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:... can anyone help i have had my girls dotty an milly for 2 weeks now an milly is bullying dotty, she will not let her in the house an chases her, there are kept in a large in door cage an come out all the time, also milly is very shy, could anyone please help me i have never had g,pigs before an iamafraid they may hurt each other, altho they dont fight they run at each other talk then run away, xx
 
It just normal behaviour, they are still getting to know one another and still asserting who is boss.
As long as there is not biting or obvious signs of fighting i don't think you need to be overly concerned. Maybe putting another house into their cage would help as it would give them two separate houses for whenever they do have a fall out.
I'm sure one of the more experienced Cavy Slaves will be able to help you out more. But i wouldn't be overly worried.
 
Runningfree is right, they are just sorting out the heirachy. Keep an eye of for signs of stress from Dotty but she should be ok. It looks awful to us but its normal for them. Nips, kicks, humping, chattering and strutting are normal. Just make sure there is plenty of everything for them both. My first guinea pigs were bad for this, but in between the bits of bullying Ted was happy so i was happy too.
 
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Hi thanks there is a hay tunnel in the cage too which dotty is using as a house bless her lol, they not fighting so ill just keep an eye on them i would hate to think they hurt each other, they did come together an are sisters i thought this would help any further help an comments would be great please x>>
 
I got three sisters together and one got picked on i felt so sorry for her (pepsi) whimpering in the house all scared but now i have 8 piggie's and Pepsi is third from boss pig ,i have one of the younger pigs trying to be boss now.

It really look's and sound's awful but they are fine aslong as no blood is drawn tho make sure you clip their nail's as Pepsi got kicked and drew blood but the blood wasn't intentional it's just Peanut had too sharp claw
 
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thank you 4piggypigs, iam new to this an just worried about my girls lol, its strange tho as dotty is the one being bullied but is the most forward always comes to meet me while milly hides away xx
 
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p.s there are 8 weeks now at what age would you say they first need there nails cut? x
 
hi dot an milly

I have exactly the same thing going on at the moment with my 2 girls. Its like I wrote this post! :))

Its very interesting because the more shy slightly bullied one has become more confident with me too, takes food from my hand and now lets me stroke her in the cage. The more dominant sow is still very skittish with me and will not take food from my hand etc.

I have convinced my husband that we need an extension to their current living space so that I can add an extra house because Barbie (the submisive sow) is not allowed in there at all and currently sleeps in the tunnel too. :(. He will start it tomorrow. :<>
 
hi ts1

Hi there iamplease it not just me, poor dotty does not know how quick to run out of that house, but she does seem to like the tunnel lucky for her poor thing,iamplease to see iamnot the only one how old are you piggies? x
 
i'm not sure exactly but they are approx 3 months old so maybe a bit older than yours.

I have been told by more experienced members on here that this is normal sow behaviour and they need to establish their hierachy, although I hate seeing Barbie bullied. :(

With sows apparently this usually settles itself much quicker than boars so i'm really hoping that once I get the extension, the extra house etc that they will settle and become best of friends.

If you would like we can keep in touch and share the experiences and hopefully enjoy together the bonded pair once they sort this out. x

ps are these your first piggies too?
 
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there certainly are i have only ever had rabbits, a lady i know breeds piggies an when i saw them at 2 days old i feel in love, by the way my name is emma, an yes that would be brill, at the min the problem is catching the little darlings to get them out they like lighting lol xx
 
Yes I had this problem in the beginning too and ended up chasing them around the cage, at the end their little hearts were beating like crazy from the stress! mallethead

I didn't want to cause them that level of stress so I have found, and received advice from forum members here, a few tricks to pick them up quickly, consistently and using the same wording and same techniques every time, reducing the stress of chasing them around the cage. I'm currently having to medicate mine twice a day for a fungal infection.

Right now I have to run to cook dinner but I will try and post later tonight or tomorrow morning with the tips...

Meanwhile I'm sure more experienced members might have better advice for you on this subject too, i'm still learning as much info from this site as possible.

Tracey
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hi yeah that would be fab, yeah my first piggies, a lady i know breeds them where 2 days old when i meet them an i feel in love there are gorgous, a **** at the min is catching them they soooo fast lol x
 
Just make sure they both have tunnels, these are better as they can make a quick "exit" if threatened by the other one! My first pair of girls had several disagreements. they bit each others ears & occasionally drew blood, but only about twice before they sorted out who was boss rolleyes. They grew to be great friends though.
 
Hi Emma, yes everyone has given you fab advice......
Piggies like to have a boss pig, at first with my two girls it was Velvet she was the boss and Onyx would run away, then Velvet went blind with her cataracts (she's a diabetic) and i found it changed, Onyx is now the boss and Velvet will cower..... but they mostly face off and chatter toofies and that's it, the odd nudge or two but never had blood!
They're sisters from the same litter (4 babies born) so have always lived together, they used to when small share everything it was very cute, i found around the 6-7mths roughly they'd start to do things more by themselves.
Now they're nearly 2yrs 4mths and they sleep in different parts of their house, i have a small mezzanine floor above their house it's approx. 2' x 5' on the bottom and 2' x 2' up the top, i have a fiddle stick house up the top, on the bottom they love to lounge around under the mezzanine floor and they also have a smaller fiddlestick house that leans up against a cardboard box with a large cutout front and side.
When i'm about to pick up my girls i say UP UP and they know i'm going to fetch them for playtime or whatever....they'll still run most of the time, BUT when it's time to go downstairs and have dinner, they literally climb up onto my hand to be picked up and put back into their house to munch on dinner :(|)
I always sing good morning to them, they come and out and chatter their toofies......that means hurry up mum whee is starving !
So you'll work out what suits you all .....
oh and picking them up try doing it with a towel laying it on the floor of their house ... grab them then pick them up and wrap them up. I pick my girls up and pop them both into a large box that i can carry, they can't leap out as the sides are too high.

Glynis x
 
dear dot an milly

so sorry I haven't got back to you, we have relatives visiting from England and half the greek family coming tomorrow for lunch! I have been running around all day....

I would still like to exchange experiences and advice with you once this settles down. :{

Tracey
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