Bonding How do you bond guinea pigs????

[POOFA777]

Okay so I have a one year old guinea pig (female), and I would like to get another one my only question is...how do you introduce them, without them killing each other?

 

[Guineapigpro]

Have you tried introducing them before? Or will this be their first.

 

[Guineapigpro]

Well, either way here are three great sources to learn how to introduce piggies.

Here is cavy spirit's "perfect solution" to introduce pigs. ( ps, you will have to scroll down a lot )
https://www.cavyspirit.com/sociallife.htm#Additional

This is a great informational site I refer to often that explains it by gender: male to male, male to female, and female to female. It also gives an amazing reference of when is the time to step in. This will be necessary to know if you should or shouldn't step in.
https://jackiesguineapiggies.com/Companionship.html

Lastly, here is a visual demonstration if you want an example of what it MAY look like. WARNING: she says one piece of information that is incorrect. She keeps on introducing them periodically. This is not recommended. It just restarts the process all over again.



I hope this helps, and let me know if you have any problems!

 

[ShadeyPig]

Okay so I have a one year old guinea pig (female), and I would like to get another one my only question is...how do you introduce them, without them killing each other?

I know its not the correct way but I had 2 older pigs for a bout 3 months then we got 2 more yonger ones. I made a pen outside and ploked them all in it and that was that. I found this forum after and learned about quarentine etc but I was just lucky I guess there were no issues.

 

[Guineapigpro]

I know its not the correct way but I had 2 older pigs for a bout 3 months then we got 2 more yonger ones. I made a pen outside and ploked them all in it and that was that. I found this forum after and learned about quarentine etc but I was just lucky I guess there were no issues.

Lucky ducky! It's risky though.

 

[MrWhistles]

very risky if you don't go through a reputable source like a rescue.
Those links posted give you all the information you need to do introductions.

 

[POOFA777]

Thank-you so much for all of this information, and no I don't even have the second piggy yet . I really hope to get one this year because I got 1 but then I read about them online, about how important it is for them to have a companion

 

[POOFA777]

And yes I will definitely go to a rescue this time