Helen82
Teenage Guinea Pig
Hello - I've not been round here in a while but was wondering if anybody had any experience/advice/views on the following. I have two guinea pigs: Primrose (age approx 6 and three quarters) and Stanley (age approx 4 and a half). Primrose has had health issues rear up this last week which is making me confront the fact that she isn't getting any younger... Obviously I want her to be around for as long as possible if she has a good quality of life, but I've been thinking what I would do if Stanley was to become a lone piggie. This isn't something I'm planning on doing at the moment, but I was wondering whether instead of waiting until Stanley is on his own, if it might be a better idea to get a new pig(s) (possibly two young sows) whilst Primrose is still with us. On the one hand it could all go horribly wrong if they didn't like each other and/or for Primrose it might be too much stress and bother for an old lady to deal with. On the other hand it might give her some new company and interest, and also more ladies for Stanley could give Primrose a bit of a rest from being the 100% focus of Stanley's attention. They currently live in a 2x6 grids C&C cage (with a little bit of extra space on the side) which is pretty much the biggest cage size I can fit in.