guinea pig, Toffee, passed away, probably from natural causes. I now have one guinea pig, Oreo. They were bonded very closely and have spent their whole lives together.
Oreo has since become very depressed. He will happily eat, as he has always been extremely food motivated. However, he just sleeps in his hay corner by his food bowl, not even in his giant bendy bridge house. I bought him a few new toys as a distraction, a guinea pig sized teddy and I left a fleece in there for a while, which smelled of Toffee. The fleece got very dirty though, so I had to bin it. I also try and leave the TV on, for a bit of extra noise. Oreo doesn't move around his cage as much as he used to, as well. He just seems so sad.
Adopting or fostering a friend doesn't look like an option for me, so I'd really appreciate some suggestions of how I can help Oreo. Oreo means a lot to me, especially since I lost Toffee.
Thank you
EDIT: I just want to add, Oreo lives inside with me, in my lounge and has done for the last couple of years. Also, he has suddenly become a lot more skittish when being held or just around people. Before Toffee died, he was the most laid-back guinea pig ever, but now he just doesn't enjoy cuddle time as much.
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