Truffle and Coco
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi, hope you are well. Our two boys have an interesting(?) dynamic in their relationship and I really would appreciate some thoughts from the knowledgeable members of the forum.
Our boys are about a year old, and we have had them since August last year. After a few months they started fighting, one drew blood, and since then they have lived next to each other in hutches so they can see each other and interact. Both seem happy and content with this arrangement.
Following separation, they still had supervised floor time together twice a day, and while we have had a couple of tense moments they seem to get on okay. Over the last few months I have became increasingly convinced that they enjoy each other's company during floor time and do seem to like being together when out their cages in a neutral environment.
Now I have no intention of trying to put them back together in the same hutch, but I was curious is it possible to have two Guinea Pigs who can't live in the same hutch, but do seem to enjoy each other's company when not living together.
Is it because it is a neutral territory? Or does my daughter or myself sitting with them change the dynamic? They do seem to quite like us, and perhaps view us as another member of the herd.
It's really more curiosity than any problem that I am posting this, but any insight would be much appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post.
Our boys are about a year old, and we have had them since August last year. After a few months they started fighting, one drew blood, and since then they have lived next to each other in hutches so they can see each other and interact. Both seem happy and content with this arrangement.
Following separation, they still had supervised floor time together twice a day, and while we have had a couple of tense moments they seem to get on okay. Over the last few months I have became increasingly convinced that they enjoy each other's company during floor time and do seem to like being together when out their cages in a neutral environment.
Now I have no intention of trying to put them back together in the same hutch, but I was curious is it possible to have two Guinea Pigs who can't live in the same hutch, but do seem to enjoy each other's company when not living together.
Is it because it is a neutral territory? Or does my daughter or myself sitting with them change the dynamic? They do seem to quite like us, and perhaps view us as another member of the herd.
It's really more curiosity than any problem that I am posting this, but any insight would be much appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post.