I have 4 guinea pigs that have lived together for quite a while now. The oldest 3 have been bonded and living together for over 2 years, and I suddenly lost one of them last week. It was very unexpected and the vet thinks it was something neurological. My main issue is that the two older guinea pigs that are left started lunging at each other randomly. I have only ever seen my guinea pig fight this aggressively before when I introduced a new guinea pig that had to be adopted out due to incompatibility. Can this be from the stress of losing one of their bonded cage mates? I don't know what could cause them to fight like this when they have lived together peacefully for several years. The third guinea pig is a younger one that has lived with them since the start, and she's pretty neutral in this situation. Any advice is appreciated,
Also, the fighting stopped pretty easily after I threw a towel on top of them. They are now eating together as if nothing happened, but I am worried it will happen again since it was so random and unexpected the first time.
Also, the fighting stopped pretty easily after I threw a towel on top of them. They are now eating together as if nothing happened, but I am worried it will happen again since it was so random and unexpected the first time.