Would you allow me to get one, based on the following points:
-My current guinea pig is a female, about 4 yrs old.
-I would want another female guinea pig (no reproduction)
-I would keep the two in the same cage, for company
-I clean her cage and feed the guinea pig I have regularly and give her lots of love
-I will pay for the new guinea pig myself.
10 pts to a best answer, ty!
2007-03-30 11:10:56 · 16 answers · asked by Liz 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
In case I didn't make it clear, I already have a guinea pig and want a second one.
2007-03-30 11:11:26 · update #1
Ok, my hobby is placing pets, and have placed over 50 kinds. The rare pets club does quite a lot of work for guinea
pigs, my personal third favorite of all, first is birds, second
is pygmy giraffes. Guinea pigs are really happy, and that is
important to show. Try to check , it does have to
have individual definition because they are a rare yet busy
animal. Some are exceptionally fixated, so study the actual
pet online at experts about gp, and consider these two
points I have often seen. One is they need protected space.
Two is they are not really sociable, and pairs and sets do
much better when natural actual gp habitat is allowed. It is
like one likes up the tree so it has most definite space.
Good luck, and congratulations for choosing such a fun friend. Also study the new partner that it is compatible and
friendly of the same design. http://www.petshop.com
The amount of space is for family is about 40 square
feet for european, 50 for brazil, or american, and 60 for
chinese or pacific and others. So the outdoors kennel area is a treat, say a playpen yard of 4 or 5 square yards.
Full time indoors cage can be done on environments of
natural wood, field, and flowers about 5 square feet per pig.
This reaches 25 square feet will be good for some up to ten pigs. Making your own environment works for almost all
breeders, pet clubs, and top life expectancy. I have one that
visits our kennel cat and pet show that is 9.
2007-03-30 11:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by mtvtoni 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in that case I would totally buy you a second one especially if you wanted a female one and there wouldn't exist the reproduction problem. But, the real question is if you could take care of them. I do not mean the cleaning thing. I had once a male rabbit. Three months later, I bought a female one. The problem wasn't that in a little bit, we would have a dozen. I couldn't take care of them both. I didn't know which one to chase first in the house! Also, if you buy a second one, you won't care about it as much as your first guinea pig. I always loved my first rabbit more than the other one. So, good luck!
2007-03-31 02:24:38 · answer #2 · answered by Elias 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are over 12 years of age and are already taking good care of the current guinea pig and the vet says it is ok to have two in the same size cage, yes. You also have to allow for how much the additional food will cost, so maybe do an extra chore for the extra food. :)
2007-03-30 11:15:29 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guinea pigs are social animals by nature, so you should have never had just one in the first place.
However, they also need plenty of room to exercise to stay healthy. I would not put them together in a cage that isn't at least 10.5 square feet.
Finally, if you are taking care of the guinea pig, and meet these conditions, and agree to have money set aside to offset vet costs, then I wouldn't disagree, no.
2007-03-30 12:37:03 · answer #4 · answered by jtrusnik 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dear ?,
i have 2 guinea pigs ,a white crested and an absenian. i keep them in seprate cages because if they're together the'll feel challenged and bite eachother . if you get a guinea pig DONT put them in the same cage but put there cages by eachother. the qualities that the person said they have and will bring to there guinea pigs sounds great! i'd get a new guinea pig because the person seems to be responsible. I HOPE THIS HELPED! GOOOD LUCK!
2007-03-30 11:16:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you're responsible with the care, feeding, cage cleaning, etc. of the guinea pig you already have and don't have to be reminded about doing those things, I would let you get another one. An added bonus would be if you could afford to buy it yourself and offered to do that. Good luck, I hope you get another one!
2007-03-30 11:15:35 · answer #6 · answered by thatsit4theother1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been responsibly keeping the cage clean and caring for your 1st guinea pig for 4 years then I would say YES.
2007-03-30 11:14:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guinea pigs can be territorial, even same sexes. so do not ever put them in the same cage for awhile till you know they will get along. This is from personal experience. I wouldn't have a problem with you getting a second one... They are great pets!
2007-03-30 11:14:51 · answer #8 · answered by Foxtrot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a guinea pig that is 3 yrs old it's also a female
and you should get another female guinea pig
i use to have two guinea pigs and they lived in the same cage
until we found out one had cancer and died
she was 4 yrs old
2007-03-30 11:18:33 · answer #9 · answered by ang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had and bred guinea pigs. I love them! I don't see a problem as long as you already properly take care of the one you have. Did you know you can train them to stay in one area? When I had little ones I would put them on a bath towel and when they would wander off the towel I would put them back in the middle of the towel. After a while they would stay put without a towel. Don't forget to give them treats for staying put! Treat your ladies like queens and tell mom not to worry!
2007-03-30 11:17:29 · answer #10 · answered by julesjuggalette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋