Mikatelyn
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi,
This is Blizz.
He is estimated to be about 7 months old. I rescued him a month ago.
This is Blaze.
I rescued him in January, and he is estimated to be about 13 months old now.
Blizz and Blaze have been living side by side for over a month now. I finally felt that everyone was settled enough to try bonding, and today is the day!
They have a 4x5 pen that I introduced them in, and all different cage layout and toys, fresh scent neutral bedding. I scattered veggies throughout the cage. They have been together now for about 2 hours. Blizz seemed to be the dominant one initially, but there was some tussle that I heard but didnt see in one of the tunnels in the first 10 minutes, and ever since he's been running away from Blaze. Blizz seems to be mostly hiding and just getting away from Blaze. Blaze a few times now will run towards Blizz and Blizz high tails it out of there. There is definitely some teeth chattering. No one has accepted any humping. Then there was a high speed tussle where Blizz made a scared high pitched squeal then ran and buried himself in the hay
I dont think anyone has drawn blood, although it's hard to tell if they've tried to bite or scratch each other.
They do take lots of breaks
This is what they are doing now.
Does Blizz hiding a lot seem normal? He seems to be pretty scared of Blaze. Should I continue letting them work it out or is this a bad sign and I should separate?
This is Blizz.
He is estimated to be about 7 months old. I rescued him a month ago.
This is Blaze.
I rescued him in January, and he is estimated to be about 13 months old now.
Blizz and Blaze have been living side by side for over a month now. I finally felt that everyone was settled enough to try bonding, and today is the day!
They have a 4x5 pen that I introduced them in, and all different cage layout and toys, fresh scent neutral bedding. I scattered veggies throughout the cage. They have been together now for about 2 hours. Blizz seemed to be the dominant one initially, but there was some tussle that I heard but didnt see in one of the tunnels in the first 10 minutes, and ever since he's been running away from Blaze. Blizz seems to be mostly hiding and just getting away from Blaze. Blaze a few times now will run towards Blizz and Blizz high tails it out of there. There is definitely some teeth chattering. No one has accepted any humping. Then there was a high speed tussle where Blizz made a scared high pitched squeal then ran and buried himself in the hay
I dont think anyone has drawn blood, although it's hard to tell if they've tried to bite or scratch each other.
They do take lots of breaks
This is what they are doing now.
Does Blizz hiding a lot seem normal? He seems to be pretty scared of Blaze. Should I continue letting them work it out or is this a bad sign and I should separate?
