Can you introduce a baby male guinea pig to a 3 year old male guinea pig?

Question

Our existing 3 year old guinea pigs brother died, can we introduce a new male baby companion

Answer 1

If you can put them in the same cage for a while with a wire-mesh divider. Older males usually won't harm a younger male if there are no females nearby. If you put them together you can tell if the older male is agitated or enjoys the company. G. Pigs are VERY social animals and if he popcorn's and shows interest in the little guy, everything should be fine.

Answer 2

Ususally a guinea pig will not get along with an introduced friend unless it is little. Also, males are the worse because of how territorial they are. Males and males dont get along well, even if together since they were little. Your best bet if you really want them together is to try a female who has been fixed, like from a shelter. But I would be very careful. Introduce them in cages next to each other first, and them try in the same cage, if they fight too much, it prolly wont happen, but you can always keep them in seperate cages so they can talk to each other. Hope it helps!

Answer 3

Try putting the baby in a cage right next to the adult for a while. They can talk to each other through the bars and get used to each others smell. Then try putting them in together when the baby is a little bigger. Males tend to be friendlier than females generally, but as with anything, some are naturally more aggressive than others. i have one that won'e go in with others without all hell breaking loose, but I had four in the same cage, all different ages.
When they first go in together, expect a lot of teeth chattering and that thing they do where they circle eath other growling. There may be the odd spat but this will stop after a while.
Just remember, if they do attack each other, do not stick your hand in right away or you may pull it out with a guinea attached to it by the teeth. I have been there and it hurts!

Answer 4

It is better if you don't. They will constantly fight. I have two guinea pigs. When I first introduced Bubble to Squeak (a month after I bought Squeak) they constantly fought. I didn't know what to do. I had to separate them, but I still let them see and hear each other. It took forever for them to get along. It is now a year later and they are in the same cage. They still fight and sometimes Bubble ends up with some nasty gashes, but they love each other and they can't live without each other.
If you are going to buy another guinea pig, buy another cage so there isn't territory problems, but keep the old cage just in case they try and kill each other and you have to separate them. Put the old guinea pig in his old cage. When you take them out, take them out together, let them play with each other, give them both the same amount of attention. If they behave praise them with a treat, like a carrot. If they start getting along put them in to the younger guinea pigs cage (for territorial reasons again) and hopefully they get along.
A long answer I know, but I hope it helps.

Answer 5

First, QUARANTINE any new pig at the back of closed doors for 2 to 3 weeks. it rather is for the well being and secure practices of your present guinea pig. cope with you new pig final or positioned on a detachable smock or apron while coping with the recent pig and get rid of and launder after use and wash your hands and hands besides. Introduce new guinea pigs in a independent section--no longer in a cage. it rather is terrific in the event that they are the two a sprint scared approximately their atmosphere and don't have present territories to combat over. We use a tub towel on our long settee and take a seat at opposite ends of the towel. We then in basic terms enable the guinea pigs wander off our laps and locate one yet another interior the middle on their very own words at their very own p.c...

Answer 6

i think so. its best to wait until they are at least 3 weeks old, when they should be removed from their mum anyway as they are capable of mating this young!! Its a good idea to rub the baby with the stuff inside your guinea pigs cage, so the little one smells like him-not his mother, or give the little baby a wash. smelling like his mum will cause problems.
keep an eye on them. its normally obvious after about 10/20 mins if they will get on or not.some do and some dont.

Answer 7

I would get a guinea pig that is closer to your current guinea's age, so the newcomer can defend himself if needed. A young one will be almost helpless if the other guinea decides he wants to be a single pig.

Answer 8

I think that would be fine. Make sure to watch them very carefully to make sure they are getting along before you leave them alone together, sometimes males will fight. If you introduce them both to a new cage at the same time, it will help with the one piggy getting territorial. You could also consider getting a female and getting your male neutered, males and females usually get along better than two males.

Answer 9

i ma a breeder of guinea and it can be done has only has either guinea has been with a sow (female) guinea wash them both in the same smelling shampoo and put a tiny bit of vicks on their nose put them back in the cage (after it has been cleaned out with fresh bedding and add fresh greens keep an eye on them there is normally and little noise .

Answer 10

Why not. We kept G pigs of all ages in the same cage. Not a problem. They get on better than the Arabs and Jews. Thats 4 sure.