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Old 03-12-2016, 09:06 AM   #1
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Default Good and bad news about my guinea pig...........

The bad news is......... He's not allowed to have a new friend or mate because I can't afford babies an I can't get a new cage yet.




Good news is I have have him a better place in the room where he can go in an out his cage as he pleases during the day an he is safe. He's happy an old an lazy so happiness until his end.
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Old 03-12-2016, 09:56 AM   #2
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Good news is I have have him a better place in the room where he can go in an out his cage as he pleases during the day an he is safe. He's happy an old an lazy so happiness until his end.
Well that is good news! I bet he is a lot happier now he has more room
How old is he?

Shame about him not being allowed a friend though... They really are a whole lot happier with cagemates as they are very social animals. Do your parents know how vital having company is to guinea pigs? Maybe show them the RSPCA website stating this. It might help him get a friend...
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Old 03-12-2016, 11:58 AM   #3
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I'm confused on why babies are an issue... Get him a male friend, or a spayed female! ^.^
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Old 03-12-2016, 01:19 PM   #4
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Default Re: Good and bad news about my guinea pig...........

Sorry I thought I added the rest of the problem.

He's 3-4 years old and has been alone most his life an he fights the other guinea pigs. He's a rescued guinea pig also an I went an asked to see if I could get him a friend male or female an only thing I can do is mate him that's the only thing he's good for sadly so we think that's what he was rescued from. Owners before I got him had a few others an he tried to fight them so they had to get rid of him that's how I got him. They got him from the rescue place.



But he likes his new space an toys an also I don't live with my parents. I have a three year old an a 6 month old hamster named Elmo lol
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Old 03-12-2016, 08:59 PM   #5
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Default Re: Good and bad news about my guinea pig...........

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Sorry I thought I added the rest of the problem.

He's 3-4 years old and has been alone most his life an he fights the other guinea pigs. He's a rescued guinea pig also an I went an asked to see if I could get him a friend male or female an only thing I can do is mate him that's the only thing he's good for sadly so we think that's what he was rescued from. Owners before I got him had a few others an he tried to fight them so they had to get rid of him that's how I got him. They got him from the rescue place.



But he likes his new space an toys an also I don't live with my parents. I have a three year old an a 6 month old hamster named Elmo lol
He can still be put with another guinea pig. I'm not totally sure but I think someone once told me that some male guinea pigs can only be around spayed femaales as cage mates as they can sometimes fight about who is the domininent male? I might be wring though. But any guinea pig would have to be introduced to him in a controlled way - when my friend got her new one after one of hers died, she put him in the run next to the other guinea pig. That way they saw each other and got used to each other slowly without being left alone together immediately. Now they happily live together!
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Old 03-12-2016, 09:18 PM   #6
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Hey seems really happy with his new set up I have for him now.
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Old 03-12-2016, 09:18 PM   #7
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He can come an go as he pleases I'll try an get another one
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Old 03-13-2016, 02:33 AM   #8
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I am glad he has a more space That cage on its own is far too small unfortunately. I bet he is loving the extra space to run around in!

He looks lovely by the way!
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Old 03-13-2016, 03:26 AM   #9
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Default Re: Good and bad news about my guinea pig...........

Lone males or (Boars) don`t always get on with other males unless they are (a) a baby or (b) are neutered and usually both have to be neutered to live together. Your doing the right thing by making sure he has a cosy bed and space to come and go as this is vital for their enrichment and excersize.

I don`t see any hay in your images? What is he currently being fed on? What were the rescue feeding him and is it still the same or have you changed his diet? Basics are a good quality guinea pig pelleted food with added vitamin C and more importantly, hay as they chew this all the time and it keeps their teeth healthy so they must have access to hay 24/7.

If you need good advice online, check out Peter Gurney`s guinea pig pages. His books are also sold on ebay and Amazon and are very good as the man devoted his life to guinea pigs and dispels many myths about vets and how they operate. Keep your little piggy healthy by following his guides and Guinea Lynx website is also very good. x
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Old 03-13-2016, 07:45 PM   #10
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I have his hay on the other side of his house so he has to stop being lazy lol but I have another hay thing set up for when he goes out but he still has access to his cage. I got him treats, chew toys, one with a bell he loves it he's more lazy than anything lol but we still love him and think you for the info I going to look it up thank you so much
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