How Do I Get My 2 Females To Bond With Out Them Charging Each Other N Drawing Blod

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I recently got another pig after my lil girl sundae passed away last year and I got a new one in august since my other pig that I had adopted got rly depressed and they dont get along at so i put a divider in the middle but i put a post on fb and ppl said that I was doing it wrong but I didnt mention though that the draw blood but I started to wounder if I was doing it wrong so if anyone has any other advice plz help me
 
Hi Monster.
It's a shame that it's not working out, and I'm sorry for your loss.
Did any of the people on FB specify what you are doing wrong? If not then it's of little help when people say something is wrong but will not say what to do to make things right.... !

Do you mind me asking for more details as these things can make a difference.
1) How old are your guinea pigs.
2) What was your method of introduction?

Please take a look at these links:
Introducing And Re-introducing Guinea Pigs
Dominance Behaviours In Guinea Pigs

As general rules adults will often take readily to a youngster. If both the pigs are adults or in their hormonal 'teenage' years there can be clashes in personality. If both your sows want to be dominant it may not work out. Sadly as they have drawn blood they may have fallen out permanently.

When you introduce guinea pigs it's best done in an area that neither pig is familiar with, that way they are less likely to feel that the other is invading their territory. Done this way each guinea pig will take to the other, or not, based on personality. Often sows will work things out and settle together once each has established where they stand in the relationship, and it's easier for them to do this when neither has staken a claim on the area they are in. Sometimes though, even with sows, things don't work out.

If you take a look through and feel you may have approached this in the wrong way please don't feel judged, we'll try to advise you on where to go next x
 
I recently got another pig after my lil girl sundae passed away last year and I got a new one in august since my other pig that I had adopted got rly depressed and they dont get along at so i put a divider in the middle but i put a post on fb and ppl said that I was doing it wrong but I didnt mention though that the draw blood but I started to wounder if I was doing it wrong so if anyone has any other advice plz help me

It is difficult when you can't let your piggies choose who they want to get on with at a good rescue - which is not available in your state.

It very much depends on how serious the injury was. if it was just a graze from a misjudged swipe with a back foot or a misjudged nip, then you may have got away with it, but it is difficult to say.

What you can try is a formal introduction on neutral ground and see whether they click or not. Please make sure that you don't have any hideys in the bonding pen unless things are going really well and only have hideys with two exits in the cage until the end of the dominance phase. Most accidents happen when one of the piggies feels caught in a corner. Please don't proceed if there are tussles and high intensity teeth chattering within 10 minutes of them meeting (that means that they have made up their minds as to not liking each other) or if tension is very high on the second day; in either case they won't settle down happily together in the long term.

At the worst, you will end up with the same situation, at the best your girls will get on. But either way you will know for sure. Please brace yourself that your girls are likely to go right up to the limit of acceptable dominance behaviour; the crucial bit is whether they are crossing it or not. Don't intervene unless they get into a tussle.
@MerryPip has already given you our relevant links with lots of tips and explanations.
 
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