Introducing new Guinea pigs - help !

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We have had two 10 week old femal8...8...e Guinea pigs for about 5 weeks and decided we wanted another , so we bought a 5 week old female a few dyas ago , we introdued them as advised by the pet shop (neutral ground then a clean hutch) and it has turned into a nightmare , the older girls are visibly bullying the baby and she spends a great deal of time squealing loudly , she also has bites on her ears - help please as to how we can make this situation better !
 
Oh no, that's so worrying for you

I think it's quite unusual for girl piggies to behave like that from what I've read, we had five and they were all nice to each other . . . . I'd have been beside myself, just like you :{

I can't offer any advice but there are lots of people on here who will be able to advise I'm sure, good luck (hugs)
 
Is there anyway you can re-introduce on neutral territory, like the bath or bathroom floor?

Also, clean cage of any old smells and re-arrange everything. Make them all feel new to the environment.
 
Also what I have found helps in the past with both guineapigs, gerbils and bunnies is removing the dominant one who is instigating the bullying for a while. Let the other two bond for half an hour in a neuteral territory and get their smells everywhere and then plonk the over dominant one back in. She then has to adjust to the two lesser dominant ones being the owners of the territory and usually calms down a bit.
 
Try bathing them together to help them bond. This worked well with mine.
 
Try bathing them both in the same shampoo and popping them into a run on neutral territory with lots of food/yummy things.

Girls can be quite noisey and horrible for a start, and very young sows from my experience tend to make a lot of squealing noises and be very dramatic. I wouldnt split them up unless they have a proper full on bloody fight which it sounds like they havent, and if you keep splitting them up and reintorducing then they wont have time to settle out differences, so its important to let them get on with it. Make sure they also have two of everything (two iglus, bowls, water bottles etc) to help make sure they both get to eat etc.

Have a look at this thread, it can be helpful.
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38561

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I know how stressful that situation can be!

I don't have an answer,, but I just wanted to say that my mam's guinea Molly (3 years) bullied Tilly (3 months) for about 2 weeks when they were introduced. Tilly just didn't give up trying to be Molly's friend & eventually Molly accepted her.

My mam recently got another baby, called Baby, who Tilly bullied constantly for a few weeks but again,, she accepted Baby & now they're the best of friends.

I think it just needs time - as long as no blood is shed.
 
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