2 male guinea pigs fighting, been seperated, Please help me Please

[runt18]

My Guinea pigs Have Been Fighting. They Are Two Males just gone 1 year. Me and my dad Have just seperated them as it didnt look very nice, no blood was drawn, but dale was pouncing on chip and running after him and biting his head and neck, and chip was crying (very loud squeaks). I really do not want them to be seperated for a long time as my dad is building them a brand new cage for the summer and i love having them out in the run in the summer and i love seeing them together. Is there anything i can do ? Is the fighting not fighting do they just think they are trying to mate if so if i get one done will they stop fighting ? Please help

 

[skinters]

I really do not want them to be seperated for a long time as my dad is building them a brand new cage for the summer

Well,if the fighting continues it might be best to keep them separate,so can you dad make a cage that has a partition so they can still see each other ?.

I have done this to my pigs when things used to get out of hand.

i love having them out in the run in the summer and i love seeing them together.

Well when my pig's have space they are good together,so it might be with yours when they have that extra space a run brings.

Which leads me on to a question,how big is the cage you have ?.

Also how many sleeping quarters do you have.My 3 pigs get four quarters to choose for sleeping and time out.I think sometimes this could make a difference with yours but without watching what they are doing it's a bit of guess work,but biting is not good.

It could be so many thing's,what are they like when they are out of the cage and exploring ?.

 

[runt18]

Well,if the fighting continues it might be best to keep them separate,so can you dad make a cage that has a partition so they can still see each other ?.

I have done this to my pigs when things used to get out of hand.



Well when my pig's have space they are good together,so it might be with yours when they have that extra space a run brings.

Which leads me on to a question,how big is the cage you have ?.

Also how many sleeping quarters do you have.My 3 pigs get four quarters to choose for sleeping and time out.I think sometimes this could make a difference with yours but without watching what they are doing it's a bit of guess work,but biting is not good.

It could be so many thing's,what are they like when they are out of the cage and exploring ?.

Sorry i dont no how big the cage is off by hand but i know it isnt huge they have a hutch 1 area, and 1 bed area, i have put chip in the indoor hutch but placed in the garage and it is on top of the other hutch, i will see how they are in the morning and may put them back together then
Mabye you are right the new hutch should be done by easter
but if i leave them seperated for to long will they remember each other.

 

[skinters]

if i leave them seperated for to long will they remember each other.

Some say that if you separate pig's that fight it takes longer for them to get along,but they not getting along anyway.

I think every situation is different,and i have separated mine for period's,and the time off seemed to do them good.

Watch them close when you put them back together again, and see what happens,although there are going to be times when they are alone,nothing you can do about that.

I know you want them together,but sometimes you have to do what's best for them.

I am sure you will get some good advice from others so keep us informed about any progress.

 

[Wiebke]

Let them cool down and then go the whole introduction on neutral ground way. You may also want to give them both a bath just before, so they can bond through feeling both miserable and grooming each other.

Here are more tips: http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38562

Hopefully, it will work out!

If not, you have to face a permanent separation, either by having them living side by side so they have still contact through the grid/mesh and ideally can still share a run, or you will have to find another solution.

 

[runt18]

Some say that if you separate pig's that fight it takes longer for them to get along,but they not getting along anyway.

I think every situation is different,and i have separated mine for period's,and the time off seemed to do them good.

Watch them close when you put them back together again, and see what happens,although there are going to be times when they are alone,nothing you can do about that.

I know you want them together,but sometimes you have to do what's best for them.

I am sure you will get some good advice from others so keep us informed about any progress.

could i put them bk to morrow i reaqlly *** like them on there own all lonley and sad, Please.?

 

[skinters]

could i put them bk to morrow i reaqlly *** like them on there own all lonley and sad, Please.?

Yes,but you have to watch them close.

Dont worry about them being sad,it's better than one of them being injured,ask your dad to make a partition in the new cage so they can see each other for company.

 

[runt18]

iv just put them back they are fine dale was a bit funny but they have calmed down now and are just eatng Fat Pigs haha

 

[Wiebke]

Best of luck!

Please brace yourself that your boars will probably go through the whole dominance thing in their new big home. Boars tend to that with any new territory. Just so you know and are prepared for it!