Joy Getting new guinea pig tomorrow

tinkermiss · Oct 9, 2012

I can't wait. My aunt called me today and told me that the person she got Salem from still has a male left from the litter her sow had. So I'm going up tomorrow. Salem seems so quiet. He stays in his igloo a lot. I know from experience that's from loneliness. So I'm curbing it tomorrow. I'm trying to think of names for the new little guy and nothing. I'll just wait till I see him. Sticking with the Halloween theme.

Also the sow was not intentionally bred. She was a pet store pig that was housed with males.

cassielfsw · Oct 9, 2012

Spooky
Cousin Itt (if it has long hair)
Thing
Pugsley
Ghost (if white)
Pumpkin (if orange/red)
Samhain

uh.. I'm bad at this

Colorado Cavies · Oct 9, 2012

Glad his brother is joining him!

tinkermiss · Oct 9, 2012

cassielfsw said:
Spooky
Cousin Itt (if it has long hair)
Thing
Pugsley
Ghost (if white)
Pumpkin (if orange/red)
Samhain

uh.. I'm bad at this

Thanks for the suggestions.
You're not bad it. Better than the name my brother suggested. Weenie.

tinkermiss · Oct 9, 2012

Colorado Cavies said:
Glad his brother is joining him!

Ya I can't wait. I was wondering where I was gonna get a cage mate for him. But now I know. Do you guys know if they'll get along right away? Like a family reunion type thing? (as long as it's nothing like my family's reunions.) I am planning on cleaning the cage and EVERYTHING tomorrow to descensitize (sp?).

RodentCuddles · Oct 9, 2012

You will have to introduce them like any other introduction, they have been separated so they will not still be bonded as they once were. They have a chance of bonding straight away or they could start a fight off, It is just as unpredictable as putting any pigs together.

Pigtures!

ETA: How big is your cage, is it big enough for two boars to get along (even when they hit puberty)?
How old is the new guy? Are you planning to do quarantine?

tinkermiss · Oct 9, 2012

RodentCuddles said:
You will have to introduce them like any other introduction, they have been separated so they will not still be bonded as they once were. They have a chance of bonding straight away or they could start a fight off, It is just as unpredictable as putting any pigs together.

Pigtures!

ETA: How big is your cage, is it big enough for two boars to get along (even when they hit puberty)?
How old is the new guy? Are you planning to do quarantine?

The cage I have is a larger petstore one in the process of being expanded. By the time he comes home tomorrow I'm hoping it will be done. Just have to pick up the coroplast. The new guy is from the same litter as Salem so 5 weeks. And I am planning on quarantine.

RodentCuddles · Oct 9, 2012

At 5 weeks it is a young age and I personally would skip quarantine as young ones need others around them. I personally do not think it is good for them to be alone at a young age.

tinkermiss · Oct 9, 2012

also is abs sheets the same as coroplast? plastics manufacturer, plastics fabricator, Canadian, general plastics, advanced plastics, industrial plastics, building products this is the website for the plastics place down the street from me

tinkermiss · Oct 9, 2012

RodentCuddles said:
At 5 weeks it is a young age and I personally would skip quarantine as young ones need others around them. I personally do not think it is good for them to be alone at a young age.

ok thank you.

Kota12 · Oct 9, 2012

Um, How about Mystery, Jason, Jack (O' Latern), Casper (Casper the friendly ghost?)

ZenMama · Oct 9, 2012

Hal (loween)

tinkermiss · Oct 9, 2012

ZenMama said:
Hal (loween)

I like that. It's alot better than Weenie.

When I was young I never said Halloween it was Helpaweenie. My brother had me confinced that was the pronunciation. Go trick or treating so the neighbours could Help-A-Weenie. Being me

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