TNWApigs
New Born Pup
I'm looking for some advice. Up until recently, I had four guinea pigs housed in one room. Two were in a bonded pair and coexisted in the same cage, and two have to be housed in separated but still connected cages so they could all interact with each other through the bars. (So basically 2 pigs in one cage, 1 in one cage, and 1 in one cage all connected by C&C style grids).
One of the pigs in the bonded pair just passed and I am contemplating attempting to bond the remaining pig with one of the pigs previously housed on her own. They didn't get along previously which is one of the reasons the other was housed separately (she has some neurological issues and gets picked on by the larger herd), but I'm wondering if now that the social ladder has shifted, and because they are both older ladies (4 and 5 respectively) it might go differently this time?
At the same time because they are both older I don't want to put them through unnecessary stress... Does anyone have experience with any comparable situations, how did it go for you?
One of the pigs in the bonded pair just passed and I am contemplating attempting to bond the remaining pig with one of the pigs previously housed on her own. They didn't get along previously which is one of the reasons the other was housed separately (she has some neurological issues and gets picked on by the larger herd), but I'm wondering if now that the social ladder has shifted, and because they are both older ladies (4 and 5 respectively) it might go differently this time?
At the same time because they are both older I don't want to put them through unnecessary stress... Does anyone have experience with any comparable situations, how did it go for you?