Hi there welcome to the forum, I am so sorry to hear about Skuttles, Eddie must be so sad without her after all this time together, Its hard to say whether or not he would accept another friend some get along great and others just do not, I have 4, 2 males and 2 females, Lee and Minnie are inseparable and Georgie and Ollie tolerate each other but Georgie really doesn't like anyone, I got Ollie as a friend for Georgie and its been about 10 months they have been together and he is still not allowed to get to close to her or she will try and beak him 
as long as your prepared that they might not be as close as Eddie and Skuttle are he might enjoy the company of a new friend, as far as male or female I don't think it really matters but seeing as he has been with a female for so long he just might enough the company of another female.
Its really up to you on the time, some wait and some get one right away keep in mind they have to be in quarantine in separate rooms for at least 30 days to make sure neither of them is carrying and hidden illnesses.
I am sure there will be others along that can give you some more advice on this good luck in making your decision.
as long as your prepared that they might not be as close as Eddie and Skuttle are he might enjoy the company of a new friend, as far as male or female I don't think it really matters but seeing as he has been with a female for so long he just might enough the company of another female.Its really up to you on the time, some wait and some get one right away keep in mind they have to be in quarantine in separate rooms for at least 30 days to make sure neither of them is carrying and hidden illnesses.
I am sure there will be others along that can give you some more advice on this good luck in making your decision.
