Ok so I thought hubby was ok with another cavy but I guess not. He is so stubborn. Does anyone here have just one? and how is he/she doing being an only
one? My "Chirpy" is in the family room where someone always is. She has another room that is her "playroom" where she has free roam. She
is handled on a daily basis. Someone always seems to be paying her attention. She also does lots of popcorning. She seems pretty relaxed when in her hide.
She actually stretches out and lies on her side. Now with all that said and the things I have read about she seems to be a pretty happy/healthy cavy.
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Does anyone have just one cavy??
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Posts: 3512 02/03/08 04:51 PM Moderator |
I have had a mix, between pairs and singles. I usually end up with the single when one of the pair has passed away. Some of it depends on the situation, some
of it depends on the pig. I've had some pigs that are just more attuned to people, and could care less about their pig-company. Others are not keen on
humans, and prefer their cagemates. As for me - I work all day, and my pigs are home alone. In a situation like that, I would think a single pig would be bored
and lonely. But for people who are home all day, and are often where their guinea pig is, a pig is less likely to feel lonely. They get a lot of stimulus from
the household routine.
I have found that a pair of pigs are not much more care than a single pig. The only caveat is if they get sick - vet bills for a single pig can add up quickly, and if both are sick, it adds up twice as fast! Any particular reason why your husband is against getting a second pig? |
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Posts: 26 02/03/08 05:30 PM |
He simply feels one is enough. He is like that though. He was raised with no animals. I was raised with a ton. I am a stay at home mom. I am home all day
with my kids so she gets alot of interaction. Like I said she is in our family room. Thanks for the reply.
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Posts: 8 02/06/08 11:22 PM |
Everybody does better with someone around who speaks the same language.
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Posts: 26 02/07/08 07:59 AM |
I agree but my husband says no. I feel like getting rid of him sometimes....lol Then I can use the bedroom as a cavy room. My C&C cage would be huge and
I would sleep on the couch....lol
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Posts: 1506 02/10/08 06:32 AM |
I think your piggies life sounds fine.
Our first pig was an only. I am a stay home mum, and we really bonded. She followed me round the house! |
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Posts: 31 04/21/08 05:05 PM |
My hubby didn't want another one either! But then he saw me fall in love with a fluffy baby boy and gave in! So when I brought the third one home he
wasn't really that upset. He has kind of gotten used to them and i make sure the cage is always super clean so he has nothing to complain about. I too am a
stay at home mom and was wonderfully surprised by how much more fun two are than one. I think three is enough for me though.
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Posts: 24 04/23/08 12:19 AM |
Three are super hard especially when one of them is male and has to be kept in his own huge cage. Luckilly though when I go get my guineas they'll all be
females coming home to meet my new baby Absynthe.
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Posts: 31 04/28/08 05:17 PM |
I have three males and they all live together. They are not really that hard. Just a bigger cage to clean and a little extra food!
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Posts: 11 05/04/08 04:27 PM |
i have just one,but she gets a ton of attention having six people in our house.
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Posts: 2 05/18/08 11:39 PM |
I just recently adopted 2 piggies... but I have had previous experience. I had a boy piggy named Murphy who lived to be almost six years old and he was a lone
piggy. He got attention from me a lot and then from my mom if I was at work or something, and he had a very happy life. It really does depend on the pig
 but my 2 current piggies do not live in the same cage as they are male
and female, but they're still close enough to one another to know the other is there 
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MaineShutterbug |
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Posts: 39 07/04/08 03:30 AM |
Milo, my "first born" because he was my first pet I could call my very own, was on only pig. I worked lots of 16 hour shifts as a nurses' aide,
so he was alone often - as a solo pig, that is. I adopted a cat not long after adopting Milo, so he was never fully "alone". I never noticed Milo
being lonely. I'd take him to work with me and, though he never got used to car rides, he loved being at the nursing home and visiting in everyone's
laps Then again, they'd raid their meal trays of any veggies to give to him, so he was never hungry! He died of a kidney infection (and my ignorance on
how to treat him) at 3 years old. Broke my heart!
My next try at guineas were two girls. I had two because I simply couldn't decide on which one to get and they were the only two left. One was very dominant and one was very passive. Paisley definitely had the personality that required a cagemate. She just couldn't handle being away from Taffy for very long. It was good that, when it came to who died first, that Paisley was the first to go. Taffy didn't require a playmate after that. I tried to get her one, and she did enjoy the company, but this was her domain, and she was very bullish about chasing and attacking any pig in her space - no matter where on the floor or cage the new pig was. (I volunteer at the animal shelter as a foster home so I got to "test fit" other pigs!) Taffy lived over 2 years without Paisley and did just fine. Now I've got the two boys - littermates - and while they do love each other, they're still trying to "one up" the other. Granted, they are 6 months old; I'm sure that has everything to do with it! 
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Jewlee |
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Posts: 85 07/07/08 08:37 AM |
I bought a solo pig, at the time I didn't know they enjoyed having a cage mate.
He seemed happy on his own. When he got older he slept most of the day while I was at school/work. Only came out of his igloo to eat, or when new food came in. And now not at all (he's very sick :( ) I think they are fine either way. Its probably hard going from cage mate to no cage mate though, I'd think. All depends on the pig! |
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