Okay. So I know the basics of guinea pig behavior, but clearly I don’t know everything. My youngest guinea pig, Mymble, is under a year old. My older one, Snorkmaiden, is at least 2, but she could be much older.
Anyways, since they’ve been together, Mymble seems to copy everything Snorkmaiden does. She follows her around, always wants to be in the same hide, and eats and drinks when she does. (I have two water bottles, and two places to get pellets and hay, so it’s not like she’s trying to hog the food.)
Is this typical? My instinct is to say that she’s young and is learning about the world from Snork. But I don’t want to project my human emotions on them. I guess my only worry would be that this is actually a sign of stress, or is stressing out Snork. I don’t ever hear them chitter, rumblestrut, and there has not been any mounting. So. That’s encouraging, at least.
Has anyone else observed this?
Anyways, since they’ve been together, Mymble seems to copy everything Snorkmaiden does. She follows her around, always wants to be in the same hide, and eats and drinks when she does. (I have two water bottles, and two places to get pellets and hay, so it’s not like she’s trying to hog the food.)
Is this typical? My instinct is to say that she’s young and is learning about the world from Snork. But I don’t want to project my human emotions on them. I guess my only worry would be that this is actually a sign of stress, or is stressing out Snork. I don’t ever hear them chitter, rumblestrut, and there has not been any mounting. So. That’s encouraging, at least.
Has anyone else observed this?