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In Switzerland, it’s illegal to own just one guinea pig. This is because guinea pigs are social animals and they are considered victims of abuse if they are alone (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I'm interested in how this works in terms of pairing.

I have a lone guinea pig. I had two rescue pigs that were rescued from a bad situation, and one sadly died after 6 months. We've had two separate partners, but despite a lot of work in trying to partner them up he's never been able to not fight a potential cage partner.

I want him to have a partner, but the stress for both of being constantly in fight or flight is concerning. We even considered rehoming at a rescue centre and giving a huge donation, but it would just pass the problem on.