i got elliot, the black guinea pig, last february. she was a single pig until i moved out of the house in august.
when i got obcy, i kept her separate from elliot for a bit as a safety precaution. obcy hardly ate and she was extremely fearful when i first got her. it took her a long time to venture from the hut to eat pellets and she wouldn't touch veggies. i worried for her and i had a feeling she wasn't going to make it, because i never witnessed her eat or drink.
i eventually introduced my pigs in my living room. i plopped obcy on one side and elliot on the other. i allowed them to find each other. obcy hardly moved, slowly walking and showing quite a bit of fear of her surroundings. elliot ran around as usual.
when they finally found each other, they sniffed and obcy became a
TOTALLY different pig. she popcorned and ran around and followed elliot everywhere. it was as if they had been buddies all of their lives and obcy had no fears anymore. she was also eating and drinking a lot more.
elliot also became more active and vocal. she was already pretty vocal, but she was more so after meeting obcy.
obcy never wheeked when i first got her, but eventually she "learned." the very first time she wheeked was so weird and somewhat worrisome- no noise came out, it was just air. over time she added noise with the wheek and now she wheeks normally. i'm not entirely sure if she learned it from elliot or what, but i guess it sort of proves they learn from each other and need a buddy.
whenever the pigs separate from each other, they frantically wheek and run around until they meet up again. then they calm down as if, "phew, i found you." obcy used to show a lot of anxiety when elliot ventured away from her.
here are some videos of them:
(broken link removed) (eating)
(broken link removed) (lately they have been cuddling and sleeping together. they're in a temporary and smaller cage for the time being.)
i'd provide you with links but i'm sure someone may have beat me to it as i typed up this post.