Bonding Baths
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Lilly
Adult Guinea Pig
You bathe both boys together so their dislike of the water will hopefully make them forget their dislike of each other & with the same shampoo so they smell the same. Also, make sure the cage & everything in it is freshly washed/scrubbed so that it smells the same to both boys.
You can try a bonding bath - bathing both boys with the same shampoo to wash away all the testosterone stink and make them smell the same.
However, I would like to point out that any tricks of the trade work only for a very short time (a few hours max). After that, it is down to wether they are character compatible or not. You simply cannot mask their personalities and true feelings forever and force a liking where there is none, however much you try! Anybody who has been through a number of bondings has had to learn that bitter lesson.
However, I would like to point out that any tricks of the trade work only for a very short time (a few hours max). After that, it is down to wether they are character compatible or not. You simply cannot mask their personalities and true feelings forever and force a liking where there is none, however much you try! Anybody who has been through a number of bondings has had to learn that bitter lesson.
PS: Just as a consolation - here is a full/residential rescue bonding thread. You can see that it takes on average two candidates to find "Mr Right" - but some boars take a lot more!
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/boar-dating-service-wales.59233/
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/boar-dating-service-wales.59233/
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