Cookie And Crumble Arguing Now

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hiya, Just thought I would share my annoyance :)

So we got cookie and crumble (both boys) a week ago. As far as we are aware they have always lived together and are 2 years old now. They were really happy when we moved them in together of course there was the odd nosing the other one out and some rumble strutting etc. however yesterday during floor time we noticed that they started teeth chattering as well and chasing each other around.

Today during floor time cookie and crumble started some epic stand off. They were teeth chattering persistently, showing off, strutting around, hissing and chasing. I think it's cause one was in the bigger hidey and the other one wanted a share. I took it out and left them to it. They went to sleep in separate tunnels and just continued where they left off when they woke up -.- . It ended with cookie mounting crumble and trying to bite him in the neck. I had to put them back in their cage now as I am going to bed shortly but they still chatter with teeth etc.

I will have to leave them there over night and am at work all day tomorrow so no chance to keep an eye on them. I will check them tomorrow morning to see if they are ok and if not move them apart somehow and then try to reintroduce in the evenings.

Boys boys boys!
 
I am sorry; new territory can upset an established pair as it requires a new hierarchy sort-out. Good that you have separated them for now.

Please introduce them on neutral ground after a buddy bath. You can test how things are likely to go by having both on your lap before you start. If hostilities are pretty imminent, I would not bother to try as it won't work out. Please have an oven glove ready as bites can do permanent damage to your hand. But hopefully you two boys will settle down again.
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/boars-a-guide-to-successful-companionship.76162/
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/dominance-behaviours-in-guinea-pigs.28949/
 
Well they decided to just calm down and still have their moments but seem generally fine oO Don't really understand where that came from...
 
Change of circumstances can upset any boar bond, but glad that it settled down. Most adult boar couples thankfully do stay or get back together - it is the adolescents that mainly have the permanent fall-outs.
 
So, here we go again.. no idea what happened earlier.

We were outside for about 5 minutes, when we came back in we noticed that Crumble had blood on his face, however we are not sure whether they were fighting or whether he possibly got caught on the wooden hutch. We cleaned the cut and it now looks much better.

I have attached a picture of the cut before we got to clean it properly. There was some sort of filter on my phone switched on which makes it look a lot worse than it is. However the sort of triangular shape is the only thing that is left now. To me it looks like a bite/scratch.

What do you think? These 2 are driving us insane, they share the 2x4 cage and generally get along apart from the odd moment.. but if one is in one place (eg under the hutch, the other one wants to go in there, when one is in the tunnel, the other one wants in etc. etc.)

Now I am thinking what is the best way of possible separating them permanently as we cannot have a bigger cage as this is really a push already... I also only have one ramp, so adding more space on another level is not going to work atm unless I can make one... Ah these piggies are driving us crazy.
 
We separated the cage earlier with the spare grids. They have been separated about half a day... Since putting them apart we have had almost constant cage biting as if they were trying to get back together, wheeking at each other through the bars and nose bumping. For the last hour they have been a lot more quiet than usual, neither of them are lying inside their hutches but instead next to each other right by the grids...

I just don't get what is the best option, they are arguing when together and lethargic and miserable when not... What would you do?
 
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