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Hi there. I know there is already a sticky on this, but I thought I would make my own guide, and I hope it comes in handy. This will be a lot shorter than the sticky. (This guide is only focussing of boars, not sows)
What is common dominance behaviour?
Common dominance behaviour consists of :
Scent marking
Bum Wiggling
Vibrating Sounds
Mounting
Fluffing out hair
If you see your guinea pig doing any of these things, he or she is basically trying to say, "I am the boss!". And is trying to show the other guinea pig how 'tough' they are.
What are the signs of a fight brewing?
These are the signs:
Teeth Grinding
Raised Heads
Standing on back legs
Showing their teeth
If these signs show, and your guinea pigs fight drawing BLOOD, then I recommend you seperate them for good to avoid any other fighting or injury.
But if these signs show and there is no blood drawn, then you could put the guinea pigs back together and try again.
Bonding Tips?
These are my bonding tips:
Give them a bath together
Put a pile of hay in the middle of the cage, and let them eat together (has worked for my piggies!)
Make sure your guinea pigs can ALWAYS smell eachother, and see eachother. If they are seperated alot, there is no point whatsoever of trying to bond them. They either stay together, or not.
How do I know if my boars have bonded?
You will know when your boars have become friends when the dominance settles down. They will have learnt to accept one piggie as the boss, and will learn to trust eachother.
Hope this helped!
(Hope I haven't made any mistakes :{!)
Charl xx
What is common dominance behaviour?
Common dominance behaviour consists of :
Scent marking
Bum Wiggling
Vibrating Sounds
Mounting
Fluffing out hair
If you see your guinea pig doing any of these things, he or she is basically trying to say, "I am the boss!". And is trying to show the other guinea pig how 'tough' they are.
What are the signs of a fight brewing?
These are the signs:
Teeth Grinding
Raised Heads
Standing on back legs
Showing their teeth
If these signs show, and your guinea pigs fight drawing BLOOD, then I recommend you seperate them for good to avoid any other fighting or injury.
But if these signs show and there is no blood drawn, then you could put the guinea pigs back together and try again.
Bonding Tips?
These are my bonding tips:
Give them a bath together
Put a pile of hay in the middle of the cage, and let them eat together (has worked for my piggies!)
Make sure your guinea pigs can ALWAYS smell eachother, and see eachother. If they are seperated alot, there is no point whatsoever of trying to bond them. They either stay together, or not.
How do I know if my boars have bonded?
You will know when your boars have become friends when the dominance settles down. They will have learnt to accept one piggie as the boss, and will learn to trust eachother.
Hope this helped!
(Hope I haven't made any mistakes :{!)
Charl xx
