Hello!
New guinea pig mom here. I rescued two Boars from the shelter a week ago and am quite nervous about introducing them. What makes me especially nervous is that because they are rescues, both of them have histories of being abused by other piggies. Poor Boomer has scar tissue on his face and a chunk of an ear missing and Hugo was rejected and bullied by his former cagemate. Their vet said be prepared to keep them in separate cages if they refuse to get along. They're both adults which I hear makes it harder to bond them.
What happens if they don't like each other and can't stay in the same cage? Will it be enough companionship for them to know there's another guinea pig in the cage next to them? If not, what do I do?
It might just be the new mom jitters but I'm so scared of coming home from work to find one has really hurt the other.
New guinea pig mom here. I rescued two Boars from the shelter a week ago and am quite nervous about introducing them. What makes me especially nervous is that because they are rescues, both of them have histories of being abused by other piggies. Poor Boomer has scar tissue on his face and a chunk of an ear missing and Hugo was rejected and bullied by his former cagemate. Their vet said be prepared to keep them in separate cages if they refuse to get along. They're both adults which I hear makes it harder to bond them.
What happens if they don't like each other and can't stay in the same cage? Will it be enough companionship for them to know there's another guinea pig in the cage next to them? If not, what do I do?
It might just be the new mom jitters but I'm so scared of coming home from work to find one has really hurt the other.