Can anyone give any advice please?

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Hello,

Today we brought home a female guinea pig for a companion to my existing female guinea pig, Fizz. :smitten:

Fizz had been without guinea pig company for 3 weeks since her 2 friends went to the bridge :'(
The new guinea pig, Fluffy, is 9 months old and could no longer be looked after by her owner.

Everything seemed to be going so well...The meeting went well, the journey home went well and they have been in the run in the garden together all afternoon, but this evening they don't seem to be getting along like before.
Fizz appears to keep trying to nip Fluffy and keeps sniffing her rear end. It results in Fluffy being chased around the cage from time to time.

Can anyone shed any light as to what's going on, at all, and if there's anything I can do to help them both adjust to the change?
We really thought we were helping them both and didn't think pairing 2 sows would cause this :embarassed

Claire x
 
Sounds like they are just getting to know one another. Has there been any teeth chattering? :)
 
Yes plenty of teeth chattering! Mainly from Fizz, and on the odd occasion her hair seems to be standing up! Slighty scared as haven't come across this before and I don't want a fight :D

Cx
 
Just be ready with a towel incase anything should happen. Can you seperate them for the night and maybe try again on neutral ground? As they are girls they are easier to pair up but it may take a little while. :)
 
I think i will separate over night...I don't think i'll sleep wondering how they're getting on!
They're laying next to each other now and everything seems peaceful, but i'm on edge wondering what might happen next!
Fingers crossed it works out :)
 
Good news!
They have been in the garden, in the run, all day and no problems. :)
They're now back in the cage and curled up together asleep! :smitten:
No more funny behaviour....Phew, they did scare me a bit...but all seems to have settled now!
Thanks 'Sunshine and Twinkle'

Cx
 
Thats brilliant news! My Sow Fleur teeth chattered at the babes I got for her in January it was just her way of saying I am the boss and then they were ok. Could of been the same thing. :)

Glad they are friends! x
 
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