Help with bonding!

[emmafoote]

Until recently i had 2 male guinea pigs who had never got on (one was adopted after another passed away) i have tried floor time many times in a very large room and it’s always ended in a fight and sometimes injuries. One of the 2 (mixed colour Peruvian in the picture) was seeming very lonely so i got a new young male recently (black and whire Abyssinian) who i planned to bond with my lonely pig. However, floor time and time together in a freshly cleaned cage ultimately ended in a fight too (they had been fine living together for a couple days).
So after all this i figured i should try to pair the new pig with my other pig,(grey short haired) having them together on the floor for an hour or two and then put together in a fresh cage. However i always have to seperate them at some point as theyll start to jump at eachother and both act very dominant. Tonight this ended with quite bad cuts to both of their faces which is very disheartening as i dont want it to end up with the new pig being on his own as well as the other two.
Both pairs seem desperate to get back at each other when seperated and will bite furiously at whatever is dividing them. Is this because they want to be together or because they want to keep fighting?

does anyone have any advice? As much and as detailed as possible would be amazing! Any tips on cleaning up the injuries? Salt water has always worked so far but i don’tknow if anything else i can get will work better

 

[Piggies&buns]

Piggies have to be character compatible and by just getting another one to plan to bond (rather than going boar dating so that a piggy can choose their own friend which almost guarantees a successful bond) you have absolutely no idea if they are going to get on. Unfortunately it sounds as if they won’t. Once they have had blood drawing fights, they won’t bond.
They will be desperate to get to each other but this does not mean it’s because they want to be friends. It would be best for you to keep them separate, perhaps in adjoining cages so they can have some interaction through the bars (assuming they all seem happy by this, if there are problems between them , then they may not be able to live side by side).

 

[emmafoote]

Piggies have to be character compatible and by just getting another one to plan to bond (rather than going boar dating so that a piggy can choose their own friend which almost guarantees a successful bond) you have absolutely no idea if they are going to get on. Unfortunately it sounds as if they won’t. Once they have had blood drawing fights, they won’t bond.
They will be desperate to get to each other but this does not mean it’s because they want to be friends. It would be best for you to keep them separate, perhaps in adjoining cages so they can have some interaction through the bars (assuming they all seem happy by this, if there are problems between them , then they may not be able to live side by side).

I would have really preferred to do some ‘boar dating’ like i have seen at the LA guinea pig rescue but unfortunately the only rescue near me really disliked the idea so i just took the chance They are currently seperated by a corkboard as its the only thing i had to hand but i will perhaps look into getting some kind of grids to divide my midwest cage. Thanks for your help!

 

[Siikibam]

It’s a pity the rescue don’t want to do that. Did they give reasons why they disliked it?

Sorry you find yourself in this situation. You can try putting them side by side so they can still interact. But as said, be watchful of any problems with them living next to each other.

 

[emmafoote]

It’s a pity the rescue don’t want to do that. Did they give reasons why they disliked it?

Sorry you find yourself in this situation. You can try putting them side by side so they can still interact. But as said, be watchful of any problems with them living next to each other.

it seemed as if they found my idea very stupid and said that guinea pigs should be slowly introduced over a long period of time. You have suggested some good ideas, Thanks

 

[Siikibam]

Oh dear. Hope you can find a solution that works for you.