Hello,
My name is Heitor and own 3 male guinea pigs, whom I will refer to as Panda, Piccolo, and Pina Colada, of almost 2 years of age (I've had them for a little over a year now).
They have a 100cm by 50cm enclosure with 2 stories. I let them out to exercise in my backyard 2 - 3 times a week (depending on the season and weather).
They have always displayed territorial aggression towards eachother and occasional fights but never injured one another. However, today, when i was cleaning their setup I saw that one of them (Panda, whom also used to be the biggest and meanest) was blind of one eye. I removed him to examine and had recent bruises, scratches and bites all over his body. He has lost a lot of weight.
I've applied a safe antiseptic to his wounds and separated him from the other 2. (I have closed the stairway entrance in their enclosure forming 2 separate spaces).
It is currently night, however, I plan to take him to a vet as soon as possible.
What can I do? If he recovers, can he be mixed with them again? If so, how do I stop this from happening again?
Thanks in advance.
My name is Heitor and own 3 male guinea pigs, whom I will refer to as Panda, Piccolo, and Pina Colada, of almost 2 years of age (I've had them for a little over a year now).
They have a 100cm by 50cm enclosure with 2 stories. I let them out to exercise in my backyard 2 - 3 times a week (depending on the season and weather).
They have always displayed territorial aggression towards eachother and occasional fights but never injured one another. However, today, when i was cleaning their setup I saw that one of them (Panda, whom also used to be the biggest and meanest) was blind of one eye. I removed him to examine and had recent bruises, scratches and bites all over his body. He has lost a lot of weight.
I've applied a safe antiseptic to his wounds and separated him from the other 2. (I have closed the stairway entrance in their enclosure forming 2 separate spaces).
It is currently night, however, I plan to take him to a vet as soon as possible.
What can I do? If he recovers, can he be mixed with them again? If so, how do I stop this from happening again?
Thanks in advance.