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piglover asked in PetsRodents · 5 years ago

My two guinea pig Boars are fighting?

My two boars are not really getting along. Teddy is about a year and was with two others til then passed away due to an illness. We got Squirrel, who is about 5ish months old, a few days after we lost two other males. We origanal kept them separated to make sure Squirrel or Teddy was not sick. After they met and a week went by we opened up the cage. They were fine and only showed normal behaviors. Then after a few month we had them in a plastic bin well I was cleaning the cage They stated to chatter their teeth and after a couple seconds they lunged at each other and became a whirlwind of fur. I seperated them and neither of them was hurt and no blood was drawn. We divided the cage again till the bigger one came in. Now we have them in a 10sq ft cage with a small loft. Plenty of room. However they are fighting again. They become a sorta whirlwind of guinea pig. This is the best way I can describe it. They dont draw blood and separate on their own. I am just worried if I cant step in they will hurt each other or I will wake up to a dead piggy. What can I do to stop them from fighting or is this normal? Will they work this out on their own?

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    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Don't let them alone, you definitely will have a dead piggy. It's normal, it's a dominance thing, and it's going to take time, possibly weeks to months. You'll have to keep them separated and each day let them have supervised contact only! It has to be a very gradual introduction or yes, one or both will be hurt. You don't dare put them in the same cage unsupervised for now. If they will both be in the bigger cage, put the new guinea pig in that cage, and introduce the old one into the new one a bit each day until they fight, then separate. Do that for as long as it takes.

  • 5 years ago

    Keep them separated.

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