Hi everyone! I just got a new piggie to keep my first piggie company. They are both males, the newcomer is 7 months old and I suspect younger than my first. The lady I adopted him from suggested I try bonding them by using the bathing method. I am all for it but am not too sure when I should. I'm a law student and spend most of my day in school (about 12-13 hours daily). My concern is that if I try bonding them tonight, for example, I'm not going to be around tomorrow to make sure they don't fight or anything. Should I wait until the weekend when I can be with them and watch them after I've tried bonding them?
I even thought about trying to bond them and then dividing the cage while I'm not there. This way they can go ahead and have contact with each other without risking a fight. The only reason why I would want to "rush" this, instead of just waiting, is that the lady gave me the little one in a "pet shop" sized cage as a temporary cage and I feel awful seeing him there! Thank you for your time in advance
I even thought about trying to bond them and then dividing the cage while I'm not there. This way they can go ahead and have contact with each other without risking a fight. The only reason why I would want to "rush" this, instead of just waiting, is that the lady gave me the little one in a "pet shop" sized cage as a temporary cage and I feel awful seeing him there! Thank you for your time in advance