to get a friend for peppa?

by **elaine** Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:41 pm

is a week too late? to introduce a friend? i dont want them to fight ....or am i better just leaving it and keeping peppa alone?

by **jue** Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:35 am

How old is she?

by **elaine** Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:13 am

shes about 8 weeks ...i didnt ask but said to debs and she reckons she`ll be about 8 weeks lol

by **elaine** Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:39 am

i just phoned pets at home and they said peppa is 10weeks (just under) and that there is a chance another pig wont get one with her as there is different scents? i dont want the wee soul to be lonely and would like her to have a friend.
she is and will be getting loads of attention but i read the booklet and it says they liek each others company. shame they didnt have more than one yesterday.

what do i do then?

by **Natsuko** Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:09 am

go to another pet shop and see if they have any. Well thats if you really want to get her a friend. Thing is can you afford a 2nd set up should they not get on?

by **elaine** Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:10 am

id have to get second set ups to start wth anyway as you have to gradually introduce them

by **Natsuko** Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:16 am

ah well in that case if you want another get one, it might just take time anyway also you wont know if you guinea pig is sociable or not until you get another anyway as you never know even at a young age they might not get on.

by **Angela** Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:34 am

you can call it george lmao

by **jue** Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:33 pm

If you get another pig, introduce them slowly but letting them go in a run together, rather than putting them in the cage together at once. Also, if you get another, wash and clean the cage, dishes, this is to get peppas scent off it, put all new bedding in then they won't be territorial as to who's cage it is. If they don't get on you'll need to be prepared to buy another cage xx

by **elaine** Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:55 am

thanks for the tip jue

by **Debs** Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:38 am

i had a few weeks bewteen one set of my pigs, but the sooner u do it the better, and u have to introduce them on neutral ground and see how they get on, i also have a pig on his own and hes fine x