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Teenage Guinea Pig
Just a quick one really, I have been reading through the guidance for seasons, dominance and ovarian cysts but I just wanted some confirmation really that I’m thinking along the right lines.
This is my first experience with hormonal girls, as my first piggy was an older lady when we adopted her.
So, Piglet is now 5 turning 6 months old and just recently she seems to have a bee in her bonnet quite a lot. She will rumblestrut and mount Hazel, not always humping her but sometimes just putting her front feet on her then running away, or sniffing at Hazel’s ear or bum, then again running away. She will rumblestrut and chase her around the cage, have a little fuss and run away.
There is no fighting or harshness as Hazel verbally submits every time but she has never nosed down to Piglet.. it’s as though she is somewhat defiant now she has come out of her shell but Piglet is boss piggy.
Piglet will do this too when I put fresh hay in the cage, as though she is asserting dominance that she gets first go at it - but again this is only a recent thing.
Important to note she is not like this 24/7 but she has been for the past few days which is what is making me think it’s more a hormonal season thing.
Hazel is only a couple of months younger than Piglet so I wonder if sometimes she is being a bit cheeky and wanting a sniff at being the boss. She will always whine her submission but she very rarely will be mounted without a fuss or back down. Can boss pig position change like this?
I have checked her for signs of ovarian cysts and I see no signs. Nipples are fine, no hair loss, lumps or bumps. Both piggies are eating, drinking, gaining weight.
Also, while on the subject, Hazel hasn’t seemed to have a season yet she is just now 4 months old, can they be symptomless?
Okay so that wasn’t a quick one in the end - sorry!
This is my first experience with hormonal girls, as my first piggy was an older lady when we adopted her.
So, Piglet is now 5 turning 6 months old and just recently she seems to have a bee in her bonnet quite a lot. She will rumblestrut and mount Hazel, not always humping her but sometimes just putting her front feet on her then running away, or sniffing at Hazel’s ear or bum, then again running away. She will rumblestrut and chase her around the cage, have a little fuss and run away.
There is no fighting or harshness as Hazel verbally submits every time but she has never nosed down to Piglet.. it’s as though she is somewhat defiant now she has come out of her shell but Piglet is boss piggy.
Piglet will do this too when I put fresh hay in the cage, as though she is asserting dominance that she gets first go at it - but again this is only a recent thing.
Important to note she is not like this 24/7 but she has been for the past few days which is what is making me think it’s more a hormonal season thing.
Hazel is only a couple of months younger than Piglet so I wonder if sometimes she is being a bit cheeky and wanting a sniff at being the boss. She will always whine her submission but she very rarely will be mounted without a fuss or back down. Can boss pig position change like this?
I have checked her for signs of ovarian cysts and I see no signs. Nipples are fine, no hair loss, lumps or bumps. Both piggies are eating, drinking, gaining weight.
Also, while on the subject, Hazel hasn’t seemed to have a season yet she is just now 4 months old, can they be symptomless?
Okay so that wasn’t a quick one in the end - sorry!
