Bekialice
Junior Guinea Pig
Hiya all!
I've been looking for an answer for a few days to this.
I've just rescued a 1-2 year old sow from the RSPCA. She was found in a bag for life on a washing line, and she's bold and brave and one of those rare guinea pigs that just isn't afraid of anything. She sleeps wherever she likes, she lets you pick her up from the cage without any fuss and she'll happily sit on the sofa and chat away to me.
So she's been living in an adjoining part of a C&C for almost 2 weeks to my other two. One is a 2-3 year old skinny sow and the other is a 3-4 year old neutered rescued boar.
I've put them in the kitchen to try for a bond today and it's become apparent that the new sow will not back down for anyone. She's humping my boar and after a few hours, he's just sort of letting her and not running away much.
There's plenty of teeth chattering, chatty squeeking, chin lifting, slight standing ups, small nips (nothing serious) and rumble strutting between the three of them. I've not had to throw any tea towels or seperate yet but I am keeping a very close eye.
My main question is, can a sow be dominant in a mixed group like this or should I expect it to turn at some point?
Thanks all
Xx
I've been looking for an answer for a few days to this.
I've just rescued a 1-2 year old sow from the RSPCA. She was found in a bag for life on a washing line, and she's bold and brave and one of those rare guinea pigs that just isn't afraid of anything. She sleeps wherever she likes, she lets you pick her up from the cage without any fuss and she'll happily sit on the sofa and chat away to me.
So she's been living in an adjoining part of a C&C for almost 2 weeks to my other two. One is a 2-3 year old skinny sow and the other is a 3-4 year old neutered rescued boar.
I've put them in the kitchen to try for a bond today and it's become apparent that the new sow will not back down for anyone. She's humping my boar and after a few hours, he's just sort of letting her and not running away much.
There's plenty of teeth chattering, chatty squeeking, chin lifting, slight standing ups, small nips (nothing serious) and rumble strutting between the three of them. I've not had to throw any tea towels or seperate yet but I am keeping a very close eye.
My main question is, can a sow be dominant in a mixed group like this or should I expect it to turn at some point?
Thanks all
Xx