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Hello Everyone,
I recently had a guinea pig pass away. His friend, BP, was left behind. I adopted BP from a lady who could not keep him and his friend, Marshmallow in November of 2020. They were babies. Marshmallow died two days after the pair came home with me. BP was checked and proven to be healthy. After some searchingand a little time, I found another boar in need and brought him home to meet BP. Tater was a character, outgoing and curious as oppossed to BP's shy, quiet, and cautious nature. They were more roommates, living together but not fully bonding. Tater passed a year and a half later from pneumonia. BP was also vet checked and declared healthy.
Since he was less than two, I thought BP would still like company. The search went on for a while, but I came across a rescue with a lovely adult male Teddy. Calm and quiet but also curious and friendly, he and BP got along so well. Now that piggy has passed. No pneumonia or URI; the vet thought he was around five years old at the time of his passing. BP is still healthy.
However he is now alone again. He is three years old, but he has lost three friends already. My teen daughter is scared to find him a new piggy friend because she is understandably having a hard time seeing them die. We all also worry about how this is affecting BP. Is there a way to keep him satisfied socially but not add a piggy with him? I don't want to be cruel by leaving him by himself, but I also don't want to be cruel by having him meet new potential partners only to lose another.
Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I recently had a guinea pig pass away. His friend, BP, was left behind. I adopted BP from a lady who could not keep him and his friend, Marshmallow in November of 2020. They were babies. Marshmallow died two days after the pair came home with me. BP was checked and proven to be healthy. After some searchingand a little time, I found another boar in need and brought him home to meet BP. Tater was a character, outgoing and curious as oppossed to BP's shy, quiet, and cautious nature. They were more roommates, living together but not fully bonding. Tater passed a year and a half later from pneumonia. BP was also vet checked and declared healthy.
Since he was less than two, I thought BP would still like company. The search went on for a while, but I came across a rescue with a lovely adult male Teddy. Calm and quiet but also curious and friendly, he and BP got along so well. Now that piggy has passed. No pneumonia or URI; the vet thought he was around five years old at the time of his passing. BP is still healthy.
However he is now alone again. He is three years old, but he has lost three friends already. My teen daughter is scared to find him a new piggy friend because she is understandably having a hard time seeing them die. We all also worry about how this is affecting BP. Is there a way to keep him satisfied socially but not add a piggy with him? I don't want to be cruel by leaving him by himself, but I also don't want to be cruel by having him meet new potential partners only to lose another.
Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
(((hugs))) BP is only young and could live for a few more years. Give yourself time to grieve and then it would be best to look for a new friend for him. Most rescues now offer boar dating where you take your lone boar and let them choose their own friend. I think this would be your best option for both you and BP x