The.Aussie.Guineas
New Born Pup
I'm going to try explain this the best i can, i’ve attached pics with their names next to them down below. I have 4 guiena pigs but they are housed in 2 seperate cages in pairs (Gus & Karma as a pair and Viva & Sugar as the second pair, same as in the pics). For years i only had Viva and her friend but she passed away so i had to get her a new friend. Originally i just got Gus a de-sexed male as her new friend but it wasnt long before Gus started showing severe aggression towards Viva so they could not be housed together. Gus had been stuck in a rescue shelter for 3 years (his whole life as he is 3) so i did not want to just drop him back as he deserves a home. So since Gus and Viva couldnt live together i ended up going and getting 2 more out of the same shelter so that they could both live here in seperate cages but have a friend each. The two girls i rescued are both 1yr old’s and they are Karma who is now living with Gus and also Sugar who is now living with Viva. Please also note that The whole reason i got new guienas in the first place is to make Viva happy since her lifelong friend died, Viva is nearly 5 years old and she is really special to me i have had her since she was a baby and we have a very strong bond so i want to do anything i can to make sure she lives as long as possible. To make a long story shorter Gus & Karma the newbies both get along great and love eachother. However its been 6 months now and Viva & Sugar do not have the same relationship, its starting to really stress Viva out and it seems like its making her age quicker as shes so stressed
atleast once a day Sugar will not stop chasing her and teeth chattering and she also trys to mount Viva which is strange since shes a girl. Sugar gives her little nips sometimes but not many and she has never fully attacked Viva… however Viva still seems like she is on edge 24/7 and frightened since her old lifelong friend used to be super chilled and she never did any of this. In the other cage with the de-sexed boy there is Karma and she is a super chilled girl and is not agressive at ALL she has a very calm personality and she is alot more like Viva’s old friend so i feel like Viva would like her way more. I dont know if i should swap the pairs and put Sugar in with Gus and give Karma to Viva as a mate. Since Viva is so on edge at the moment i dont know if trying to bond her with a new friend will stress her out more or if its worth it for her health? … Karma and Gus also do really love eachother so i didnt want to break them up but i dont know what else to do as Viva just wants a relaxed friend like her old one and i really am worried about her, she has started making sounds she has never made before and overall does not seem good at all. What do you guys think? If its too confusing please look at the pics to understand who’s who and get a visual on what I'm trying to say… Sorry this is long but i would appreciate help so much i just want to do whatever is best for Viva’s health as she cant take anymore stress so I'm not sure if new bonding will make her worse or not ![Folded hands: medium-light skin tone :pray_tone2: 🙏🏼](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f64f-1f3fc.png)
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