lucifermp3
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi everyone!
I recently brought home a new piggy, Cyrus (age 3) as a friend for Trevor (age 2.5). They’ve been getting along super well since Cyrus came home on Sunday; they share food with no issue, they groom each other, they even sleep curled up next to each other and cuddle all the time.
Tonight, I heard some teeth chattering for the first time. They had a couple of scuffles after that, which sounded quite dramatic because they were running and the chloroplast was quite loud. Both times, it was Cyrus (who has been very submissive up to this point) getting annoyed and lunging at or nipping/chasing Trevor. They haven’t drawn blood, Trevor didn’t escalate, and they calm down after ~20 seconds.
This was all about an hour ago, up until 5 minutes ago when this happened again, they were both cuddled up in the same bed. I’m having a lot of trouble with trying to judge if this crosses the threshold of dominance struggles into aggression… Is this normal boy bonding behavior?
Thanks!
I recently brought home a new piggy, Cyrus (age 3) as a friend for Trevor (age 2.5). They’ve been getting along super well since Cyrus came home on Sunday; they share food with no issue, they groom each other, they even sleep curled up next to each other and cuddle all the time.
Tonight, I heard some teeth chattering for the first time. They had a couple of scuffles after that, which sounded quite dramatic because they were running and the chloroplast was quite loud. Both times, it was Cyrus (who has been very submissive up to this point) getting annoyed and lunging at or nipping/chasing Trevor. They haven’t drawn blood, Trevor didn’t escalate, and they calm down after ~20 seconds.
This was all about an hour ago, up until 5 minutes ago when this happened again, they were both cuddled up in the same bed. I’m having a lot of trouble with trying to judge if this crosses the threshold of dominance struggles into aggression… Is this normal boy bonding behavior?
Thanks!