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Hi,
I've got a two year old male guinea pig (Wally) and a one year old male (Archie). Wally's initial companion died suddenly last summer when Wally was about 11 months, so we bought him a new friend and introduced them slowly over a month or so. They have been living together contently for the past 10 months. However, recently I noticed that Wally had a bite taken out of his ear while they were out in their run, and a couple of days later I noticed Archie had also received a bite on the ear. I've also noticed that Archie is exhibiting strange behavior. He is climbing on top of Wally, but not in a sexual manner. He is approaching him from the side and kind of just sitting there until Wally complains and throws him off a couple of seconds later, and is fairly regular (every few minutes). They are bickering much more than usual, and have started flinging their food bowl about. This morning I noticed Wally had a couple more teeth shaped cuts on his ears, and has a couple of patches of fur missing on his back (although this happened a wee while ago) In his old pairing, Wally was very much the dominant one, and has been with Archie as well, up until now. Is this Archie challenging his dominance? What is the best course of action?
Thanks for your help.
I've got a two year old male guinea pig (Wally) and a one year old male (Archie). Wally's initial companion died suddenly last summer when Wally was about 11 months, so we bought him a new friend and introduced them slowly over a month or so. They have been living together contently for the past 10 months. However, recently I noticed that Wally had a bite taken out of his ear while they were out in their run, and a couple of days later I noticed Archie had also received a bite on the ear. I've also noticed that Archie is exhibiting strange behavior. He is climbing on top of Wally, but not in a sexual manner. He is approaching him from the side and kind of just sitting there until Wally complains and throws him off a couple of seconds later, and is fairly regular (every few minutes). They are bickering much more than usual, and have started flinging their food bowl about. This morning I noticed Wally had a couple more teeth shaped cuts on his ears, and has a couple of patches of fur missing on his back (although this happened a wee while ago) In his old pairing, Wally was very much the dominant one, and has been with Archie as well, up until now. Is this Archie challenging his dominance? What is the best course of action?
Thanks for your help.
