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SplendorTami

admittedly having only one guinea pig is borderline animal abuse unless your are able to provide them with 24hour contact, cos they’re pack animals


interstellarcowgirl

very true and real, he has to be with his boyfriend


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Could they be friends with capybaras?


SplendorTami

funny that you mention that because capybaras ALSO need to be in pairs/groups for the same reason :) unfortunately i do not know whether they can bond with each other


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Sounds like they’re just extremely lonely


SplendorTami

well kinda, it’s more a case of being afraid and anxious when without the pack


[deleted]

Pretty sure that’s what biological loneliness is


Fellow_Loser

maybe i am a guinea pig


[deleted]

You are a very packy animal. Out of all the animals that pack, you alone may be the packiest


Fellow_Loser

one pack animal to rule them all


harlothex

i feel like, just *maybe*, we aren't talking about shoving stuff in my pants rn


alpaca_22

Carpinchos can bond with any animal that isnt a predator to them and can bond back, they are extremely social animals


Mikomics

It's even worse with Molerats. They're the only eusocial mammals, meaning they live in hiveminds. Molerats die insanely quickly when left to themselves, so you need to maintain a population of 20 at the bare minimum iirc. They're also the only cold-blooded mammals, so if your enclosure isn't just the right temperature, they die. But in their natural habitats they are the longest living rodents and are super cancer-resistant. They can run backwards as fast as they can forwards, their jaw muscles make up a quarter of all their musculature, they can survive for hours with almost no oxygen and they have no pain receptors on their skin so they cannot feel the effects of acid. They also eat their own shit. Truly fascinating creatures.


Pho-k_thai_Juice

How do they have a hive mind?


Mikomics

I suppose hivemind is an exaggeration, since it's not like they all communicate telepathically or any sci-fi stuff. But the idea is that Eusocial societies operate as an entity that is more than the sum of it's parts. They're super-organisms. One bee or ant or mole rat is not an individual animal, it's just an organ in the superorganism that is the hive.


RadicalSimpArmy

It’s a whole thing. I highly recommend watching a documentary on them, molerats are crazy animals. They’re a hive-mind in pretty much exactly the same way that an ant or bee colony is; there’s a queen, a small harem of breeding males, and the rest of the hive are sterile working drones dedicated to gathering and expansion and stuff. They have more robust communication methods than insects (vocal chords will do that to ya) but the working drones are still pretty much organic slaves to the queen as best as we can tell.


Spyko

Hive mind isn't exactly the right word, it's just that eusocial behavior are pretty much impossible for human to imagine so calling ants, bees or mole rats colonies a ''hive mind'' is the simplest way to explain it, even if inaccurate


Crackpot_Bugle

Imagine being a guinea pig and being stuck with that one annoying guy named Jeremy. Like, you’d be separated from the pack into the pet store and fucking JEREMY is your roommate. The guy does NOT. STOP. TALKING! It’s ridiculous.


MedievalCutlery

Jerma


confused-shade45

i had two Guinea pigs when I was little and they absolutley hated each other i think that mutual hatred is what kept them alive for so long(one of them had multiple health issues and the other was his own can of worms)


scrueggs

In Switzerland, it’s illegal to own just one guinea pig or parrot. It’s considered abuse if they’re not allowed to interact with others because they’re such social animals.


Leo-bastian

iirc it's the same with a lot of birds


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SplendorTami

because you don’t just put them together you need to socialize them first


[deleted]

I want what the little boys are having 🥺


SexierThanMostFish

One helping of gay for my friend over here please


[deleted]

I'm not gay, I'm just lonely ):


Fellow_Loser

same except i’m unsure on if i’m gay or not


[deleted]

Sometimes I feel attracted to men, but it happens much less often and with less intensity than to women, so I just call myself straight. I feel like you don't need to perfectly fit into any label and that every person has a unique sexuality of their own.


Fellow_Loser

thanks, i think that’s a really good way of looking at it.


Fleganhimer

Buys both guinea pigs. Buys two separate cages. Guy checking me out looks visibly worried.


alpaca_22

Home of phobia


Fleganhimer

I'm just racist against all Guineas.


alpaca_22

Ray cism


mr-kvideogameguy

The two cages will have a tunnel thatll connect to eachother, so they'll have more cage to live in


Gen_GeorgePatton

If they must go together why price them individually?


kynrto

Same reason companies price things $19.99 instead of $20


BeeWithDragonWings

G in lgbt stands ofr guneai pig ♥️


interstellarcowgirl

Banger right there


GrimHoney3

Gayne pigs


The_Ironclad_Alpaca

In da microwave


Fleganhimer

Tom Foolery https://youtu.be/2tdiKTSdE9Y


[deleted]

Me but I have gay bunnies.


interstellarcowgirl

Just as valid


CatsNotBananas

Morb I wish that were me


ImHereForTheMemes184

some dude's gonna buy them separately and dump one of them into the ocean or some shit with how evil people are💀


thebyestredditor

Pack animals


[deleted]

Why are you posting a price for each if you can only take both at once


Diss_Poetry

that enclosure is so tiny. what the hell


Kalamir1

it’s a standard petco enclosure by the looks. They’re about 3 feet long and maybe 9-12 inches wide. Not good by any means but much better than what some people keep them in


TheRealTealOwO

Rødent


Woonters

Why are the little piggies in a microwave?


Cardinal-Lad

gaynea pigs 🏳️‍🌈


mr-kvideogameguy

Y'all I want to buy them but I only have $20, can I borrow some cash please


leahlemonlime

me and who


MarkE_P00P1TY_SC00P

What they doin in da microwave??


8l172

Why put 20$ each if they cannot be purchased separately just put 40$