Ok I have had a little guinea pigs for about a year and we have just gotten another one. The problem is that the one that we have had for a year is bitting the new one whenever she goes by like if she goes into one of the hide away houses she will bite her or if I am holding both of them she gets really annoyed and starts to continually biting the littleler one. Is there a way to stop that or is it going to keep happening?
2007-03-23 18:12:22 · 10 answers · asked by Amanda D 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I have experience in this area! Basically your first guinea pig is showing her dominance towards the new guinea pig. Some people think only males are territorial but that simply isn't true. She doesn't know why this other guinea pig is in her house! Now you didn't say how long this has been going on, I have two females that live together and just introduced a new baby to them. They bit her and chased her and she cried and I was getting worried, but after they got used to the fact that she isn't going anywhere, they leave her alone now. I've had the same experience with other guinea pigs in the past as well. However, if time goes by and she just won't leave her alone or is actually inflicting wounds on the poor little girl, then you would have to seperate them. Some guinea pigs just don't want friends! I hope this helps and hope your little piggie quits being bitten.
2007-03-24 03:22:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of your guinea pigs may be dominant, so she is being territorial, it's her way of showing her dominance. I think the best thing to do is put the new guinea pig in a separate cage, but keep it close or side by side with the others and let them smell each other through the bars. That way they will get to know each other through smell and maybe have them spend more time outside the cage, some playtime.
See how they react at playtime and give it about three weeks before trying the put the new piggy with the others.
good luck
2007-03-23 19:16:47 · answer #2 · answered by Child Of God 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I unquestionably have 2 guinea pigs, the two are 3-4 yrs old. once I had issues like that, in basic terms stickthe nutrients in the cage and bypass away it on my own. at last the pig will consume it. yet, by way of ways, i wouldnt reccommend provide it vegetables, because of the fact it supplies guinea pigs diarea.....( :S ) provide them grass, or the traditional guinea pig puppy nutrients..... (could be stumbled on at puppy shops)
2016-10-19 11:56:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are they both males? if they are that is probably going to continue. if you don't know how to tell if they are male or female what you need to do is pick them up and underneath their belly you should see like a little opening. put your fingers in a v shape and lay the v around the opening (the opening should be between both fingers) then push. if a little you know what comes out its a boy if nothing does its a girl. but definitely if they are both males that will probably continue and you will have to seperate them because the older one will probably kill the younger one.
2007-03-23 18:22:33 · answer #4 · answered by pricanbboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem may be that, the old one thinks your giving more love to the new one. The same thing is happening with my dog. He starts growling at me as if he doesn't know me. I am also in the same predicament. Yet, if I leave both alone , the old one comes to me on his own.
2007-03-23 18:22:59 · answer #5 · answered by Ash 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Separate them. It's only going to get worse, not better. Even if they're opposite genders, they're not going to work it out. Your first pig feels that the second is invading its territory. Get pig number two out of there before pig number one seriously injuries it.
2007-03-23 18:36:30 · answer #6 · answered by Missy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had two brothers, one made himself alpha male. So, we used two big tupper and connected them with big short plastic plumbing tubes, from the hardware store. They fought, they "growled" at each other, but they loved to be together. As with most animals I would say they need to adjust. Let them play, get used to one another, and give them their own space, so neither feels their territory is at stake.
2007-03-23 21:05:54 · answer #7 · answered by pinkpiratepunk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would separate them immediately. The oldest one could possibly kill the little one. Poor little thing!
2007-03-23 18:20:26 · answer #8 · answered by Jaim Jaim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is going to keep happening you will have to seperate them.
2007-03-23 18:19:40 · answer #9 · answered by mystictoad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seperate them
2007-03-23 18:19:53 · answer #10 · answered by ralahinn1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋