Lou-Melapis
New Born Pup
Hi everyone!
I recently got my first two guinea pigs - just a few weeks ago - and they're both boars. I adopted them without much information beyond their age and relation (father and son; father is 17 months old, the son is eight months), and was told they got along well.
Within the first day there was already dominance fighting and humping going on (for the record, the son - Storm - is the boss of the cage). I was a bit worried, but not overly much after I looked it up... but it didn't stop there. They get into scuffles daily - and I mean those tornado fights, not just mild chattering at one another - and a few days ago, I woke up by Angel (the father) squealing in pain after Storm had given him a rather nasty bite to the nose. It wasn't the first time Storm had drawn blood from Angel, but it was the first time Angel actually shrieked in pain... they've been separated since.
The thing is, I don't have the space for two cages, and even if I did, the one cage I have is a pet-store one (I bought it with the piggies; a 2x3 C&C cage has been ordered from the UK and is on the way) and wouldn't allow for face-to-face contact between separated cages. Currently I have one piggie in the cage, and the other in a plastic box with hay and pellets. It's the best situation I can offer them, at the moment.
What on Earth do I do now? I could sell or give one of them away, I suppose... I'd have to try and bond a new piggie with the one remaining, but I'm really worried it won't work out. There aren't any rescue centers at all in Norway, so my best bet really is pet shops and online sellers, and I don't know if I'll be able to arrange a date to find a matching personality...
I really don't know what would be best. I have an injured piggie, a too-small cage, and a small budget. The options seem really poor to me.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
I recently got my first two guinea pigs - just a few weeks ago - and they're both boars. I adopted them without much information beyond their age and relation (father and son; father is 17 months old, the son is eight months), and was told they got along well.
Within the first day there was already dominance fighting and humping going on (for the record, the son - Storm - is the boss of the cage). I was a bit worried, but not overly much after I looked it up... but it didn't stop there. They get into scuffles daily - and I mean those tornado fights, not just mild chattering at one another - and a few days ago, I woke up by Angel (the father) squealing in pain after Storm had given him a rather nasty bite to the nose. It wasn't the first time Storm had drawn blood from Angel, but it was the first time Angel actually shrieked in pain... they've been separated since.
The thing is, I don't have the space for two cages, and even if I did, the one cage I have is a pet-store one (I bought it with the piggies; a 2x3 C&C cage has been ordered from the UK and is on the way) and wouldn't allow for face-to-face contact between separated cages. Currently I have one piggie in the cage, and the other in a plastic box with hay and pellets. It's the best situation I can offer them, at the moment.
What on Earth do I do now? I could sell or give one of them away, I suppose... I'd have to try and bond a new piggie with the one remaining, but I'm really worried it won't work out. There aren't any rescue centers at all in Norway, so my best bet really is pet shops and online sellers, and I don't know if I'll be able to arrange a date to find a matching personality...
I really don't know what would be best. I have an injured piggie, a too-small cage, and a small budget. The options seem really poor to me.
Does anyone have any suggestions?