TWO MALE GUINEA PIGS............

  • Thread starter Thread starter 2-georgious-guineas
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
2

2-georgious-guineas

If you have 2 male Guinea pigs, do you keep them together? We have 2 males but I have been advised to split them otherwise they will end up killing each other - is this true. They are 3 months old and seem to get on really well at the moment but I was wondering if this is just something that is fine now but once they mature, will it all change? They have the odd jumping around session in the cage but nothing vicious, in fact I couldn't even tell you if they were just having a mess around! They look very cute together and love the run and seem happy in the cage - please help before I spend a fortune on a big cage for the pair of them :-\.
 
If it aint broke don't fix it!

2 boars will happily live together - they do sometimes have a bit of a bickering session but normally if you can get them together young enough then you'll be ok.

Visit website barmy 4 boars - not sure of the exact address but I'm sure if you do a search you'll find it.

Hx
 
It's not necessarily true. Are they siblings or have you had them together since day one? If so they've started the best possible way. If they are 3 months old and still okay together then I don't think you have much to worry about. They may already have sorted out who is 'top pig'.

I have two, and I've had to split them. They are in the same cage together with a grid divider though, so they can still (and certainly do) enjoy each other's company. One was a lone pig to start with though.

The signs of 'top pig' competing to look out for are rumbling noises and hip-swinging, this is rumblestrutting. There will probably be a lot of bottom sniffing and mounting. The danger signs are teeth chattering and 'facing off', this is the stage where you should get ready to intervene. Get a towel or similar ready to throw over them in case they go at each other, this will confuse them and you can seperate them hopefully without getting injured yourself.

I am just a new pig owner, I'm sure more experienced piggie people will post other advice too. Good luck! O0
 
Keep them together. They don't need to be split up unless they start fighting. I have two boars who are about a year old now and they're living happily together. They did have to be split up from about 8 - 9 months old but could still talk and see eachother cos they were just split via a mesh divider. They're now together happily again :D
 
hi ive got my 2 males living together, they have the odd squabble but thats just boys being boys, mine are brothers and have been living together since birth they are 9 months old in a few days, if they get on fine then let them live together you'll only need to seperate if they fight so bad they draw blood etc, but they seem to be bonded from what you have said if they are happy then leave them be :)
 
Two or more brothers living together from birth is fine. If they have enough space they should live together happily. Remember they more space they have the happier they will be :)
 
Hi & welcome :)

I have two males living together with no problems what so ever. First, they had been together since tiny babies although not brothers. One died in April (RIP Frank :'( ) & now we have introduced another adult male to our existing pig & had no trouble.

It depends on the piggies personalities but aslong as there is no real bullying going on or blood being drawn then all is well & they are perfectly happy with eachothers company O0
 
There is some fantastic advice here - many thanks. I assume from all this information that it is something that only a little more time will tell. From what you said CobwebandPigpig, I have only experienced them looking at each other closely and then one lifts his head like he is "the boss" and then they both back off. I am hoping that they will get on well as they are both lovely to watch running around the run. They are brothers and have been together since birth so fingers crossed is the best I can do for now ^-^. I absolutely love Guinea pigs and wish I could keep more. We also have a female rabbit that does not go in the hutch as the Guineas are inside and the rabbit is outside and I am not going to introduce them as the rabbit is a big girl but I sometimes wonder if they can smell her when she is running round the garden and the Guineas are in the run. Thanks again for all your feedback 0:)
 
At three months old they are piggie teenagers & I expect you know what teenagers are like! ::)

I'm sure they can smell your rabbit but glad to hear you aren't going to let them out together as rabbits can hurt or even kill a piggie with their back feet. I have a few different kinds of rodent pets & they all see each other & know whose about but they have different playtimes. :D
 
I had two pairs of boars T-bone and rufus were brothers and the best of friends. Charlie and Elvis were from different litters and couldn't be any more different than each other but they got on from day one.
They will only start to fight if they have a personality clash, with all animals there is a pack leader and it is the same with piggies one will probably be very confident and establish him self as the Boss.
 
You've had good advice, we had to separate for most of their day time / night time cause errrr one used to hassle the other, but we did always get them to have play time together... see how you go and all the best of luck.
If it doesn't work out, try to have them in a hutch that you can separate like we did, then they could talk and relate to each other... and we used to take the divider out.. lol there was the chatter and rummblestruts but never ever fights once they had there own area... ::) ::) ::) boys :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
i have two boars together who arent brothers, but have grown up together and they get on fine, they snuggle up together, play together, eat together, and follow each other everywhere.

i only had minor problems when the younger of the two was about 5-6 months old, and decided he wanted to be boss pig, but even then there was no fighting, just arguing over food, and rumbling at each other, which soon stopped.

if they get on fine, then i dont see why they should be seperated ?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top