Behavior Separation anxiety?

[LightSeeker]

Can guinea pigs get separation anxiety?

I'm almost certain that both Phoebe and Halley have it.
In the cage, they are fine, rather it being right next to each other or at opposite ends of the cage.
But if I or my husband get one of them out and each hold one. The moment one is out of the cage, they both start squeaking loudly. Even when both are out, it's the same thing. Until they are back together it doesn't stop.

Or is this just maybe a nervous thing? I've had them since Sunday. As far as adjustment wise, they seem to be doing good, not as skittish as before.

 

[bpatters]

Totally normal.

 

[LightSeeker]

Thank you. i'm glad it's something normal.

 

[sallyvh]

Definitely normal. If your girls are young it will probably subside as they get older. All of my pigs that I have had when they were little did this, but the behavior stopped as they grew older.

 

[Sofia claire]

They are just trying to locate each other and call out for the other to call back

 

[LightSeeker]

I was told they were about 7 months.

We took the cage down last night to move to another room. When I had one out already in the temp cage, while working to get the other, it was like stereo surround sound :crazy: