ah ok
Welcome to the forum! A lot of the experts are from the UK and as such are probably sleeping right now, but they'll be around when they can.
the problem is that i only have one cage so i dont know how i would introduce them on neutral territory without squashing them in a tiny space using the midwest divider, and i looked through the threads ive been researching guinea pigs for the last 7 hours and ive wanted guinea pigs for years. so i know about all the stuff like you should have 2 instead of 1 etc etcHi
Of course, we always encourage people to get their piggies from rescues. But if that is not an option, then ultimately there is not much you can do about it if you really want piggies.
Sometimes pet stores have piggies for adoption after they pass a certain age. This would be better than buying babies
To answer your second question:
If when you get them, they were already living together, then they can go straight into their new cage together.
If they are in separate enclosures when you get them, then they will need to be introduced on neutral territory first (if all goes well after a few hours, they can go into their cage together).
Ensure your cage is a strongly recommended size of 150cm x 60cm (2x4 C&C cage). The Midwest cage meets the minimum requirements for two girls (120cm x 60cm), but if you can bigger is always better. Most pet store cages are completely unsuitable and too small.
Cage Size Guide
Have a look through the threads in this section. They are very helpful to new piggy owners:
New and Wannabe Guinea Pig Owners Corner
Hope this helps
unless I'm mistaken what you mean by "neutral territory"the problem is that i only have one cage so i dont know how i would introduce them on neutral territory without squashing them in a tiny space using the midwest divider, and i looked through the threads ive been researching guinea pigs for the last 7 hours and ive wanted guinea pigs for years. so i know about all the stuff like you should have 2 instead of 1 etc etc
A place they both have not been. This could be a playpen, or even a bathroom. They will need to be put together so they can bond - you don't want them separated by a divider. If they have already been together in the pet store, then they can go straight into their new cage.unless I'm mistaken what you mean by "neutral territory"
yes thats what I'm planning to do in the future but at the current moment i cant get anotherNeutral territory is somewhere they have not yet been. That could be a play pen set up somewhere in the house or the bathroom etc. just make sure wherever it is is safe and they can’t reach wires etc.
If you go for that, it’s also strongly suggested that you book them in for a vet check a week after you get them. Also learn about sexing so you can check them yourself. Pet shops (in the U.K. and US) have been known to missex piggies. You know what that leads to. I also agree that the bigger the cage, the better, even for a pair of sows. Would you be able to buy a second Midwest and join them together?
Have a look at the link below for rescues. Good luck.
Guinea Lynx :: US Guinea Pig Rescue and Shelter Organizations
in my bedroom theres a bunch of wires next to my desk in a pile (everything else is clean) so i would basically need to block off the wires and things like that and just plop the piggies in when we get home from the store?yes thats what I'm planning to do in the future but at the current moment i cant get another
and ive been looking online how to sex a guinea pig and I'm pretty sure ive got itin my bedroom theres a bunch of wires next to my desk in a pile (everything else is clean) so i would basically need to block off the wires and things like that and just plop the piggies in when we get home from the store?
alright so we are going to adopt 2 female guinea pigs from the pet store in about a month and we are going to setup everything before hand and we are going to try to get a already bonded pair
yeah we are going to look for ones that seem the most happy togetherDo be aware that most piggies from pet shops are not bonded as such. They are usually just put together for sale with little to no regard for character compatibility. That doesn’t mean to say there will be any problems and the bond will fail down the line, but it’s always worth bearing in mind that those piggies are unlikely to have chosen to be together.
yeah thats exactly what i was gonna do also thats pretty funny lolThat's a really nice approach - if you watch the group a while before you make your decision you can sometimes see 2 that are hanging out together, eating together, especially resting together - that would be a good choice. Folks get carried away with looks sometimes but that doesn't mean anything to piggies. I've had long-hair, short-hair, fuzzy ones and tufty ones, crested ones and floofy ones, red-eye, dark-eye and somewhere-in-between-eye... all lovely piggies
(mind you, when my mum adopts a new cat she does always ask for one with a lot of white fur but that's so she doesn't fall over it in the dark on the way to the bathroom! Luckily we don't have that problem with piggies )
That's funny... I was the opposite, at one point I told the kids 'no more white piggies' because I find their fur EVERYWHERE. The other ones shed too but it doesn't show that much. That said, our next piggie after I made that statement ended up being Leela... who is mostly white. She just seemed like the right one in spite of that! LOL! But yeah... I am always covered in Leela hair!That's a really nice approach - if you watch the group a while before you make your decision you can sometimes see 2 that are hanging out together, eating together, especially resting together - that would be a good choice. Folks get carried away with looks sometimes but that doesn't mean anything to piggies. I've had long-hair, short-hair, fuzzy ones and tufty ones, crested ones and floofy ones, red-eye, dark-eye and somewhere-in-between-eye... all lovely piggies
(mind you, when my mum adopts a new cat she does always ask for one with a lot of white fur but that's so she doesn't fall over it in the dark on the way to the bathroom! Luckily we don't have that problem with piggies )