PiggySmitten
Adult Guinea Pig
Our group of 4 sows had to be separated a while back due to fungal infections. I delayed putting them back together because I was monitoring one of them whose fur seemed a little odd around her bottom but, having established all was fine, I reintroduced today on neutral ground indoors.
All went like a dream there, very peaceful, all 4 snuggling up together and all sharing food.
I totally cleaned the cage they'd been in as a group (2 have lived in there while they were separated into pairs) and rearranged what I could and added a new cardboard box hidey with 2 large entrance/exits.
They've been in there for about 5 hours now and all will be quiet for, say, 15 minutes at a time, but then suddenly they start running round like mad things. The top sow from when they were together before is clearly still top sow and whenever she goes anywhere, whichever pig is there shoots out to another location which seems to set off a chain reaction until they are all in new spots.
They never used to run round like this before and when they had a (shorter) separation once before (also a fungal outbreak), they didn't do this when they came back together.
There's no fighting, only the odd squeal of submission, no teeth chattering or rumble strutting but I'm a little worried that the most submissive ones (the two who have been separated from top sow for a while) are going to have their nerves shot to pieces by the time morning comes. Or, rather, my nerves are going to be shot to pieces if they keep going from all calm to this manic dashing all night long!
All went like a dream there, very peaceful, all 4 snuggling up together and all sharing food.
I totally cleaned the cage they'd been in as a group (2 have lived in there while they were separated into pairs) and rearranged what I could and added a new cardboard box hidey with 2 large entrance/exits.
They've been in there for about 5 hours now and all will be quiet for, say, 15 minutes at a time, but then suddenly they start running round like mad things. The top sow from when they were together before is clearly still top sow and whenever she goes anywhere, whichever pig is there shoots out to another location which seems to set off a chain reaction until they are all in new spots.
They never used to run round like this before and when they had a (shorter) separation once before (also a fungal outbreak), they didn't do this when they came back together.
There's no fighting, only the odd squeal of submission, no teeth chattering or rumble strutting but I'm a little worried that the most submissive ones (the two who have been separated from top sow for a while) are going to have their nerves shot to pieces by the time morning comes. Or, rather, my nerves are going to be shot to pieces if they keep going from all calm to this manic dashing all night long!
