So, to cut a long story short I rescued these guys from a mum who had four sons, she’d got the kids guinea pigs for them and they grew bored of them and they never really got the correct care, in a cage that was too small and were being given straw for a year of their lives. They’re 1 next month.
They’ve still got the same cage now, mainly because we thought the new environment would be easier on them if we didn’t give them a new cage immediately. And they really have settled so much, to the point where more dominant one will willingly come to me if I approach the cage, less dominant one will fall asleep on me, easy peasy. We are waiting for the new one to be delivered.
I’ve had them 2 weeks tomorrow. They’ve been getting along fine and it’s been evident who is (or was) the more dominant one. But tonight out of nowhere they’ve started fighting. The one who was less dominant just won’t leave the more dominant one alone, is constantly mounting his face/back end or getting in his face. They haven’t hurt eachother yet, and I really hope they don’t. And after reading all the guides on here I’m worried they’re going to end up not being compatible but I just don’t understand! Theyve got hideys, hay, pellets, toys, chew toys. 2 of everything. And they’ve been living together since they were born so I’m getting quite stressed. Especially with all the noise as it sounds much worse than it is! Do I really need to just leave them and let them hash it out? How long do I do that for?
They’ve still got the same cage now, mainly because we thought the new environment would be easier on them if we didn’t give them a new cage immediately. And they really have settled so much, to the point where more dominant one will willingly come to me if I approach the cage, less dominant one will fall asleep on me, easy peasy. We are waiting for the new one to be delivered.
I’ve had them 2 weeks tomorrow. They’ve been getting along fine and it’s been evident who is (or was) the more dominant one. But tonight out of nowhere they’ve started fighting. The one who was less dominant just won’t leave the more dominant one alone, is constantly mounting his face/back end or getting in his face. They haven’t hurt eachother yet, and I really hope they don’t. And after reading all the guides on here I’m worried they’re going to end up not being compatible but I just don’t understand! Theyve got hideys, hay, pellets, toys, chew toys. 2 of everything. And they’ve been living together since they were born so I’m getting quite stressed. Especially with all the noise as it sounds much worse than it is! Do I really need to just leave them and let them hash it out? How long do I do that for?