throwaway9082
New Born Pup
My senior guinea passed away about a month ago, and and decided to go on the hunt for a partner for my living guinea pig, Mocha, who is ~ 3.5 years old.
I went to a local rescue and was able to adopt Tammy who is about ~ 3 years old. Just to give you guys the backstory.
We attempted the bonding process in a neutral area yesterday on Sunday. However, when transferring Mocha from her cage to the neutral area, I forgot to remove the tunnel. So the pigs are eating hay and it seemed to be going fine until Tammy (the new pig) goes into the hidey/tunnel. And before I could remove it, Mocha blocks one entrance and Tammy goes bezerk (which I assume she feels trapped). It's pretty intense nose punching, and what I perceive as a guinea pig tornado. No fur flying, and no blood. I threw a blanket over them and separated them for the night. I split the cage with a divider so they're each in a 2x3.
I would like to reattempt to bond them over again later this week and let them hash it out until blood is drawn. Anyone with experience: do you think it's a good idea? Or is bonding these two just a no-go? I have attached videos as well.
One for the initial reaction, and one regarding the actual altercation.
Thank you for your advice.
I went to a local rescue and was able to adopt Tammy who is about ~ 3 years old. Just to give you guys the backstory.
We attempted the bonding process in a neutral area yesterday on Sunday. However, when transferring Mocha from her cage to the neutral area, I forgot to remove the tunnel. So the pigs are eating hay and it seemed to be going fine until Tammy (the new pig) goes into the hidey/tunnel. And before I could remove it, Mocha blocks one entrance and Tammy goes bezerk (which I assume she feels trapped). It's pretty intense nose punching, and what I perceive as a guinea pig tornado. No fur flying, and no blood. I threw a blanket over them and separated them for the night. I split the cage with a divider so they're each in a 2x3.
I would like to reattempt to bond them over again later this week and let them hash it out until blood is drawn. Anyone with experience: do you think it's a good idea? Or is bonding these two just a no-go? I have attached videos as well.
One for the initial reaction, and one regarding the actual altercation.
Thank you for your advice.
