Bonding: three sad sows hiding in each corner

[Vida]

So after the mite treatment, the vet told me to re-bond Willow with her sisters, Ash and Chestnut this weekend. There was a lot of teeth chattering, Ash hiding and trembling, Chestnut and Willow fighting to see who was the most dominant (Willow won!), running around, nipping, but no blood and going into each other's territory (not really their territory, but they were in a C&C cage divided by grids and are now in the other half).

Now 5 hours later, they are each hiding in a corner. They seem trembling, hardly daring to come out. They have been like that for about 3 hours now.

Will this pass?

(I would like them to live together in a big cage, but if they are going to be terrified, maybe living by themselves in smaller living quarters will be the only solution. Not one I would want.)

 

[CandyFloss]

I hope it does pass ..... my girls had a falling out a couple of months ago and it got quite nasty.... but passed..... after about 2 weeks of nastiness,
Good luck
x

 

[angela]

This happened recently with my 2 older sows. I cleaned their cage and moved things about to give them another focus, making sure they had some hiding places to get away from each other if they wanted. They are back to being friends again. Good luck !

 

[Suzygpr]

Sorry to hear the girls are being a bit difficult - try a huge pile of hay in the middle of the pen with lots of veg cut into tiny bits scattered through it - often the act of eating together, when there's so much there is no competition for food, helps a lot.

Suzy x

 

[Vida]

I have tried hay, food, apple tree branches with leaves. They seem to tolerate each other although Willow will nip the other two on the back or bottom if they get close to her. But it's her that follows them and they just try and keep out of her way.

 

[4piggiepigs]

Awww that sound's so sad for them poor piggie's, i would leave them to sort it out (as long as there's no blood) it look's really nasty the way they fight for dominance but it is just another guinea pig way, i hope they are friends again soon

 

[Vida]

Ok, so if there is no blood or actual fight, just let them live like this?
I hope they sort it out before mid-September. I would like to bond their mum and younger sister with them too!