Macaroon&Pete
New Born Pup
Hi there!
I’m new to this forum.
Our family just got Guinea pigs for the first time. We adopted them from a shelter. Our first two we got were both about 7 months old, and had lived well together at the rescue. Then about a week after they came home they started fighting. I tried everything I could find to help their relationship but it didn’t work out and after a bite on the back one went back. We got a New Guinea pig, a baby about 4 weeks old who needed to be adopted and after doing some piggy dating with Macaroon (the piggy that we kept) we decided that we would take him home. They are living ok together and we haven’t seen any signs of aggression but Macaroon (the older one) always rumblestruts when near Pete (the little one). Is this normal and ok behavior? Do they have a chance to live together happily as they get older? Also, we have a 4 by 2 C&C cage. I read two boars should usually have 5 by 2 after we got it. For now is 4 by 2 enough space? Should we add an extension? We also have only one tunnel and 2 one way hideys. Is that ok? Should we get two or more way hideys? If so, do you have any suggestions for types? Thanks!
I’m new to this forum.
Our family just got Guinea pigs for the first time. We adopted them from a shelter. Our first two we got were both about 7 months old, and had lived well together at the rescue. Then about a week after they came home they started fighting. I tried everything I could find to help their relationship but it didn’t work out and after a bite on the back one went back. We got a New Guinea pig, a baby about 4 weeks old who needed to be adopted and after doing some piggy dating with Macaroon (the piggy that we kept) we decided that we would take him home. They are living ok together and we haven’t seen any signs of aggression but Macaroon (the older one) always rumblestruts when near Pete (the little one). Is this normal and ok behavior? Do they have a chance to live together happily as they get older? Also, we have a 4 by 2 C&C cage. I read two boars should usually have 5 by 2 after we got it. For now is 4 by 2 enough space? Should we add an extension? We also have only one tunnel and 2 one way hideys. Is that ok? Should we get two or more way hideys? If so, do you have any suggestions for types? Thanks!