The title pretty much sums up my question. You have quarantine, but that means you have to wait 3 weeks before you can see if your guinea pigs get along. But what if they don't? Is there any argument for checking to see if they get along first?
My problem: I'm currently trying to convince my parents to let me get another pig. At the moment, it's still "no." It'll probably remain "no" but i'm still trying.
I ended up making a paper filled with quotes from various sources on the importance of two including several cute pictures of guinea pigs together. I've only shown my dad the paper, & he's ok with it if my mom agrees (she's the hard one to convince.) But he's still waiting for the right moment to approach her with it.
My dad has two concerns about it though.
1. Finance. This shouldn't be a problem though. At the moment they only pay for the veggies, but I told him I'm prepared to pay for that too.
2. Phoebe doesn't like her buddy. This is where I'm concerned because I can't gaurantee they'll get along without checking first. This past December, Belgium got its first rescue that takes in guinea pigs (yay!) I told him that I'd like to adopt a guinea pig from there & that it would be possible for me to bring Phoebe with me to see if they get along.
But by doing so, i'd be giving up quarantine. Would this be a foolish thing to do?
My problem: I'm currently trying to convince my parents to let me get another pig. At the moment, it's still "no." It'll probably remain "no" but i'm still trying.
I ended up making a paper filled with quotes from various sources on the importance of two including several cute pictures of guinea pigs together. I've only shown my dad the paper, & he's ok with it if my mom agrees (she's the hard one to convince.) But he's still waiting for the right moment to approach her with it.
My dad has two concerns about it though.
1. Finance. This shouldn't be a problem though. At the moment they only pay for the veggies, but I told him I'm prepared to pay for that too.
2. Phoebe doesn't like her buddy. This is where I'm concerned because I can't gaurantee they'll get along without checking first. This past December, Belgium got its first rescue that takes in guinea pigs (yay!) I told him that I'd like to adopt a guinea pig from there & that it would be possible for me to bring Phoebe with me to see if they get along.
But by doing so, i'd be giving up quarantine. Would this be a foolish thing to do?