[Gpdd] MISC: Update on Lucy and Lola

[robyn ferguson]

Hi Everybody,

Well I have started the process of introducing new pig Lola to my Lexie pig. 
I was afraid that Lexie might get territorial and hassle Lola, but the 
opposite seems to be the case! I introduced them outside in the garden 
enclosure (neutral territory) and when they are a fair distance from each 
other they burble to each other happily, but when Lexie went over to 
introduce herself, Lola flipped out and chased her off! This happened a few 
times, and I ended up separating them when Lexie got nipped.  I think this 
is mainly a fear reaction, as Lola has lived on her own since she was little 
and I don't think she knows what to make of Lexie, she is quite timid around 
me too and I think she is just lashing out from fear.
I'm going to take this slowly and give them as much time together outside as 
possible, separating them before things go too far. I'm sure that Lola will 
eventually come to believe that Lexie and I are NOT just fattening her up 
for the lucrative guinea pig black market : ) Not that she needs fattening 
up! Also a friend is getting rid of some spare cubes, so I can build a 
double run, with a dividing wall. That way they can smell and talk to each 
other, but no-one gets bitten. Hopefully Lola will calm down eventually.

Lexie has always been a shy pig, preferring the company of other guineas and 
withdrawing from humans, but she is really warming to me now that she is on 
her own in the hutch. I get cuddles and she doesn't run away when I try to 
pick her up.

Anyway, I will keep you guys updated!

Robyn and the Odd couple.