Adopting a male piggie for my other male

[Bongo]

Hi everyone!

My boyfriend and I are considering adopting a male piggie for my other male. Bongo is about 6 months old. Should I adopt a younger male? About the same age? Do you think there will be territorial issues? We just assembled his 2X4 C&C cage last night and he absolutely loved it. We are working on a second floor and ramp now. There are plenty of hidey holes. Any help would be great!

Thanks!

 

[rabbitsncavyluv]

I think you'd need an older one or a baby. I think an older one would be better because yours is an adolescent. You don't want to deal with two boys hitting puberty.

Can you make your cage bigger? And add a loft? That will help. You have to rearrange the cage when adding a new piggie to cut down on territory issues.

 

[mncavylover]

Try having a read of www.cavyspirit.com/sociallife.htm (scroll down). That should help!

 

[Bongo]

Thanks for your help! We appreciate it!

 

[roosterboy]

Bongo, as long as you don't have any girls in the cage, things will be alright. I have two boys in one cage and they sit together. Just introduce them and get them used to each other.

 

[mncavylover]

No problem, Bongo! That's what we're here for. Hope it all goes smoothly!