I have two guinea pigs, I've had them both for about a month. Both are definatly female, and one is about 3 months (Her name is Matilda) and the other about 6 months (Penelope). They used to get along fine until quite recently Penelope has picked up some strange behiviors. She started to chase Matilda around the cage with her nose in the air, shaking her butt and low purring. This really wasn't a problem until now she is no longer allowing her to eat! Earlier today, she attemped to mount Matilda. Matilda kicked her and ran around the pen, but Penelope followed her, slammed her into the gate and attemped again. I quickly grabbed Matilda away and put them both into the cage. It happened again, only this time I didn't interfere. After mounting her for about 2 seconds, Penelope continued to chase her and steal food from her mouth. For the final time she tried to mount Matilda again, I seperated them.
What is this behivior? What should I do to make it stop? Penelope is 2x bigger!
2007-04-01
03:41:34
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