katew
Junior Guinea Pig
Sorry - I haven't posted for ages, but have had such good advice before that I thought I would ask again.
We have had piggies for about 15 years and try to keep a rolling group (mixed sex) going forward of 2 to 3 pigs. However we have just hit a complicated situation.
We went away over Easter and really sadly on Thursday evening our female pig became really unwell and passed away (only 4 years). Luckily my daughter (in her 20s) was home. We knew our girl pig was a bit under the weather and had lost a bit of weight but we really didn't see this coming. Ironically I was going to book her in with the vet next week. She was the most adorable and loving piglet. We got her in lockdown and she really made a huge impact on our family mental health during a difficult time - we are gutted.
The problem is that we now have a lonely male guinea pig. He is quite old - at least 6 (but I would have to check the date). I am going to observe him closely over the next few days but I don't know how to progress. Do we keep him as singleton (if he can cope) until he passes or we do try and introduce him to a new friend which might really stress him out?
Thank you
We have had piggies for about 15 years and try to keep a rolling group (mixed sex) going forward of 2 to 3 pigs. However we have just hit a complicated situation.
We went away over Easter and really sadly on Thursday evening our female pig became really unwell and passed away (only 4 years). Luckily my daughter (in her 20s) was home. We knew our girl pig was a bit under the weather and had lost a bit of weight but we really didn't see this coming. Ironically I was going to book her in with the vet next week. She was the most adorable and loving piglet. We got her in lockdown and she really made a huge impact on our family mental health during a difficult time - we are gutted.
The problem is that we now have a lonely male guinea pig. He is quite old - at least 6 (but I would have to check the date). I am going to observe him closely over the next few days but I don't know how to progress. Do we keep him as singleton (if he can cope) until he passes or we do try and introduce him to a new friend which might really stress him out?
Thank you