introducing mishap

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we had a new guinea pig arrive today, (one of those reall bad hair day ones....not sure the name), friend of mine is a breeder in china, and gave him to us as a gift, hes been in quarantine for the last 1.5 weeks before he was shipped 100 km to us. my girlfriend thought it was ok to plop him in the large cage with 2 other of our healthy guinea pigs

he trotted along and our youngest more or less avoided him for the first 30 mins he was in. (this is about the point when i came home)

then he trotted on in to the "safe spot" which is actually their old wire frame cage that was their home smaller which i now use for hay, and a place for them to wee, (of course not on the hay) but with my oldest Chewie this did not bode well and that was the first time i saw teeth chattering, they had a couple little scraps with no noises, just sorting stuff out i suppose...

after which the other piggies avoided him.....so i put him in the temporary quarantine cage and id come here and ask you guys for an answer.....hes quite the beautiful piggie but has an attitude

can i have some advice on how to proceed with this?

also i found something on his nose / mouth area its not discharge of any type as i tried to wipe it off but its more or less hard or perhaps even a scab?

if i had to guess, it would maybe seem like some battle scars....more than URI symptoms

il upload some pics

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thanks in advance, I'm really stumped on this one
 
ohhh i see what happened there.....i wasnt thinking,

i will leave the new guy in quarantine for a while, so he can get used to us
then il put them on neutral ground, i completely didnt think about what it would be like if some stranger walked in to my home....

so i will introduce them outside the cage, after he gets over the initial few days of being here in new surroundings
 
Aww hes lovely

Keep him in quarantine for about 3 weeks (well thats what I do) incase he had any problems and you wouldnt want him to give it to the other guinea pigs.
 
hmmm maybe looks similar, believe it or not most of the "things" on his lips already fell off, the one on top of his nose looks like maybe a little scab of some sort....very very small, and he has one on his right lip like in the photo but much much smaller,that is still attached but on a flap if i touch it, it moves arond but doesnt come off much like a scab, i took a look at the link but I'm not sure it looks similar...i could be wrong though, is that a serious condition?

apart from that, his bottom is clean, his eyes have no discharge, ears are ok, mouth is ok, and he is already acting like a healthy pig, no wheezing or anything like that

I'm going to keep him in some quarantine but do i have to do 2-3 weeks myself if my friend has already kept him in 1 1/2 weeks quarantine before he sent him to me, i feel bad for him as the only cages i can provide right now are basically wire bottom bird cages lined with towels....of rather small size, it just seems unfair to keep him in there for a long time

i dont want to rush quarantine if i have to il go the 2-3 weeks again but i kinda feel bad for him being all lonely like that......hes just so bored in the little cage
 
ive been reading some disheartening things online about 3 boars almost always not working and all of them falling out....i dont want to risk the good relation between my 2 boys right now, should i return the 3rd guinea pig to my friend to save the pair?
 
A couple things I found helpful upon introductions:
First, introduce in a neutral location, not actually in the 'home cage.' That can lead to the resident piggies feeling the need to protect their home from the invader. When you do move them to a shared cage, it can help to scrub the cage down completely and rearrange what's in it. This can trick the resident piggies into thinking it's a whole new area and they may not be as protective.

One of our pair bonded sows passed away over the summer, quite unexpectedly... we knew the remaining pig would be lonely so we got another younger sow as a companion. First introduction in neutral space went great- there were little displays of dominance but they clearly enjoyed being together. However, the older girl would chase the younger girl around mercilessly if she tried to walk into the older pig's cage. I finally took the whole cage apart, scrubbed it with vinegar, and then ran it through the dishwasher- including the bowls, water bottle, pigloo, etc. Then I put everything back in a different place. Seriously- they never fought again... they actually get along better than the original bonded pair of piggies did!
 
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