Mon59
Junior Guinea Pig
HELP..
Trying to rebond 2 sows that were together as babies . Not related. About a year old .
They were together for 4 months with two others and got on well. One passed away and another went back to the breeder for Very bad behaviour..
They have been separated by a c&c divider for about 6 months and interact quite nicely through the bars.
i need to board them for a few weeks in a few months and a bonded pair would be better than two separate piggies.
so took the divider down for a few hours. Seemed to be neutral as they are used to smells etc. left food in the middle.
Maria is larger and quite boisterous . She wasn’t being particularly aggressive but was very curious..
Olivia, who is very docile ended up very traumatised after 30 mins. Wouldn’t move. Started crying. Wouldn’t eat.
After a slight trussle which might have turned into a more serious fight. . Olivia got into a worse state and was crying . Maria just went back to eating and was very chilled .
tried twice now and same result. divider back up and Olivia still very subdued. Looks depressed.
is there any hope ?
Trying to rebond 2 sows that were together as babies . Not related. About a year old .
They were together for 4 months with two others and got on well. One passed away and another went back to the breeder for Very bad behaviour..
They have been separated by a c&c divider for about 6 months and interact quite nicely through the bars.
i need to board them for a few weeks in a few months and a bonded pair would be better than two separate piggies.
so took the divider down for a few hours. Seemed to be neutral as they are used to smells etc. left food in the middle.
Maria is larger and quite boisterous . She wasn’t being particularly aggressive but was very curious..
Olivia, who is very docile ended up very traumatised after 30 mins. Wouldn’t move. Started crying. Wouldn’t eat.
After a slight trussle which might have turned into a more serious fight. . Olivia got into a worse state and was crying . Maria just went back to eating and was very chilled .
tried twice now and same result. divider back up and Olivia still very subdued. Looks depressed.
is there any hope ?