We looked online for another female guinea pig but the weather had been bad and I was unwilling to drive outside of Lincoln for a guinea pig. Philomena was checking PetFinder hourly between classes in the hope of finding a guinea pig. One came up at our Capital Humane Society, but when I went to meet her, she bit me. She was very skittish and not a good fit for us so I didn't adopt her.
The next day Coco came up on Capital Humane Society's website. Philomena wanted me to go immediately but I had plans after work and waited until Saturday. It was a mixed emotion day. First, I drove to pick up Emilia's ashes and then second, drove to meet Coco. She was so friendly and loving! I brought her home with me.
I needed to introduce the guinea pigs slowly to make sure they would get along, but Coco was so well socialized that I decided to try just putting her directly into the cage. She and Desdemona were cautious of each other. I sat in the living room so I could watch them. As the evening went on, they started warbling to each other. I hadn't realized how quiet Emilia had become and was pleasantly surprised with all the sounds coming from the cage. I decided they would be fine and I didn't feel the need to separate them when I went to sleep. They've been a great pair of guinea pigs.
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