sows dominance

Hi hi :) So, my two piggies are about 10 months old. I’ve observed them do their little dominance dance many times throughout the 9 months that I’ve had them, and recently noticed a shift in their little hierarchy. Kino has been acting more dominant and has now become the top pig, whereas Fen’s...

Hi everyone! 👋 I'm Lydia from Longmont, Colorado. Firstly, I would like to thank you all because although I just registered and this is my very first post, I have been looking at this forum on and off for tips on guinea pig care, creating DIY fleece liners, understanding piggie behavior...

Good morning everyone I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas, I'm just looking for some advice please. I've had guinea pigs before but it was some years ago and I've recently adopted a pair of pigs from work who weren't being looked after properly. Sadly one of them passed shortly after...

Hi all, This is my first post on here so please bear with me! I was wondering if anyone has any advice. Background I have had two guinea pigs (Pippa and Pearl) for around 3.5 years now, both happy, bonded and comfortable. They were purchased together from a rescue, where we were informed they...

Hi, please help me to understand how I should best bond my two pigs. I have researched as much as I can, but seem to get conflicting reports online and I’d really just like advice. I adopted my first pig (female, 2 years), who had been living alone for most of her life with her previous owner...

Hi, I could really do with some advice about whether of not to keep trying to find a friend for my almost 5 year old sow Puffin. Over Christmas she lost her sister Panda who she had lived with her whole life. We have since tried to bond her with a 4 year old sow, but that failed, we tried...

Ahoy! My herd consists of 6 sows (Little Bean, Pumpkin Spice, Brûlée, CariBoo, Nutmeg and Monk Fruit) - all of which have been bonded and living together for over a year now. Over the past month or so, there has been some behavior changes that is raising some yellow flags in my mind. CariBoo...

Hey there, I am having trouble with my 2 sows Lumi and Frosty. They are sisters and I adopted them as babies, when they became teens they decided that Frosty was the dominant sow and things were peaceful unless Frosty was in season and would bully Lumi a little (just chasing and nose punching...

Hello, a few weeks ago I posted on here because of rumble-strutting and super territorial behavior in one of our adolescent sows towards the other. We have two girls in the proper sized cage, with three kinds of hides that have multiple entrances, 3 hay feeding areas, 2 water bottles, chews...

My two girls Cashew and Peppa have been bonded for almost one year now. Peppa has been boss pig since day 1, and she is a serious boss - stronger dominance than I’ve seen in most boars. Cashew is super content as lowest pig and never challenges Peppa, ever. Needed context: The two of them are...