Abisquartet
Junior Guinea Pig
My two boys Gizmo and Domino seem to have quite a feisty relationship. There’s chattering and rumbling every day but never any actual fights that I’ve seen - one of them will always start to submissive wheek then hop away before it escalates, usually Domino as Gizzy is the more dominant one. They also always seem to do this sideways on which I’ve read is less confrontational.
I’ve come in from work tonight to see a scratch on Gizmo’s nose - picture added. I know that once blood is drawn that’s it for a bond but I’m not sure if this actually “counts”. I know that there can be misjudged swipes which can result in a little scratch. I’ve gotten Gizmo out and cleaned up the area, though admittedly there isn’t much to clean as it wasn’t deep.
There’s no scratches or marks anywhere else on either of them, nor is there any blood anywhere in the cage. As they’re always typically rumbling and chattering and sometimes Gizmo will do a little lunge a Domino is he’s stood on some hay that he wants to get to, I wonder if Domino turned round and snapped at him to back off and accidentally caught him?
Either way I’ve moved my pet camera to aim at Dommy and Gizzy so I can watch and monitor their behaviour a bit better. In the meantime, does this seem like it could be a reason to separate or am I right in observing them for a bit longer to see if the bond is truly broken?
Thank you all!
I’ve come in from work tonight to see a scratch on Gizmo’s nose - picture added. I know that once blood is drawn that’s it for a bond but I’m not sure if this actually “counts”. I know that there can be misjudged swipes which can result in a little scratch. I’ve gotten Gizmo out and cleaned up the area, though admittedly there isn’t much to clean as it wasn’t deep.
There’s no scratches or marks anywhere else on either of them, nor is there any blood anywhere in the cage. As they’re always typically rumbling and chattering and sometimes Gizmo will do a little lunge a Domino is he’s stood on some hay that he wants to get to, I wonder if Domino turned round and snapped at him to back off and accidentally caught him?
Either way I’ve moved my pet camera to aim at Dommy and Gizzy so I can watch and monitor their behaviour a bit better. In the meantime, does this seem like it could be a reason to separate or am I right in observing them for a bit longer to see if the bond is truly broken?
Thank you all!