Hello! Just joined this forum as I've recently (2 weeks ago) adopted two male guinea pigs who were in need of a new home. They're my first piggies so I'm currently researching everything I can get my hands on!
Han & Chewy are (we were told) approx. 2 years old. They've been a bit neglected over the past 4 months as they were in temporary housing while their previous owners tried to find them a new home. Working on getting their overly long nails clipped soon!
They have major trust issues, but they've just started letting me occasionally give them some soft head pats, and they popcorned for the first time yesterday!
I worked on expanding their cage to 2X4 and gave them a loft as they've been rumble strutting like crazy and they seem to NOT be getting along. There seems to be no break between them rumbling or getting in each others way (it escalated to lunging and squeaking, so I expanded from 2x3 to 2x4 and hoping that helps). I know it's only been 2 weeks, but I'm getting worried they just aren't compatible with each other, despite the fact they supposedly lived together for the past 2 years. Maybe that's why they were rehomed?
Han & Chewy are (we were told) approx. 2 years old. They've been a bit neglected over the past 4 months as they were in temporary housing while their previous owners tried to find them a new home. Working on getting their overly long nails clipped soon!
They have major trust issues, but they've just started letting me occasionally give them some soft head pats, and they popcorned for the first time yesterday!
I worked on expanding their cage to 2X4 and gave them a loft as they've been rumble strutting like crazy and they seem to NOT be getting along. There seems to be no break between them rumbling or getting in each others way (it escalated to lunging and squeaking, so I expanded from 2x3 to 2x4 and hoping that helps). I know it's only been 2 weeks, but I'm getting worried they just aren't compatible with each other, despite the fact they supposedly lived together for the past 2 years. Maybe that's why they were rehomed?