Michaeldeebear
New Born Pup
Hello,
I just rescued a guinea pig from someone who had been keeping her for two years alone. I think he was just quite misinformed and didn't know that she needs company. Now I'm worried about how best to care for her. I'm not sure if it's the best idea to try to introduce a new guinea pig at this stage, given that she has definitely not been used to other pigs for her whole life, I worry she'll respond aggressively or unhappily. In the meantime, I'm trying to give her lots of time, lots of enrichment, and I put a mirror just outside her cage which she seems to like or be somewhat interested in.
What advice do you all have? How could I go about seeing whether she would be open to meeting a friend? If it's too far gone for that, are there any ways to keep a pig happy in isolation? Thanks.
I just rescued a guinea pig from someone who had been keeping her for two years alone. I think he was just quite misinformed and didn't know that she needs company. Now I'm worried about how best to care for her. I'm not sure if it's the best idea to try to introduce a new guinea pig at this stage, given that she has definitely not been used to other pigs for her whole life, I worry she'll respond aggressively or unhappily. In the meantime, I'm trying to give her lots of time, lots of enrichment, and I put a mirror just outside her cage which she seems to like or be somewhat interested in.
What advice do you all have? How could I go about seeing whether she would be open to meeting a friend? If it's too far gone for that, are there any ways to keep a pig happy in isolation? Thanks.