Barneybear
New Born Pup
Hi all,
Can I ask for some advise please? I brought a single male Guinea Pig (we named him Barney) from a pet shop 2 weeks ago who was said to need to live alone as he doesn’t get on with other GP’s. Having since spent the past 2 weeks researching how to give him the best life I can, I have come to realise that no GP should live alone and I need to get him a friend. He is around 8 months old for info. I have seen conflicting info on whether to get him a baby friend or get him a slightly older friend… I have contacted 2 local rescue centres and they haven’t got back to me as I thought this might be the best way to get a friend as they could help with bonding. Barney has now spent 2 weeks on his own after living with another male who obviously had a fall out - this could have been that they were in a cage that was too small? I don’t know. If I get a baby from a pet shop then will I have to quarantine him? It doesn’t seem fair to Barney to live alone or for a baby torn away from his siblings to spend a month alone in a cage either. I really want to do my best for Barney… what’s the best route to go down please? I’ve attached pics
Can I ask for some advise please? I brought a single male Guinea Pig (we named him Barney) from a pet shop 2 weeks ago who was said to need to live alone as he doesn’t get on with other GP’s. Having since spent the past 2 weeks researching how to give him the best life I can, I have come to realise that no GP should live alone and I need to get him a friend. He is around 8 months old for info. I have seen conflicting info on whether to get him a baby friend or get him a slightly older friend… I have contacted 2 local rescue centres and they haven’t got back to me as I thought this might be the best way to get a friend as they could help with bonding. Barney has now spent 2 weeks on his own after living with another male who obviously had a fall out - this could have been that they were in a cage that was too small? I don’t know. If I get a baby from a pet shop then will I have to quarantine him? It doesn’t seem fair to Barney to live alone or for a baby torn away from his siblings to spend a month alone in a cage either. I really want to do my best for Barney… what’s the best route to go down please? I’ve attached pics