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Junior Guinea Pig
As the title reads basically. Can i expect my 2 to have different "hormonal" days or do they tend to happen at the same time if one brings another into season?
Do Sows Bring Each Other Into Season?
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it depends on how far apart their estrus cycle is. It if it is pretty parallel, it is likely to synchronise. In my experience with larger groups of sows is that I end up with 2-3 clumps of several sows coming into season close together. The pheromones of a strong season can trigger off a sow that is close to it. You will find that the dominant sow has generally more pronounced seasons, unless the undersow pulls an unusually strong one.
3furbabies
Junior Guinea Pig
Ok thanks. Right from the start the longer haired one (Stripey) has been much more dominant and Crumble has been fine with that. I'm wondering if one (or both) are coming into season or whether its having the boy (Alvin) around them (in a separate run next to them) but the girls are mounting each other and if I'm not mistaken Stripey is rumbling at either just Crumble and/or Alvin too. Alvin alternates between pacing the side nearest the girls very definitely rumbling and swaying then goes back to eating grass
3furbabies
Junior Guinea Pig
Which then lead me to believe they cant be pregnant if they arw coming into season? Oh I'm so confused!
It can mean that one of them is not pregnant, but a season can still trigger dominance mounting etc. as I have witnessed when my Minx was pregnant (but her companion Mischief turned out not be). You will just have to wait it out.
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