emilymarie784
New Born Pup
I adopted my first Guinea Pig Suzie, two months ago. She came from a home where she was raised single since she was 6 weeks old. She lived in a large wire cage, wasn’t given a lot of attention, and only got hay as a treat, every once in a while.
She was very shy and skittish at first but with daily interactions, I have discovered she is very sweet and cuddly.
I decided to get her a companion a couple weeks ago. I adopted a 6 month old piggy and I’ve had her for one week. She came from a litter of 4 and she’s been with a sister for the past 4 months.
After being in cages side by side for 5 days and a play date with no fighting I decided to put them together.
I put them in a 2x5 C&C cage that was completely cleaned with a clean liner, fresh hay, water, and food. They seemed fine at first. The new younger piggie Willow, is still scared of me so she immediately went into hiding. My older piggie Suzie explorered her new surroundings. I watched them for an uneventful hour and then Willow came sniffing around Suzie and Suzie started squawking at her. They’ve been together for 48 hours now and while there hasn’t been any fights, Suzie will not let Willow come anywhere close to her. Every time Willow tries, Suzie will either run away and/or squawk at her very loudly. Willow doesn’t seem to be aggressive at all, just curious and probably looking for companionship.
And when I say squawking it’s because that’s what Suzie sounds like. She has squeaked quiet cute little squeaks when she’s excited, but this sound is entirely different.
I feel bad for both of them because they both seem stressed. They both do a lot of teeth chattering when there’s any kind of interaction with each other.
Willow runs into hiding if she sees or hears me, but she seems comfortable enough to approach Suzie several times a day even though Suzie squawks at her and runs away.
Do you think my older pig Suzie has been alone for too long to be able to bond? Would it be unfair to Willow if they just lived side by side in different cages? Is it too soon to decide if they are able to bond or not? How much longer should I give it? They both seem so stressed. Any advice to this new piggy mommy would be much appreciated.
Suzie is in the loft and Willow is below.
She was very shy and skittish at first but with daily interactions, I have discovered she is very sweet and cuddly.
I decided to get her a companion a couple weeks ago. I adopted a 6 month old piggy and I’ve had her for one week. She came from a litter of 4 and she’s been with a sister for the past 4 months.
After being in cages side by side for 5 days and a play date with no fighting I decided to put them together.
I put them in a 2x5 C&C cage that was completely cleaned with a clean liner, fresh hay, water, and food. They seemed fine at first. The new younger piggie Willow, is still scared of me so she immediately went into hiding. My older piggie Suzie explorered her new surroundings. I watched them for an uneventful hour and then Willow came sniffing around Suzie and Suzie started squawking at her. They’ve been together for 48 hours now and while there hasn’t been any fights, Suzie will not let Willow come anywhere close to her. Every time Willow tries, Suzie will either run away and/or squawk at her very loudly. Willow doesn’t seem to be aggressive at all, just curious and probably looking for companionship.
And when I say squawking it’s because that’s what Suzie sounds like. She has squeaked quiet cute little squeaks when she’s excited, but this sound is entirely different.
I feel bad for both of them because they both seem stressed. They both do a lot of teeth chattering when there’s any kind of interaction with each other.
Willow runs into hiding if she sees or hears me, but she seems comfortable enough to approach Suzie several times a day even though Suzie squawks at her and runs away.
Do you think my older pig Suzie has been alone for too long to be able to bond? Would it be unfair to Willow if they just lived side by side in different cages? Is it too soon to decide if they are able to bond or not? How much longer should I give it? They both seem so stressed. Any advice to this new piggy mommy would be much appreciated.
Suzie is in the loft and Willow is below.