I was worried my Guinea pig was lonely when in her cage after her best friend/sister passed sway in February

So I bought her a stuffed squirrel.

Day one she was upset, staring at it from far away, and walking cautiously toward it then running away. (Picture 1).

By next morning and ever since, she’s been cuddling up to it (picture 2).

Yes, she spends at least a couple of hours outside of her crate every day playing with us or cuddling with us, but when she’s in her crate, it was at that time that I was worried about her being lonely