Hi
I adopted a male (Chester)to bond with my male (Charlie)Guinea pig. We are 5 hours in. No real fighting; however, I don’t think either has established dominance. Charlie was making submissive sounds at first but would not let Chester mount him. He now stands up to Chester if Chester comes around.
They stay apart for the most part. They will eat together. If Chester is eating, Charlie will smell Chester, but if Chester makes a move, Charlie either runs away or stands very straight.
My question is, is there a bonding scenario where the pigs live together but separately? So they interact some, but for the most part they stay by themselves? These are our first pigs.
They are in a 6x2 cage (6 squares long snd 2 squares wide). There is also a loft, 2X4, but I have that closed off right now.
I adopted a male (Chester)to bond with my male (Charlie)Guinea pig. We are 5 hours in. No real fighting; however, I don’t think either has established dominance. Charlie was making submissive sounds at first but would not let Chester mount him. He now stands up to Chester if Chester comes around.
They stay apart for the most part. They will eat together. If Chester is eating, Charlie will smell Chester, but if Chester makes a move, Charlie either runs away or stands very straight.
My question is, is there a bonding scenario where the pigs live together but separately? So they interact some, but for the most part they stay by themselves? These are our first pigs.
They are in a 6x2 cage (6 squares long snd 2 squares wide). There is also a loft, 2X4, but I have that closed off right now.