OH your girls are really cute !! Your cage is pretty nice too ! What are their names ?
Many other
more qualified people on here, can answer your question about buyer beware type stuff, on Craig's list, as well as the pros and cons of adopting a 3 month old female.
If you want my two cents worth of what I think,
here it is:
If you have shelters close to home, where you can adopt a 3 month old female or around that age, I would think that might be worth a consideration. If these two gals that you have now, have been together a long time, it will cause
some upheaval of sorts, ( anytime you introduce another piggie, no matter the age, hierarchy will again, have to be re-established), this can pose a little sorting out or an all out war.
I DO know for SURE that it will inevitable involve some scuffles and squabbles, and maybe-- some more
severe scuffles and squabbles. ( teeth chattering, nips, tufts of fur pulled, chasing, rumblestrutting, ect.)
THIS IS NORMAL though. This behavior is sometimes disturbing to witness, and it might look like to you, that the baby ( or one of the older gals even) is being "bullied" but it is necessary to establish who is
BOSS.
IF order does
not get established within a reasonable amount of time,
and blood is drawn, and only
IF blood is drawn, you will then have to separate permanently, and divide up the cage. There are NO guarantee's of all getting along, so this is definitely something to
strongly consider ! These lovely girls have only been with you for two weeks,
why the hurry to get more ?? I mean I
DO understand the
why, obviously, but you must be careful not to impose your own desires ahead of what is best for your current girls or situation. I say that in LOVE, not to upset or imply that you are not already doing so. It is just that Impulse actions are
nearly always, not good actions. REMEMBER: Two cents worth of an opinion from someone who has
only had 3 months experience. Though, I have done
a LOT of reading and research.
My cautious, two cents worth of an opinion is this: Let things settle a bit first, get to know the ones you have for awhile
FIRST. Then consider adopting another. That is
JUST my opinion though. Another piggie also means
more of your individual lap time, and the extra Vet costs to be considered. You will most likely ( not too hard or too much more money though) also need to make your cage bigger. I do not know anything about you, or if you have a budget that needs to be within a certain range. Just giving my two cents worth here, without knowing all the factors of your life involved. I do hope I sincerely helped though. Good luck new piggie pal friend !!
