GinneePigOwner
New Born Pup
Hellow everyone! I have some questions about my two boys.
We got them together. One is a few months older than the other. They got on for a month with the older one displaying normal dominant behaviour but they snuggled up together to sleep etc.
Then the younger one became more dominant as he grew up.
Now the dynamic has flipped. The younger one is not just displaying regular dominant behaviour but doesn't stop even when he has cowed the older one. We separated them, introduced them again slowly on neutral territory, placed them in an outdoor pen. Each time he would escalate it. In the end he bit the older one on the back and wouldn't let go which was quite scary (they're both ok though).
They have been kept in a divided 6x2 cage which gave them half of that space each. They also would get individual exercise floortime (has to be individual because otherwise they would do battle). Now this situation isn't working long term because 3x2 isn't enough space imo. What I can do is give each a 4x2 each in a two tier c&c. They will see each other when they get individual exercise time through the divider.
I'm thinking instead I should re-home the more aggressive one and maybe try and find a companion to bond with the less aggressive one. This doesn't feel very right for social animals. I don't have the space for more than this. They have most of the space in our downstairs as is.
Neither of them are neutered.
We got them together. One is a few months older than the other. They got on for a month with the older one displaying normal dominant behaviour but they snuggled up together to sleep etc.
Then the younger one became more dominant as he grew up.
Now the dynamic has flipped. The younger one is not just displaying regular dominant behaviour but doesn't stop even when he has cowed the older one. We separated them, introduced them again slowly on neutral territory, placed them in an outdoor pen. Each time he would escalate it. In the end he bit the older one on the back and wouldn't let go which was quite scary (they're both ok though).
They have been kept in a divided 6x2 cage which gave them half of that space each. They also would get individual exercise floortime (has to be individual because otherwise they would do battle). Now this situation isn't working long term because 3x2 isn't enough space imo. What I can do is give each a 4x2 each in a two tier c&c. They will see each other when they get individual exercise time through the divider.
I'm thinking instead I should re-home the more aggressive one and maybe try and find a companion to bond with the less aggressive one. This doesn't feel very right for social animals. I don't have the space for more than this. They have most of the space in our downstairs as is.
Neither of them are neutered.
