Help for two piggies!

[Prokichu]

Hi there,

I'm new to this forum so sorry if I am reposting but I really need some advice. I've got 3 girls myself, I bought 2 as a pair from a breeder and adopted a third who settled in brilliant with them and there have been no issues since. However I am currently looking after my friends two boys, she got Denzil about 6 months ago (adopted and we don't know his age) and got another boy a couple of months ago to go with him, they were bonded here with me over a few days and were put in a cage together as things seemed to be going well. She took them back and they went into their hutch outside, things were fine for about a month but now they seem to have started fighting, they both have a few scratches on them and it can get quite nasty at times.

I have them in my house in a double cage and placed one on the top and one on the bottom with the ramp in to see how they went, neither of them are interested in coming close together and have stayed on their own floors for the past day, same thing happens when they are out for floor time.

I don't know where to go from here as they really don't seem to like each other and my friend doesn't have the space to keep them separate, has anyone had this issue and resolved it?

Thanks

 

[VickiA]

I’m not sure from your post how old both boys are, but I get the impression that one or both boys may have hit their hormonal teens. If they have had a proper fight and blood has been drawn then it is unlikely that things will ever calm down.

The fact they are choosing to live on completely separate levels in the indoor cage may indicate that they won’t get on together again. How are they when they come near to each other? Have you had them out together in a neutral space?

If they are fighting, then it may just be best to accept that they won’t get on. In that case it’s best to come up with a plan B. What does your friend want you to do with them?

 

[Prokichu]

Thank you so much for responding! We know the second boy was only a few months old when she got him so I was thinking he may have hit the hormonal stage as he is very moody with us too!

I think the best thing may be to take him back as I don't have room to have him permanently and she doesn't have room to separate them either but it's a decision that nobody wants to make really!

When they are having floor time Denzil (the older boy) will sit in a corner by himself and not move whereas the new boy Dwight will parade around everywhere and is not in the least bit scared of anyone or anything - you've never seen anything like it. When they were bought over here in the carrier Denzil was put in first and when Dwight was put in after there was a scrap but they both calmed down after. Blood has been drawn on both piggys and that's the main concern we have! We both feel very stressed about this and taking Dwight back is the last thing we really want to do!