New cavy!

Erford12

Erford12

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Hey guys! We got a new female cavy! We decided on the name Artemis for. She is such a sweetie and she's currently bonding with our other cavy Dreamer! I'll post pictures soon but for now let's all say hi to Artemis!

Anyone that has questions please let me know!
 
So far there has been rumbling, teeth chattering, sniffing, chasing and laying together.
 
There have been some eating and Dreamer trying to get Artemis' chin up too. Alone with a bit of nipping
 
Claire W said:
It’s great that Dreamer has accepted her 🙂 Remember that it takes two weeks to form a heirachy so be prepared to see more dominance behaviour in that time x
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Ok thanks so much! A little picture of her
 

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Erford12 said:
So far there has been rumbling, teeth chattering, sniffing, chasing and laying together.
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Hi

All the best with the bonding. Unfortunately, without seeing the body language we cannot really comment. I hope that they gel.
 
Wiebke said:
Hi

All the best with the bonding. Unfortunately, without seeing the body language we cannot really comment.
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Yeah I know.... I wish I could take a video to show. Unfortunately my 3 son's won't behave at the moment so its kinda hard.
 
Erford12 said:
Yeah I know.... I wish I could take a video to show. Unfortunately my 3 son's won't behave at the moment so its kinda hard.
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Just sit it out and if needed separate overnightonce the bonding has processed for a few hours (and should therefore be past the acceptance/leadership establishment stage) and restart tomorrow on neutral ground. if the girls are not working out (i.e.initial acceptance and then the leadership issue have not been satisfactorily sorted), this will show up quite quickly by increasingly hostile behaviour as fronts harden. If the bonding has been successful, they should settle down pretty quickly after the initial minutes and they should be noticeably more relaxed with each other.

If there is no major aggression between them now, then you can leave them in the bonding area overnight if that is safe with your kids. Unlike boars, you can split sows or mixed gender pairs/groups overnight, provided that they have been able to work past the leadership sort-out and ideally into the group hierarchy sort-out (i.e. the most important parts of the bonding have happened).
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics

That is the best way I can see for you to work things out in your family situation at the moment and without us being able to have direct access to your piggies.
Your girls should be mainly into this behaviour now (it happens in rounds with rest periods in between) which lasts for around 2 weeks as they fully establish their new group in their territory. The first season will be stronger than normal.
Sows: Behaviour and female health problems (including ovarian cysts) (chapter 3)

All the best.
 
Erford12 said:
All three of them enjoying a nice morning lettuce
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Sounds like the bonding has worked. :tu:

Please be aware that while the introduction part is only taking a few hours to a day, the full group establishment takes around 2 weeks so there is usually some dominance for some time, which you will have to sit out. It should get milder with every passing day (the first season excepted, which can be on the dramatic side, depending the personalities involved).
 
Wiebke said:
Sounds like the bonding has worked. :tu:

Please be aware that while the introduction part is only taking a few hours to a day, the full group establishment takes around 2 weeks so there is usually some dominance for some time, which you will have to sit out. It should get milder with every passing day (the first season excepted, which can be on the dramatic side, depending the personalities involved).
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Ok
 
Turns out she's pregnant. I can feel the baby(ies) by feeling her belly. Since we just got her yesterday I'm thinking she was pregnant when we got her. Not sure though but more than likely.
 
Erford12 said:
Turns out she's pregnant. I can feel the baby(ies) by feeling her belly. Since we just got her yesterday I'm thinking she was pregnant when we got her. Not sure though but more than likely.
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How old is she?
 
Erford12 said:
We got her from a pet store so they always say 3 months. Dreamer was the same age and about a month later Cobra was born.
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As a pet shop piggy then it is possible she is pregnant. All you can do is wait it out and see if babies arrive. A pregnancy lasts 10 weeks with their first season being around 4-6 weeks of age, so babies can arrive no earlier than when a piggy is 14 weeks of age.
 
Piggies&buns said:
As a pet shop piggy then it is possible she is pregnant. All you can do is wait it out and see if babies arrive. A pregnancy lasts 10 weeks with their first season being around 4-6 weeks of age, so babies can arrive no earlier than when a piggy is 14 weeks of age.
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She's about 10 weeks at the most (stores usually don't get them till they are 8 weeks old I'll keep an eye out (and on her)
 
Erford12 said:
She's about 10 weeks at the most (stores usually don't get them till they are 8 weeks old I'll keep an eye out (and on her)
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We can only guess and provide the information on how soon the signs of pregnancy show.
If she was 8 weeks old, then at most she would be 2-4 weeks pregnant so there would be no real signs and you wouldn’t be able to feel much
At 10 weeks old, she could be 4-6 weeks pregnant so still very few signs particularly if there was only one baby.

All you can do is wait it out. Even a vet won’t be able to confirm a pregnancy until the last third of it.

https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/pregnancy-guide.109375/
 
Piggies&buns said:
We can only guess and provide the information on how soon the signs of pregnancy show.
If she was 8 weeks old, then at most she would be 2-4 weeks pregnant so there would be very few signs.
At 10 weeks old, she could be 4-6 weeks pregnant so still very few signs particularly if there was only one baby.

All you can do is wait it out. Even a vet won’t be able to confirm a pregnancy until the last third of it.

https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/pregnancy-guide.109375/
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Oh I know. Thanks for the help though too.
 
Erford12 said:
Turns out she's pregnant. I can feel the baby(ies) by feeling her belly. Since we just got her yesterday I'm thinking she was pregnant when we got her. Not sure though but more than likely.
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OUCH!

Please start an ongoing personalised support thread in our pregnancy section (which we can run for you for as long as needed for all the little questions and practical tips along the way). Please take the time to read our information pack, which we have specifically written for owners without experience finding themselves with a pregnancy not of their making or with surprise babies.
Here is the access link which covers the whole period in practical detail as well as all the other closely related aspects that come with it. I would recommend that you bookmark both the information link as well as your pregnnacy/baby care support thread since you will need them both for several weeks and can pick them up easily at any time: Pregnancy, Mother & Baby Care Guides

Since a guinea pig pregnancy lasts around 10 weeks but you can feel babies usually only in the last 2-3 weeks, yes, should have been pregnant a goodly while before and - if you rehomed her from the free-ads - you can also be on that pregnancy being the reason why she has ended up on there. :(

What we cannot do is diagnose or confirm hands-off just from a picture. Please do not separate her and stress her out any further.
 
Turns out Artemis was sick, we gave her and the others a small bit of Oregano each and they all (especially) Artemis are doing better.
 

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