Should I take the guinea pig?

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My friend has a male guinea pig she is not properly taking care of and she doesn’t want him anymore, I might take him but I don’t think he can live with my 2 males because that could go bad and I don’t know if I really have space for 2 more guinea pigs but I don’t want her to bring him back to petco like she said she will so should I try to just get him a new cage and find him a cage mate? He is in desperate need of being rehoused his cage mate got killed when her brother was holding him and “got scared from lightning” and squized him and he died and he “didn’t mean to” so I think that’s a horrible place for a guinea pig to live
 
It’s lovely that you want to help but I think only you can answer the question.

He cannot live in the same cage with your two boys. So you would have to keep him in a separate cage which would have to be next to your piggies cage. That would enable side by side interaction.
You wouldn’t have to get him a friend as side by side interaction with your pair is enough, but in an ideal situation you would bond him with another piggy (but that of course means you then need two 180x60cm cages).

Taking him in temporarily while you find a rescue shelter to take him is an option. Of course you would still need two cages, and you would then have to find a rescue who has space to take him in.
 
Piggies&buns said:
It’s lovely that you want to help but I think only you can answer the question.

He cannot live in the same cage with your two boys. So you would have to keep him in a separate cage which would have to be next to your piggies cage. That would enable side by side interaction.
You wouldn’t have to get him a friend as side by side interaction with your pair is enough, but in an ideal situation you would bond him with another piggy (but that of course means you then need two 180x60cm cages).

Taking him in temporarily while you find a rescue shelter to take him is an option. Of course you would still need two cages, and you would then have to find a rescue who has space to take him in.
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I will definitely try to make space to have him temporarily because the current cage he is in it not big enough also she doesn’t care for him well at all and he deserves a better home
 
It’s lovely you are going to help this piggy
The advice from everyone will help you
Every animal deserves a happy life and thank you for rescuing him from a clearly sad environment 🥰
 
Go for side by side living and get him away from his situation firstly, he will be so much better off with you. You can then decide on a later date about his future. Good luck! Let us know how you get on
 
Good on you for wanting to rescue him!
I don't know if you use them but the huge advantage of C&C grid systems (as well as being so affordable) is the ability to add a "guest annex" as long as you have space.
 
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