I purchased a petco hairless guinea pig before learning about adoptable options. 2 weeks and a cage upgrade suitable for two later we found one to adopt and brought him home. 2 days after that the petco gp showed signs of ringworm. So the 2 week quarantine is likely going to be a month while my first gp is being treated.
My original plan was to have the younger petco gp in the larger cage and once they have neutral territory introductions to rearrange the big cage to look new and move them in together. I didn’t want the older adopted gp to become territorial about their forever home and have lots of dominance issues or aggression.
However, I’m feeling bad about the new guy being in a small cage for a month. It’s a pet store “starter” cage about 2x3. It was just a temporary home for my little petco pig until I found the ideal cage. The vet suggested just taking him out to play in the playpen and get floor time, but he was a rescue and is timid so he just chills in the bigger pen and doesn’t get his exercise. I know he’d be happier in the bigger cage, but will it cause more dominance issues once I put them together? What do you recommend?
TIA!
My original plan was to have the younger petco gp in the larger cage and once they have neutral territory introductions to rearrange the big cage to look new and move them in together. I didn’t want the older adopted gp to become territorial about their forever home and have lots of dominance issues or aggression.
However, I’m feeling bad about the new guy being in a small cage for a month. It’s a pet store “starter” cage about 2x3. It was just a temporary home for my little petco pig until I found the ideal cage. The vet suggested just taking him out to play in the playpen and get floor time, but he was a rescue and is timid so he just chills in the bigger pen and doesn’t get his exercise. I know he’d be happier in the bigger cage, but will it cause more dominance issues once I put them together? What do you recommend?
TIA!