My female guinea pigs chasing each other

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Hello so I am new at owning guinea pigs and I have two females. I assume they are early in the bonding process but I am a very paranoid person so I just want to make sure their behavior is not violent. So I have noticed that they are mostly fine with each other, they eat together and they sort of just go around each other but sometimes their behavior is a little different. They will chase each other and will get on top of each other much like their play fighting. They have no injuries or anything but I just want to make sure this behavior is normal. This play fighting is very difficult to explain but it looks sort of looks like they're running in circles around each other.
 
This sounds like normal dominance behavior which guinea pigs do to establish a hierarchy. Even after they're bonded this behavior may still happen from time to time such as when they're in season. Chasing, mounting, rumble-strutting, and even peeing on each other can all be part of this process. How long have you had your guinea pigs? Are you sure they are both females?
 
Hope4gem said:
This sounds like normal dominance behavior which guinea pigs do to establish a hierarchy. Even after they're bonded this behavior may still happen from time to time such as when they're in season. Chasing, mounting, rumble-strutting, and even peeing on each other can all be part of this process. How long have you had your guinea pigs? Are you sure they are both females?
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I have had one of my guinea pigs since April 27th and the other one since May 11th. Yes, they are both females.
 
the guinea pig that i got first has been rocking back and forth on her back legs sometimes after getting into it with the other piggie
 
Hi and welcome

Please take the time to read the two links in the post above. You will find it very helpful in understanding sow behaviour and stronger seasons, which can be really dramatic. Please make sure that you have two of each (hides, bottles and bowls (removed between meals), access to hay that cannot be blockes, and that any hides have two exits.

Sows come into season about every two weeks. Yours have only just settled together so the seasons will likely still be more pronounced; the excess of pheromones and emotions helps to cement the bond.

For more information for all those pesky and baffling new owners questions and experiences, you may additionally find this link here really helpful; it contains helpful practical step-by-step by guides on a wide range of topics that we get the most concerns and questions about; some that will teach you what is normal and what not and others that help you avoid bigger issues down the line. It is worth bookmarking, browsing, reading and re-reading at need.
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Since are all doing this for free in in our own free time, we cannot explain everything in detail to everybody; we are too lively a place for that. This is the reason why you will find these information links to relevant and more detailed in-depth information in our posts.

The wild chasing and the worst of the shenigans should hopefully be over by tomorrow.
 
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