Hoppsan
Junior Guinea Pig
After 10 months being our one and only love, we decided to get Hoppsan (14month old) a friend, we know it's pretty late, but hey, better late than never! 
Meet Ojdå!
He's 6 month old and he has just arrived our home yesterday. We decided to put him in a cardboard box for a week before introducing them properly. We've read through all the posts at the top and have 2 questions:
1. Ojdå is still super shy(wouldn't move or eat when we are around), and we don't think he'll warm up to us in just couple of weeks, will there be serious consequents if we introduce them in a week time? Will he kick Hoppsan by accident if he's too startled? (I read that it's better to leave him alone for 2 weeks, but we don't think an extra week will make him much more confident...)
2. We've prepared a pretty big box for the boys to live in ( a transformed Billy bookshelf from IKEA), I've read that the bounding should be in a neutral space and then move the settled pair into a cage that's new to both piggies, and then they might need to settle again in the cage...Wouldn't it be easier if we let them meet in the new cage that smells nothing like them and has enough room for the bounding requirment?
Meet Ojdå!
He's 6 month old and he has just arrived our home yesterday. We decided to put him in a cardboard box for a week before introducing them properly. We've read through all the posts at the top and have 2 questions:
1. Ojdå is still super shy(wouldn't move or eat when we are around), and we don't think he'll warm up to us in just couple of weeks, will there be serious consequents if we introduce them in a week time? Will he kick Hoppsan by accident if he's too startled? (I read that it's better to leave him alone for 2 weeks, but we don't think an extra week will make him much more confident...)
2. We've prepared a pretty big box for the boys to live in ( a transformed Billy bookshelf from IKEA), I've read that the bounding should be in a neutral space and then move the settled pair into a cage that's new to both piggies, and then they might need to settle again in the cage...Wouldn't it be easier if we let them meet in the new cage that smells nothing like them and has enough room for the bounding requirment?
