GuineaDan
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi there, as I've posted previously here, we unfortunately lost Mario very suddenly on Monday. Whilst I wasn't planning on getting a new piggie just yet, we were at the pet store so I asked about them. I was basically told by the store worker that in her experience, boar bonding never works out unless they were together from the start. Which just seems... False? They basically told me to just give him extra attention and enrichment rather than getting him a new companion. This didn't sit right with me whatsoever. Luigi is a male coming up 4 years and is not neutered. I don't really want to risk him going into surgery after losing Mario so suddenly, so I'd prefer to get another male. The idea of him spending the rest of his life alone is just heartbreaking. Especially as he is not a particularly confident piggie. I feel like since we lost Mario he's been hiding more, and he would only move outside of his cage when following Mario around (he wouldn't walk around by himself). I don't think he's lost a significant amount of weight (only 20g) but it's hard to judge when it's been only 2 days. I feel like he needs a reasonably confident companion to kind of "scope out danger" like Mario did for him. Perhaps a calm and confident boar outside of his teen years lol.
It doesn't seem as if I live near any piggie rescue centres, so my best hope would probably be a pet shop piggie, although I'm very close to an RSPCA centre, so I'll keep an eye out there too. I just can't be convinced that leaving Luigi alone for the rest of his life is the correct choice, no matter how much attention I give him.
It doesn't seem as if I live near any piggie rescue centres, so my best hope would probably be a pet shop piggie, although I'm very close to an RSPCA centre, so I'll keep an eye out there too. I just can't be convinced that leaving Luigi alone for the rest of his life is the correct choice, no matter how much attention I give him.