Introducing baby guinea pigs to my 7month old sow?

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I have had my guinea pig for 7months when I got her she was the last of her litter left. She had bite marks on her ears and had to have an operation to remove an abscess probably caused by a bite from another pig.

This made me reluctant to get another pig to live with her, however I am working full time now so she is alone for a long time during the day which I feel incredibly guilty about as she thrives on cuddles, attention, and being let loose for floor time.

I have finally decided to get another pig or two! I reserved some sows today which will be ready in two weeks to join my existing piggie however I am worried about what her reaction to them will be given her past. Any tips on introducing piggies would be greatly appreciated.

I have just built a new c & c cage to introduce them to so none of them will have been in it before and see it as their territory. I have also heard rubbing talc on the pigs so they all smell the same helps or putting vic on their noses so they can't smell a different scent is good for introducing them.

Also would one pig or two be better? The pigs would both be six weeks old at the time of introductions and they are from the same litter. Alternatively I could just get one from this litter to introduce to my existing pig but I heard getting two may also help as she would be less likely to fight if there were more of them then her, but at the same time I don't want them to gang up on my existing pig! Please help! thanks :)
 
i've never introduce females together b4 but i've put males together and they didn't fight, i don't think it matters if u get 2 or not, what i did was put my old guinea pigs in with the new guinea pigs on the grass, and if they do chatter there teeth get them out, if they don't ur old gp should start making a noise and rubbing herself on the new gp's, they should get along
 
my pig is 8 years old and has always lived alone and i introduced her to 2 new piggies and it stressed her out, they ganged up on her and it was not good, so i put them in a C&C house beside hers until she felt comfortable with them.
Things that can help is bathing them all in the same shampoo so they smell the same, and taking them out of their houses and introducing them in a "strange" environment so they dont feel territorial cna help too.

now all 3 are getting along and doing fine, but just watch for biting.
Mounting, rumbling, squeeking, nipping is all normal, but bites when they take put hair is not good.

Just be patient, mine took 6 weeks :s
 
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