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Jue

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Is this the first sign of a aggression , when one of my male guinea pigs, trys to push down on the others head?!
 
I don’t quite know what you mean by pushing down on their head. Do you mean mounting - climbing on top of one another? If so, that isn’t aggression, it is dominance and nothing to worry about
 
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Are they both males? If so I would reccomend separating them and giving them female companions
 
MistyWillow said:
Are they both males? If so I would reccomend separating them and giving them female companions
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I agree with @Lady Kelly
Two males can live together perfectly fine. I have two males.
What the OP is describing may not be aggression and may not warrant separation at all. It would be an utter shame to separate two well bonded piggies for merely misinterpreting a perfectly normal behaviour
 
Piggies&buns said:
I don’t quite know what you mean by pushing down on their head. Do you mean mounting - climbing on top of one another? If so, that isn’t aggression, it is dominance and nothing to worry about
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it's hard to explain, one of the them, his on the head while the other guinea pigs his eaten, I just thought it was weired and they have not done that before, thanks
 
it could be an attempt to mount but the wrong end! If I remember correctly your piggies are young and coming into their teens.
If there was any real aggression, then the signs are often clear and you know there is a problem with their relationship.

In your case, it doesn’t sound like you are reporting any warning signs to me and I would not be concerned about their relationship at all at this point.
 
Thanks for that
 
Their ‘normal’ behaviour can be worrying if you don’t know what to expect. As long as one squeaks in submission and let’s the other do what they want - proclaim their dominance by jumping, mounting, rumble strutting and chasing, then it should be ok.

The best way to help a bond survive is to give them enough space (at least 150x60cm) and two of everything. Have a read of the threads I’ve linked below. Hopefully they help you.
Boars: Teenage, Bullying, Fighting, Fall-outs And What Next?
Dominance Behaviours In Guinea Pigs
 
Piggies&buns said:
I agree with @Lady Kelly
Two males can live together perfectly fine. I have two males.
What the OP is describing may not be aggression and may not warrant separation at all. It would be an utter shame to separate two well bonded piggies for merely misinterpreting a perfectly normal behaviour
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I’m not sure if it’s aggression as I don’t know what she meant. If they were fighting often that’s when I meant separation so that the pigs weren’t hurt.
 
MistyWillow said:
I’m not sure if it’s aggression as I don’t know what she meant. If they were fighting often that’s when I meant separation so that the pigs weren’t hurt.
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But that's not what you said. You basically just asked if it were two males and then said if so to separate them and get them females to live with. This is very misleading advice and part of the reason boar pairings get such bad press. If you feel you don't know enough on a topic to provide advice then always ask for more information and wait for the OP to respond or leave it to someone with the experience to advise, that's usually what I do unless I leave a long post covering multiple options
 
Thanks to every one that has replied to my aggressive behavior of my guinea pigs, I will not separate them, I was just wondering what was going on with them that's all, they have not done that strange behavior since. Thank god, you don't know what to do for the best, with having no experience with guinea pigs.
 
Jue said:
Thanks to every one that has replied to my aggressive behavior of my guinea pigs, I will not separate them, I was just wondering what was going on with them that's all, they have not done that strange behavior since. Thank god, you don't know what to do for the best, with having no experience with guinea pigs.
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That's great to hear. I don't know how long you have had them but dominance behaviours can continue for a few weeks and can resurface with hormone spikes etc but as long as there's no bullying or fighting they will be fine

I've merged your threads too, we do ask that you keep one topic to one thread as it helps you have all the information in one place but also helps other members as they can easily see what's already been said/ advice given and progress etc
 
MistyWillow said:
I know but she’s suggesting aggression, it could be for that reason.
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Aggression (which in this particular case doesn’t apply, the behaviour is most likely to be dominance and nothing more) doesn’t occur because of their sex, it occurs because they are incompatible in character
 
MistyWillow said:
I know but she’s suggesting aggression, it could be for that reason.
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If it were aggression, the immediate response isn’t to pair with sows. They can live alongside each other, as plenty of other mismatched piggies have done in the past, and still are living like that.
 
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