Hi All , I appreciate there are many scenarios similar to mine but I just cant seem to find the answer relatable to mine so I come to you all for guidance. We've got two 9 month old Guinea pigs ,well established and bonded . We got them both from the same Pet Store and they were already living together. Last week when buying more food from the same store we noticed a G pig up for adoption, all by herself so we thought we'd do the right thing and bring her into our family as we have the space for 3 pigs in the hutch we have built. Oreo the new pig is 2 years old, Honey and Peanut are both 9 months old. We kept them separate as advised . They could hear and smell each other as the hutch was divided into two floors (one with the Honey and peanut on, Oreo was on the top floor by herself).
After 6 days , we placed them into a neutral pen together , while we cleaned out the main hutch. They all got on great and as expected my two established pigs were inquisitive as was Oreo. So following guidance due to them all meeting we put them into the cleaned out hutch , it wasnt long until a full fight broke loose , Oreo being older trying to be dominant both younger females and oreo cut honeys nose ( shes fine) , so we separated them as i dont want any distress for any of the pigs.
Weve seperated them again but I'm stuck, do i need to buy a new hutch that has no scent in then try all 3 again, do i need to buy them all brand new hideys for the current hutch so that no scents are found? . I'm really at a loss , if they all dont get along then Oreo will have to go back as I'm not causing harm for any of them and Oreo will get lonely. I'm also conscious that more time Oreo spends alone she will become accustomed to it and wont evert bond with my other two. Thanks for taking the time to read this . Eric
After 6 days , we placed them into a neutral pen together , while we cleaned out the main hutch. They all got on great and as expected my two established pigs were inquisitive as was Oreo. So following guidance due to them all meeting we put them into the cleaned out hutch , it wasnt long until a full fight broke loose , Oreo being older trying to be dominant both younger females and oreo cut honeys nose ( shes fine) , so we separated them as i dont want any distress for any of the pigs.
Weve seperated them again but I'm stuck, do i need to buy a new hutch that has no scent in then try all 3 again, do i need to buy them all brand new hideys for the current hutch so that no scents are found? . I'm really at a loss , if they all dont get along then Oreo will have to go back as I'm not causing harm for any of them and Oreo will get lonely. I'm also conscious that more time Oreo spends alone she will become accustomed to it and wont evert bond with my other two. Thanks for taking the time to read this . Eric