Raymond92
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello,
My gorgeous 3 year old boar, Raymond, was sadly put to sleep on Tuesday meaning his friend, Solomon (also 3) has been left behind.
Solomon is very relaxed piggie, loves cuddles with us and had quite a kind temperament to Raymond even though Raymond could be a little irritating to him at times.
Since Raymond has been gone (it’s not even been a week), he is a little more quiet. The first few days it sounded like he was ‘calling for Raymond’ and trying to search for him in the cage but he has settled slightly. We’re giving him cuddles constantly, playing with him and giving him lots of toys and activities to be stimulated by.
We don’t really want him to go the rest of his life on his own because although he’s not too sad on his own I feel like he would miss out on having a little friend to play with and talk to.
We’re of course still very heartbroken about Raymond and a friend for Solomon would not be a replacement. My question is how long should I leave it before we get him a friend? I’m very interested to hear others experiences of bereaved guinea pigs.
I’ve read some brilliant blogs on here for bereaved guinea pigs written by Wiekbe and other forum members (thank you Wiekbe for that).
My gorgeous 3 year old boar, Raymond, was sadly put to sleep on Tuesday meaning his friend, Solomon (also 3) has been left behind.
Solomon is very relaxed piggie, loves cuddles with us and had quite a kind temperament to Raymond even though Raymond could be a little irritating to him at times.
Since Raymond has been gone (it’s not even been a week), he is a little more quiet. The first few days it sounded like he was ‘calling for Raymond’ and trying to search for him in the cage but he has settled slightly. We’re giving him cuddles constantly, playing with him and giving him lots of toys and activities to be stimulated by.
We don’t really want him to go the rest of his life on his own because although he’s not too sad on his own I feel like he would miss out on having a little friend to play with and talk to.
We’re of course still very heartbroken about Raymond and a friend for Solomon would not be a replacement. My question is how long should I leave it before we get him a friend? I’m very interested to hear others experiences of bereaved guinea pigs.
I’ve read some brilliant blogs on here for bereaved guinea pigs written by Wiekbe and other forum members (thank you Wiekbe for that).