My guinea needs a buddy

Question
QUESTION: Hi,

I want to get my male guinea pig a friend but I have heard that if I put a male in with him they will fight and I don't want to get a female for fear of babies.  What should I do?

Thank you!!!

ANSWER: Hi Lynette

A baby male will probably be fine and I have never had a problem introducing a baby male to an adult male. The adult may even be quite fatherly.

Andy

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QUESTION: Thank you for your answer.  At what age is a guinea pig considered an adult.  Mine is about 6 months old.

Answer
Hi Lynette

He may be still growing a bit but for the purposes we are discussing he is an adult now. I mean by that, that another adult male (over 2-3 months old) would more likely fight whereas if you can get a baby of no older than 7 weeks old the chances of that are much diminished.

Andy