Three Guinea Pigs Living Together (At Last)

As our regular readers know, ever since Broccoli was neutered, the humans have wanted us all to live together.  Previous attempts to introduce us did not go over well, however. Lately, Broccoli hasn't bothered us as much as he has in the past, and the humans seemed to notice. Today, they hooked our cages up together, we've been getting along okay so far.

Lola says: "Look at that. My home gets an extension!"

I've taken to sitting in Broccoli's bed, even though Lola and I didn't care for it when it was in our cage originally. Lola still hasn't figured out how to go up the ramp in Broccoli's cage, but she enjoys walking around in it. Broccoli now loves using pigloos to hide and relax in.

You're probably wondering what finally did the trick to turn guinea pig combatants into friendly cage-mates. There honestly was not a single defining moment; they never did give us a bath together like they threatened to. It was the result of gradual exposure. The humans kept our cages together so we could get used to each other's scents, and we had floor time adventures together that got less hostile over time.

Lola has stopped waking the humans up in the middle of the night with her wheeking ever since the cages were combined, so Broccoli and I think she's pretty satisfied with the new living arrangements!