Tara95
Adult Guinea Pig
I'm really lucky because my herd of 7 have been getting on amazingly recently. Perhaps a little bit too well with the new arrivals, the smallest piggy Tiger (sow) has been doing quite a bit of mounting and at times has appeared if something was pulsating moving down there and purring. The other females who initially found her to be quite annoying have been popcorning constantly when she sniffs their bums. She has a particularly dominant personality with myself as she will jump on my lamp in order to be fed first and is very brave which is unlike the others. Initially, I was worried she was a male due to her personality traits but when I checked the sexting guide I was 70% sure she was a sow. The people I purchased her from were also convinced she was a sow. I took her to an exotic specialist (my vet) who also thought the two new arrivals were sows and then when I went back there for a follow up appointment 10 days later I asked the vet to double check again, she said again she thinks they're two sows but you can never be 100% sure until they get bigger. She then repeated you have two sows. She specialises in neutering so I trust her opinion but I just have a very bad feeling due to the recent humping that has been going on for atleast 3 -4 days now. I have 5 sows who have never acted like her even when on heat. One of my other sows may have mounted occasionally but that was very rare. Should I be concerned by this behaviour? She is 12 weeks old but is very small for her age. She's been humping more than the neutered male in the herd. Another query is if I/myself/ the vet were wrong and she was a male Winston would surely fight with her? They seem to get on very well and I'm presuming if she was a male this would not be the case? Is this behaviour normal?
Many thanks
Many thanks
