I got my male pig for almost two years. He is very spoiled almost like I would treat a child. I know I should have gotten two at the same time but my boyfriend got me him (Homer) as a gift for sweetest day. This past June I decided to get another male pig, he was only four months old at the time so I figured Homer would take him on as his own. They were separated in the cage that I built with a divider for about three days and the divider was removed when I would come home from work until I permanetly removed it once I felt comfortable about leaving them alone. They started getting along a little bit, Little Guy loves Homer. Homer hates Little Guy. Any advice my boyfriend had to break up a pig fight the other day and he got bit pretty bad by Homer (hes never bitten before). We haven't ignored Homer since we got Little Guy if anything hes gotten more attention. I would love to be able to hold them together without the jealousy and piggy wars. Any suggestions would help.
2006-10-30 06:40:25 · 9 answers · asked by krystal_lynne612 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Unfortunately you have two males. It sounds like it is a territorial issue. Males usually can not live together. Since you did not introduce them into the same cage together, I doubt they will be able to live together. My suggestion would be to keep them in separate cages.
2006-10-30 06:52:47 · answer #1 · answered by ...... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the LIL GUY outta there! Homer is older and the boss! Put that divider back in there. I had male piggies who were brothers and they liked to be together to play but not to live together. Skipper would try to bully Squirtbuggie. I had ratties that were brothers and I got bitten four times trying to break up their fights. They also bit one another. I put them in separate cages and they were fine. Males are territorial and LIL GUY was too old at 4 months to be put in with a grown piggie. They can be daddies at 2-3 months. Piggies and other animals accept babies most of the time but looks like Homer was threatened. Protect yourself and your animals, separate them.
2006-10-30 09:32:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While rodents generally do well together, introducing older ones can be a challenge. I raised hamsters for several years and my males usually got along, but I still housed them separately. They could play together outside the cage (on a table or whatever, under supervision), but they didnt' live together. I've also had hamsters that lived together for several months before starting to fight a lot. In one case, I had to put one in a bucket for the night as I had no other cage and it'd bitten my other's stomach enough to make him bleed!
I realize pigs are a lot different than hamsters... but a rodent is a rodent. Sometimes they just wont' get along if they aren't introduced young enough. I would suggest putting them in separate cages and just allowing them supervised play time together on neutral ground (not in each others' cage where they may feel territorial). Maybe they'll learn to get along.... maybe they wont.
2006-10-30 06:49:39 · answer #3 · answered by kittikatti69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, you need to get a separate cage and house them separately. Males will only do well together if they are raised together and if there is no female present. You can also try to neuter them both, but I don't know how well that works against aggression. This may get bad to the point where the pig being picked on will lose weight and may not do well due to stress. Save yourself the trouble and separate them now.
2006-10-30 07:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by Astro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like they are maybe fighting for dominance. Little Guy might want to take over as the dominant male and Homer won't stand for it. I have read that it is best to let them duke it out UNLESS it gets bloody or one of them gets hurt. Some males just can't live together, others will get through it and be all lovey dovey again. I always recommend guinealynx.com and cavymadness.com. They have great information and have helped me tremendously with my guinea pigs! I hope it all works out for you!
2006-10-30 10:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by JLH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homer and Little Guy will fight each other to death. Keep them separate- unfortunately, as far as I know, it's the only way.
I hve two boys, too. It's the one that I got first who is very defensive and aggressive. He is being territorial, which is normal- I guess,... because as soon as I take away the divider, it's Furry Baby (the newer one) who invades Baby Angel's space first. It's never the other way around.
2006-10-30 08:30:20 · answer #6 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male rodents never do well together. Rats might, if they are raised together. But otherwise, they will fight, sometimes until the death. You need the get them seperate cages. Male/female combos will get along, but you will end up with babies galore! Female/female combos are your best bet if you want them to live in the same cage together and not fight.
2006-10-30 07:03:49 · answer #7 · answered by blondeqtpie13 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 02:47:31 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my mom says you should never keep males together as they will fight females are ok but not males my mom is a vet nurse
2006-10-30 07:38:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋