Hello! I have 3 male Guinea pigs and I’m looking for advice on their housing/relationship situation. First of all, I’ve got two together and the third pig is by himself (right next to the other cage, they still interact!) Two of my boys have been together from the start, over a year old now. One of them, Steve, has always been a shy piggy and prefers to just relax way more than the other two. His bonded brother, Eddie, is a huge nuisance to both Steve and Eli; the lone pig who still has interactions with them through the cage bars. I had them separated due to it not working out between Eddie and Eli as it got aggressive.
However Eli is a super happy, hyper piggy, even more vocal than the other two (he is a few months younger aswell). Recently in the past few months, Eddie has been chasing after Steve randomly and Steve squeals every time
not even always to push him away from food or bottles or anything, just to aggravate him it seems. Steve has never lost weight or acted any different because of it, havent been any fights, but the squealing does break my heart.
A few times now it has crossed my mind that I can try to bond Steve and Eli, and have Eddie on his own. As I said, Eli is hyper but isn’t a nuisance; the only piggy who does all the rumbling is Eddie when Eli is bothering him (Eli just exists and Eddie is bothered lol) and neither Steve nor Eli have ever showed anything negative between them although it has only been cage bar interactions for a while now.
My main concern is if it doesn’t work out between Steve and Eli either, I could have three lone piggies if Eddie doesn’t accept Steve back. What else is on my mind is how Steve and Eddie have always been together and I don’t know if it would truly affect Eddie or not. I’m looking for any and all insight on this and what I should do! I’m happy to clarify anything that needs clarifying, just trying to make all 3 of my boys the happiest
Thanks!
However Eli is a super happy, hyper piggy, even more vocal than the other two (he is a few months younger aswell). Recently in the past few months, Eddie has been chasing after Steve randomly and Steve squeals every time
not even always to push him away from food or bottles or anything, just to aggravate him it seems. Steve has never lost weight or acted any different because of it, havent been any fights, but the squealing does break my heart. A few times now it has crossed my mind that I can try to bond Steve and Eli, and have Eddie on his own. As I said, Eli is hyper but isn’t a nuisance; the only piggy who does all the rumbling is Eddie when Eli is bothering him (Eli just exists and Eddie is bothered lol) and neither Steve nor Eli have ever showed anything negative between them although it has only been cage bar interactions for a while now.
My main concern is if it doesn’t work out between Steve and Eli either, I could have three lone piggies if Eddie doesn’t accept Steve back. What else is on my mind is how Steve and Eddie have always been together and I don’t know if it would truly affect Eddie or not. I’m looking for any and all insight on this and what I should do! I’m happy to clarify anything that needs clarifying, just trying to make all 3 of my boys the happiest
Thanks!
