cdrumm4448 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 We have one female guinea pig who is about 1 1/2 years old. She was in an open top cage that was rather large, but ended up leaking because the bottom was PVC covered canvas. So, she is temporarily in her old 29x22 inch cage until I can build a C&C cage. The C&C will be larger and could accommodate another pig. I have enough trouble cleaning up after the first one. Is it that much more work to clean up after two? My husband will have a stoke, but the kids really would like the first one to have company, and I have read guinea pigs are very social and shouldn't be kept alone. So, are two really double the work? How often do you clean the cage with two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyLady Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 My two males were pigs. :lol: Seriously, I had to clean them all the time. And they did NOT get along. They tolerated each other, though, because they knew they had no choice. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Nope, two pigs aren't any more work than one. I would definitely get your pig a female or a neutered male friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 We line the bottom with newspaper and then use hay we buy in bales. Easy peasy to clean, take it outside and just roll up the paper and the hay, rinse and put in new stuff. Two are no more difficult than one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 No more work, but make sure you get another female or if male that it is neutered - it can be very hard to tell, so get it from someone reliable. Unless you want babies, of course. Lots of babies. And while 2 is no more work than 1, 6 is definitely more work! Ask me how I know. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Definitely not more work. Make sure that they get along. Our female piggie ran off most males we tried to put her with - she is incredibly bossy. Her first cage mate, Rocky, was neutered and a real easy-going fella. When he died, we tried finding her a new friend at a guinea pig rescue event, but she would have none of them. Then, a friend gave us their un-neutered male and she tolerated him, even his amorous advances. If you've ever heard a male piggie attempt to sweet talk a female with his 'rumble strut', you'll know what I mean. It was hilarious! But Cupid would just turn and give him a little head butt and he'd back off. But she definitely enjoyed his company, as opposed to being alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 We've had two together that didn't get along at all. The one that was mean and bossy ended up living to 6.5 years when our other one died at 4 years. He suddenly became sweet and wonderful as soon as his companion died. We got two again this time, but one died two years ago. The other one doesn't seem to miss him at all, but he is played with a lot. He's got some kind of weird eye infection going on right now. We're giving him the antibiotic and anti-inflammatory eyedrops, but I draw the line at eye surgery on guinea pigs. The big cage is a huge help. We didn't have a big cage with our original pair of guinea pigs. Two really aren't any more work than one. I made a 2-story cavy cage using the plans on cavycages.com I use bath towels instead of litter. Any time a towel starts to get raggedy, it becomes a piggy towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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