MichelleM
Junior Guinea Pig
Nes is about 2 years old. He lost his 7 year old brother Ganon about a month ago. A couple weeks ago, we adopted a 1 year old boar, Merlin, from the same shelter we got Nes.
We're bonding them tonight, and I think it's going well. They've been in the bonding pen for about two and a half hours now. Nes, who was dominant with Ganon, has established dominance with Merlin. They spent about 90 minutes chasing, rumble strutting, teeth chattering, and nipping. But eventually Merlin gave in and now submission squeals whenever Nes comes near. Nes has been super friendly by guinea pig standards since. He's been going about business as usual, occasionally giving Merlin a butt sniff or nosing his chin, but being very tolerant of Merlin nipping back in fear or running away.
They've taken a few naps, and Nes keeps getting closer to Merlin each time. Nes was a huge snuggle bug with Ganon, so it looks like he really wants a friendship with Merlin to work out. Merlin has never been with another guinea pig before, so I think he's acting out of fear, but things seem to be calming down for longer periods between squealing and chases.
(Nes is the brown one, Merlin is the cow-colored one.)
We're bonding them tonight, and I think it's going well. They've been in the bonding pen for about two and a half hours now. Nes, who was dominant with Ganon, has established dominance with Merlin. They spent about 90 minutes chasing, rumble strutting, teeth chattering, and nipping. But eventually Merlin gave in and now submission squeals whenever Nes comes near. Nes has been super friendly by guinea pig standards since. He's been going about business as usual, occasionally giving Merlin a butt sniff or nosing his chin, but being very tolerant of Merlin nipping back in fear or running away.
They've taken a few naps, and Nes keeps getting closer to Merlin each time. Nes was a huge snuggle bug with Ganon, so it looks like he really wants a friendship with Merlin to work out. Merlin has never been with another guinea pig before, so I think he's acting out of fear, but things seem to be calming down for longer periods between squealing and chases.
(Nes is the brown one, Merlin is the cow-colored one.)