We bought a new guinea pig a few weeks back. Our previous one died and our rabbit was lonely and pining.
This new guinea pig was 1 year old when we bought her. She's a rescued guinea pig...nobody else wanted her, but we're not sure why cause she's so gorgeous!
We've introduced her to the rabbit and they get on really well, cuddle up together etc. We've also handled her regularly so she's used to all of us and just snuggles in our arms and doesn't run away any more. She seems to be pretty happy with us now.
But...she's not eating much. She's lost so much weight since we bought her and we can't work out why. We've tried tempting her with everything - fruit, veg, grass, dandelion leaves, different types of guinea pig food, hay, everything our previous guinea pigs had soft spots for. She won't eat any of it. She will nibble half heartedly but she never eats enough of anything.
Is this just settling in nerves still or could there be something seriously wrong? After the numerous vet visits at the end of our last guinea pig's life we really can't afford more visits yet.