Some sort of discharge, help

[Joshro]

I’m a New Guinea pig owner and I’ve had my boys for about 3 weeks. They are said to be 4 months and one relentlessly humps the others face. I understand this is to figure out the hierarchy, but today I put them in their new C&C cage and the “boss” pig started humping gus. When I lifted the hide I found this gooey clump. Some of it was also stuck to Gus’ face. Any idea on what it might be?

 

[Lorcan]

That looks like boar glue. If it is boar glue, it's not anything to be worried about, except perhaps how you're going to get it off of Gus' face

 

[Joshro]

He ended up getting it off himself, haha. Any idea how long the humping will go on? Thanks for your help!

 

[Lorcan]

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It may go on for a while. It's both part of a dominance thing (because they're still working things out in a new home) and partly another dominance thing (because they're teenagers, with rampaging hormones). Just keep an eye on it, and make sure that Gus isn't becoming over-stressed with all the dominance displays. The guides here would explain it better than I could though.

 

[Wiebke]

I’m a New Guinea pig owner and I’ve had my boys for about 3 weeks. They are said to be 4 months and one relentlessly humps the others face. I understand this is to figure out the hierarchy, but today I put them in their new C&C cage and the “boss” pig started humping gus. When I lifted the hide I found this gooey clump. Some of it was also stuck to Gus’ face. Any idea on what it might be? View attachment 106758

Hi! It looks like 'boar glue', dried semen fluid that is well named when it comes to getting rid of it!

Please take the time to read this guide here; you may find it very helpfulhttps://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/boar-care-bits-bums-baths.135661/

The guide is part of our new owners guide collection, which specifically addresses all the areas we get the most questions, concerns or potentially harmful misconceptions about. You may find it very helpful: Getting Started - New Owners' Most Helpful Guides