Hi there
So there's going to be a lot going on in this post, please read as I need help.
Until today I had a guinea pig (Daisy) and a skinny pig (Erika) who were bonded best friends. My skinny pig was a year old when I got her and traumatized (I'm not sure what went on in the first year but she would NEVER leave her hut). So I got her Daisy, they became best friends and Daisy really helped bring Erika out of her shell. Daisy was also a rescue, very underweight and had had her ears chewed off before I got her.
Today I came in to the room their cage is in (5'X3') and found Daisy dead. She was only two but got her head stuck in her grid cage. I only just saw the post about how the c&c cages need to be a minimum of 9X9. If I had known before I NEVER would have left them in it. I'm heading to home depot to get building supplies for a new cage for Erika today.
I'm completely heartbroken and I feel awful for not knowing about the grids, I'm trying to focus on Erika. Which is where my question comes in.
She's reverted quite a bit to being afraid and hiding today. She won't come out and see me or make her usual piggy sounds. She's made so much progress with Daisy and I don't want her to be lonely. I don't feel anywhere near ready for another guinea pig and I feel completely incompetent, I honestly don't know if I deserve another lil pig, but I want to know and do what's best for Erika.
Does she need time? Is it best for her to have a new mate?
She's two and a half now.
Any suggestions on non c&c cages? I just don't know if I can trust them, even the 9x9
I'm so sorry Daisy
So there's going to be a lot going on in this post, please read as I need help.
Until today I had a guinea pig (Daisy) and a skinny pig (Erika) who were bonded best friends. My skinny pig was a year old when I got her and traumatized (I'm not sure what went on in the first year but she would NEVER leave her hut). So I got her Daisy, they became best friends and Daisy really helped bring Erika out of her shell. Daisy was also a rescue, very underweight and had had her ears chewed off before I got her.
Today I came in to the room their cage is in (5'X3') and found Daisy dead. She was only two but got her head stuck in her grid cage. I only just saw the post about how the c&c cages need to be a minimum of 9X9. If I had known before I NEVER would have left them in it. I'm heading to home depot to get building supplies for a new cage for Erika today.
I'm completely heartbroken and I feel awful for not knowing about the grids, I'm trying to focus on Erika. Which is where my question comes in.
She's reverted quite a bit to being afraid and hiding today. She won't come out and see me or make her usual piggy sounds. She's made so much progress with Daisy and I don't want her to be lonely. I don't feel anywhere near ready for another guinea pig and I feel completely incompetent, I honestly don't know if I deserve another lil pig, but I want to know and do what's best for Erika.
Does she need time? Is it best for her to have a new mate?
She's two and a half now.
Any suggestions on non c&c cages? I just don't know if I can trust them, even the 9x9
I'm so sorry Daisy