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Just got another pig

JudeH

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Cavy Slave
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Jul 29, 2005
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Hi! I just got another guinea pig. We've had Daisy for about 6 months now, and last night brought home Petunia (Tunie). Daisy is bigger and has always been an "only" pig, even with her previous owners, she seems to bully Tunie alittle. But it's only been 24 hours. She bumps her with her nose or chin. Is this normal? And how long will it take them to ajust?. Tunie wants the friendship but is little shy of Daisy.:rolleyes: Thanks for any advice.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum!
First of all, I would recommend removing Petunia and putting her in quarantine for 2 weeks. This is to make sure she doesn't have any diseases that can be passed on to Daisy.
Right now, Daisy and Petunia are sorting out who is the more dominant pig. This is normal and will last as long as it takes for those 2 to sort it out. Separate ONLY if there is bloodshed. Nose touching is normal between piggies-it's a greeting. Nose bumping is a type of challenge.
Have you had Petunia to a vet? What kind of cage do you have them in?
Good luck with you pigs and post if you have more questions.
 
It won't do any good to separate and quarantine now since they have been together. Congrats on your new piggie. What they are going through is all normal behavior. Read www.cavyspirit.com/sociallife.htm for more information.
 
I am trying to get used to you new avator Ly. Is that Baby Ellie?
 
It's cuddly Baby Elly.
 
Oh! voodoo did such a good job you can barely tell the difference.
 
Thanks for the input, this is a small and well kept pet shop, I think the health issue is ok but I'll keep an eye on things. Also how do you down load pictures?
 
You need to upload them onto a photo hosting website (like https://photobucket.com). Then you will be given a link (which will be something like this:
[GuineaPigCages.com] Just got another pig
 
The tags outside the image link would be
[GuineaPigCages.com] Just got another pig
.
 
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