New guinea pig

[siepiggies]

hello, I have recently rescued a eight month old male intact guinea pig about three days ago, he is currently in a 2 x 4 cage, and I am getting him used to me still. I have in the past had two guinea pigs at separate times, but I was in elementary school, so mostly my parents taking care of them. This is all still pretty new to me when it comes to bonding. So my question is since I just got him three days ago is it too early to get a second guinea pig to try bonding him with? if so how long should i give him before introducing a second piggy? I also will be building a bigger cage this weekend I was thinking of doing an L-shaped c&c cage 2 x 5 for each side.

 

[Roselina]

Hello and welcome to TGPF
We are a very friendly bunch who are devoted to guinea pigs
What is your Guinea pig called and we’d love to see a photo

I would let him settle for a few weeks and then get a new piggy to put side by side in the new part to start with
You would need a neutral area to bond the piggies ….or if you have a rescue near that could find your piggy a friend and do the bonding for you.
I’ve added the guinea pig info that will help you

Thread 'Behaviour, Bonding & Bereavement Guides'

Oct 30, 2017

Guinea pig constellations
Boars, sows or mixed pairs; babies or adults?
Single Guinea Pigs - Challenges and Responsibilities
A Closer Look At Pairs (Boars - Sows - Mixed)
Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?

Bonding and social behaviours
A- Z of Guinea Pig Behaviours
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
'Popcorning' and 'zooming' - joy and exuberance (videos)
Dominance Behaviours In Guinea Pigs
Bonds...

• sport_billy
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[siepiggies]

Hello and welcome to TGPF
We are a very friendly bunch who are devoted to guinea pigs
What is your Guinea pig called and we’d love to see a photo

I would let him settle for a few weeks and then get a new piggy to put side by side in the new part to start with
You would need a neutral area to bond the piggies ….or if you have a rescue near that could find your piggy a friend and do the bonding for you.
I’ve added the guinea pig info that will help you

Thread 'Behaviour, Bonding & Bereavement Guides'

Oct 30, 2017

Guinea pig constellations
Boars, sows or mixed pairs; babies or adults?
Single Guinea Pigs - Challenges and Responsibilities
A Closer Look At Pairs (Boars - Sows - Mixed)
Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?

Bonding and social behaviours
A- Z of Guinea Pig Behaviours
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
'Popcorning' and 'zooming' - joy and exuberance (videos)
Dominance Behaviours In Guinea Pigs
Bonds...

• sport_billy
• Replies: 0
• Forum: Behaviour, Bonding & Bereavement Guides

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Thank you very much! the piggy is named Papua (like papua new guinea). Noted when I build the new cage I can put a divider in the middle where they have their own space and I will have extra C&C grids I can use to make a playpen that neither of them been in before so it’s neutral when they meet face-to-face. but i will wait a few weeks to let him settle in more on his own before introducing a second piggy.