Four Sows

[Piggielover333]

I currently have four guinea pigs that are all female housed together. They are all young, but haven’t been fighting or anything. They all seem to get along quite well. I’ve read a couple other forum posts mostly referring to four boars and how they usually don’t workout. Is this also the case for females? My two initial females also seem much happier since I added the two newer ones to their group.

Any advice?

 

[Merrypigs Sanctuary]

Sows tend to get on a lot better in groups than boars! Three is a crowd for the lads whereas the ladies are usually quite happy to be in larger groups

 

[Piggielover333]

Sows tend to get on a lot better in groups than boars! Three is a crowd for the lads whereas the ladies are usually quite happy to be in larger groups

Yay! Thank you so much!

 

[Wiebke]

I currently have four guinea pigs that are all female housed together. They are all young, but haven’t been fighting or anything. They all seem to get along quite well. I’ve read a couple other forum posts mostly referring to four boars and how they usually don’t workout. Is this also the case for females? My two initial females also seem much happier since I added the two newer ones to their group.

Any advice?

Sows are wired to live in small core groups that associate with a boar of their choice and bring up the babies between them. Even in a large group setting you will find these smaller sub-groups.
Guinea Pig Facts - A Short Overview

 

[Piggielover333]

Sows are wired to live in small core groups that associate with a boar of their choice and bring up the babies between them. Even in a large group setting you will find these smaller sub-groups.
Guinea Pig Facts - A Short Overview

Thank you! Your input is much appreciated