Meet Jynx!

Jynx is clearly so much happier with Sam, and even more so with two neighbours as well! She's not usually keen on being touched in the cage, but she's even allowed me to stroke her while the relaxing in the hammock! And not run off or moved when I've got close to take a photo. ☺️

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Belle and Jasmine are out for the count.

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HeatherW said:
Jynx is clearly so much happier with Sam, and even more so with two neighbours as well! She's not usually keen on being touched in the cage, but she's even allowed me to stroke her while the relaxing in the hammock! And not run off or moved when I've got close to take a photo. ☺️

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Well I never did! I never knew a guinea pig was made of polyester came with latex backing. You learn a new thing every day!
 
HeatherW said:
Jynx is clearly so much happier with Sam, and even more so with two neighbours as well! She's not usually keen on being touched in the cage, but she's even allowed me to stroke her while the relaxing in the hammock! And not run off or moved when I've got close to take a photo. ☺️

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Jasmine looked so tired in here. 😁 What party had she been to? 😂
 
I've recently been hearing the odd ruckus coming from Jasmine and Belle's cage, but never saw what was going on until today. Jasmine's got her taste for hair back!


Poor Belle has been very upset. You can see her sides inflate ready to squeal as she knows what's coming. 😥 This is the first time I've seen Jasmine dominate since they were introduced, and this video is the moment I realised why there had been squealing all along.


I took Belle out for cuddles and reassurance after I stopped filming this second one, and she squealed as I picked her up, thinking I was going to hurt her too. 😭 I'm surprised Belle hasn't told Jasmine off, but I also know Jasmine can be very relentless when she wants to eat hair...

Firstly, why does Jasmine do this? I understand it's power grooming, but to what end? She's been chasing Belle around and chattering her teeth at her. Is it a shift in power dynamics?

If this keeps up, then I can't leave poor Belle with bully Jasmine; I'll see if she fits in with Sam and Jynx.
 
Oh wow. This is perplexing indeed. The hair eating and that squeal!
 
Poor Belle. Why doesn’t she run away? She can see that Jasmine is thinking of doing it lol. Then walking up slowly. Nice little sniff. Then munch. Jasmine is so sweet though.
 
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Poor Belle. Why doesn’t she run away? She can see that Jasmine is thinking of doing it lol. Then walking up slowly. Nice little sniff. Then munch. Jasmine is so sweet though.
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I think she's just so stressed and Jasmine so relentless with it. I've watched Belle run off pursued by Jasmine, so maybe she's hoping she'll give up. It's settled down a bit, but I'm keeping a close eye.
 
HeatherW said:
I've recently been hearing the odd ruckus coming from Jasmine and Belle's cage, but never saw what was going on until today. Jasmine's got her taste for hair back!


Poor Belle has been very upset. You can see her sides inflate ready to squeal as she knows what's coming. 😥 This is the first time I've seen Jasmine dominate since they were introduced, and this video is the moment I realised why there had been squealing all along.


I took Belle out for cuddles and reassurance after I stopped filming this second one, and she squealed as I picked her up, thinking I was going to hurt her too. 😭 I'm surprised Belle hasn't told Jasmine off, but I also know Jasmine can be very relentless when she wants to eat hair...

Firstly, why does Jasmine do this? I understand it's power grooming, but to what end? She's been chasing Belle around and chattering her teeth at her. Is it a shift in power dynamics?

If this keeps up, then I can't leave poor Belle with bully Jasmine; I'll see if she fits in with Sam and Jynx.
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I’m just going to tag @Wiebke so she can watch the video.
 
I am very sorry. Apart from a temporary separation there is very little you can do at the moment because you cant stop jasmine by telling her to stop. Piggies don't do 'No!'.

How old is Jasmine now?

Belle sounds like a screamer who cannot stand up for herself, so I assume that the barbering could be interpreted rather as dominance barbering with Jasmine trying to move into the power vacuum.
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I am hoping for the best for you and your piggies belle and jasmine. They are very pretty still if it matters.
 
Wiebke said:
I am very sorry. Apart from a temporary separation there is very little you can do at the moment because you cant stop jasmine by telling her to stop. Piggies don't do 'No!'.

How old is Jasmine now?

Belle sounds like a screamer who cannot stand up for herself, so I assume that the barbering could be interpreted rather as dominance barbering with Jasmine trying to move into the power vacuum.
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I've been removing Belle from the situation when I've seen it happening. If it becomes persistent, then I'll see if Sam and Jynx will accept her, and arrange the cages accordingly.

Jasmine is just turning 5 years old, and has been spayed. She likes to chew my hair, if she can get to it, and she also did this to her previous cagemate (and doormat), Leo.

Oddly enough, Belle is actually the dominant piglet. She was very assertive when she and Jasmine were introduced, being the bigger pig, and simply stood her ground. It's only in this situation that it's the other way around, with Jasmine pursuing Belle around the cage when she runs away.
 
HeatherW said:
I've been removing Belle from the situation when I've seen it happening. If it becomes persistent, then I'll see if Sam and Jynx will accept her, and arrange the cages accordingly.

Jasmine is just turning 5 years old, and has been spayed. She likes to chew my hair, if she can get to it, and she also did this to her previous cagemate (and doormat), Leo.

Oddly enough, Belle is actually the dominant piglet. She was very assertive when she and Jasmine were introduced, being the bigger pig, and simply stood her ground. It's only in this situation that it's the other way around, with Jasmine pursuing Belle around the cage when she runs away.
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Belle may be fear-aggressive with initial over the top dominance but then not able to really back it up in the long term. Her behaviour is definitely not that of a leader but that of a submissive piggy.

Does Jasmine always barber in the same spot (could potentially indicate the location of a health issue). It is a less likely scenario in view of Belle's reaction, though.
 
Wiebke said:
Belle may be fear-aggressive with initial over the top dominance but then not able to really back it up in the long term. Her behaviour is definitely not that of a leader but that of a submissive piggy.

Does Jasmine always barber in the same spot (could potentially indicate the location of a health issue). It is a less likely scenario in view of Belle's reaction, though.
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Belle was apparently the submissive pig in her previous home in a group of three. Her old owner and I were both surprised that Belle turned out to be the top pig during the bonding! Jasmine seemed put off by Belle's size at the time, and backed off. Belle licks Jasmine's eyes a lot, but that's the only real dominance behaviour I've seen from her.

It's only in the last week or so that this has been happening. So far, Jasmine does seem to be aiming for the rump, but it could just be because that's the bit she can get to. In the past, she'd chew hair off Leo's rump, shoulders, quiff... She still tugs on mine if it waves in her face!
 
HeatherW said:
Belle was apparently the submissive pig in her previous home in a group of three. Her old owner and I were both surprised that Belle turned out to be the top pig during the bonding! Jasmine seemed put off by Belle's size at the time, and backed off. Belle licks Jasmine's eyes a lot, but that's the only real dominance behaviour I've seen from her.

It's only in the last week or so that this has been happening. So far, Jasmine does seem to be aiming for the rump, but it could just be because that's the bit she can get to. In the past, she'd chew hair off Leo's rump, shoulders, quiff... She still tugs on mine if it waves in her face!
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Eye licking happens generally from the under-piggy to the higher ranked one as a gesture of appeasement or affection in my own observation unless it is because of pain in the eye (eye injury from a hay poke).
 
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