Frost
Junior Guinea Pig
I have two females guinea pigs and would love to introduce two more, does anyone have any tips? It wont be for a while as i get them from a local breeder. Any tips advice would be appreciated, thank you
Introducing More Guinea Pigs
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madguinealady
Senior Guinea Pig
They will accept babies easier than adults.There is a section on bonding piggies on the forum somewhere
Would you consider looking at a good rescue, like @Little Pips Rehoming? It has the great advantage that the acceptance phase of the bonding will take place under expert supervision at the rescue and you only come home with new girls that you can be sure will get on once the hierarchy has been established.
All our recommended rescues have a mandatory quarantine and pregnancy watch and rehome only healthy, guaranteed not pregnant piggies. They also take character compatibility into account when bonding, so they are in fact the safest place to get guinea pigs from.
http://littlepipsguineas.webs.com/
https://www.facebook.com/littlepipsguineas
Here are more good standard rescues: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/pages/guinea-pig-rescue-locator/
Otherwise, you may find our information threads at the top of the behaiour section about sow behaviour, daminance and introductions helpful. If you cannot date, you ideally rehome sows that are younger than your pair, as that won't upset the existing hierarchy and will make acceptance safer.
All our recommended rescues have a mandatory quarantine and pregnancy watch and rehome only healthy, guaranteed not pregnant piggies. They also take character compatibility into account when bonding, so they are in fact the safest place to get guinea pigs from.
http://littlepipsguineas.webs.com/
https://www.facebook.com/littlepipsguineas
Here are more good standard rescues: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/pages/guinea-pig-rescue-locator/
Otherwise, you may find our information threads at the top of the behaiour section about sow behaviour, daminance and introductions helpful. If you cannot date, you ideally rehome sows that are younger than your pair, as that won't upset the existing hierarchy and will make acceptance safer.
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piggyfan
Rather then use a breeder please use a rescue. By giving an unwanted piggy a home you will be allowing another piggy to be rescued. Rescue piggies are healthy, correctly sexed and not pregnant. There will be no need to quarantine them. This thread will help you to bond them
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/faq-introducing-and-re-introducing-guinea-pigs.38562/
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/faq-introducing-and-re-introducing-guinea-pigs.38562/
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