Kelly's Cavies.

Kellykels

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I am starting a thread for just piggy pics so hopefully my guineas will bond. Womble will go in with the girls on Saturday as the 5th Feb is 8 weeks since his castration which is what the vet advised.

A reintroduction and personality trait update.

The first guinea pigs I owned - Womble and Stripe.
We got them when they were 8 months old in 2018.
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Stripe was a shy pig who chirped to himself as he walked around the cage. We think he was part Sheltie because he had a long bum. He loved going up his ramp and weighed slightly more than Womble so we think he was the boss pig.

Unfortunately was put to sleep end of October 2020 as he had so many bladder stones at 3 and a half years old. I miss him.
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Womble is a Peruvian lilac Boar.
He's currently 3 years and 9 months old and is awaiting the time when he can bond with the girls.
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He's sassy, bossy, loves chewing at the bars and standing waiting with his paws on his bowl to show us he's hungry and gives a happy little shake when he expects a treat is coming his way. He is the undisputed favourite and he knows it. He's been through a lot this year. We love him so much.

This is Pinto.
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She's perhaps 3-5 months old.
She is a blonde, beautiful short haired sow.
She's happy, curious and likes to play with her sister. She is the smallest of the bunch, but she's not as scared as her sister.
She's a cute, baby bean. Her and sister are very vocal when they hear the fridge/treat drawer/wrappers/chopping/human voices directed at them and they encouraged Womble to speak again when we thought he lost his voice. (It came back after a couple of months)

This is Truffle.
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She is the same age of Pinto and I think they are from the same litter but not certain.
You can only take pictures of you're holding her or from a distance. She gets vocal like her sister but will not stay out in the open if you approach her, happier to take her treat/veggies in the cover of a hide.
She is the bigger of the two girls which at the moment makes her boss pig. Let's see what happens with the introduction this weekend. 😅
Hope this wasn't too much text but I'm making this my pig picture thread so I thought it was best to explain things. 😋
 
What gorgeous piggies.
Hope all goes well for the bonding.
The guides on the forum are excellent and really saved my sanity when I bonded 2 pairs of sows.
 
Aw, beautiful piggies ❤ Wishing Womble good luck for the bonding x
Have you read the bonding guides, I hope you are more lucky than we were with little Hector. Our naughty girls managed to fall out with each other🙄 never mind Hector
 
I have been looking into bonding these last couple of months and have read the threads perhaps before he got neutered and maybe during Christmas but I am sure I will need to refresh my memory again to make sure I get this as right as I can. 🙂
 
Sorry Womble did you do a zoomie? I have never in my life seen him do a zoomie, I have never seen him so content. :) I am so happy he's with the girls.
I think the plan is 2 sows and 1 boar or a group from now on. :)
 
This morning Womble ran from the back teeth chattering and Truffle was chunnering.
But it settled down.

It's happening again now.
There's a lot of teeth chattering and chasing going on, there was also a lunge.
It's Womble and Truffle.

Womble has an infection, could it be that Truffle is trying her luck?
Now the girls (Mostly Truffle) are making loud noises and Womble is teeth chattering.

What could be going on?
I wish I could get a video, but I don't want to get between it unless needed, so I'm trying not to move to see if they can sort it out on their own. (as soon as I move Truffle will flee, she's pretty skittish)

I also noticed Womble has a tiny scratch on his lip. Maybe something happened last night?

Womble is now in a hide and Truffle is eating hay.
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Everything has quietened down again.

Womble is over 1kg and Truffle is around 800 grams.
Don't let her boss you around!
 
Maybe I should get another hay cube. Womble has been sitting in there quite a lot.
Now Truffle is in it chewing it and Womble is watching from the peach hide.
I think Pinto is happy to go along with whoever.
 
Not sure what to do when I take Womble out to be nebulised and medicated as I'd rather take the girls out too as there has been a fair bit of grumbling and chasing/teeth chatttering, how can I make sure they stay secure in their bond because Truffle has been trying her luck with him....
 
Not sure what to do when I take Womble out to be nebulised and medicated as I'd rather take the girls out too as there has been a fair bit of grumbling and chasing/teeth chatttering, how can I make sure they stay secure in their bond because Truffle has been trying her luck with him....
Could you get the girls out for a bit of grass etc at the same time? Sorry Truffle’s causing trouble!
I used to have to get my RB Jess out whenever Rupert came out for his meds as she’d screech her head off if parted from him!:doh:
 
Could you get the girls out for a bit of grass etc at the same time? Sorry Truffle’s causing trouble!
I used to have to get my RB Jess out whenever Rupert came out for his meds as she’d screech her head off if parted from him!:doh:
unfortunately the bond hasn't worked out but thank you for your help.
 
Pinto ran to the back because she was scared into a hide Truffle was in, there was a loud squeak, a squabble and Pinto came running out. :(
I think Truffle's got a mood on her.
She's the one who started the fight with Womble also.
I'm thinking of putting Pinto in with Womble because Pinto is sitting in the hide right next to the divider and Truffle is the other side of the cage.
 
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