hi all!
Hoping for some advice/reassurance.
We got two guinea pigs from the RSPCA last weekend, a neutered male named Dustin and a female called El they are around 8-9 months. We were told they had been together a while, and got on well. Well, Dustin sometimes tries to mount El which I get is still normal, but sometimes even when he’s just trying to cuddle up to her, she snaps at him and sees him off. This evening was the worse I’ve seen, she even sprayed pee backwards! He seems quite upset when she does this. It seems worse when we have them out together on our lap. Is this normal or are they starting to not get on? Are they not happy in their new home? El still freezes for ages when we have her out, certainly isn’t as relaxed as Dustin. Not sure what we can do to help?
Hoping for some advice/reassurance.
We got two guinea pigs from the RSPCA last weekend, a neutered male named Dustin and a female called El they are around 8-9 months. We were told they had been together a while, and got on well. Well, Dustin sometimes tries to mount El which I get is still normal, but sometimes even when he’s just trying to cuddle up to her, she snaps at him and sees him off. This evening was the worse I’ve seen, she even sprayed pee backwards! He seems quite upset when she does this. It seems worse when we have them out together on our lap. Is this normal or are they starting to not get on? Are they not happy in their new home? El still freezes for ages when we have her out, certainly isn’t as relaxed as Dustin. Not sure what we can do to help?