I have 2 beautiful male guinea pigs aged 9 mths. I find 1 of them is domineering over the other 1 of them. How do i solve this problem. They are let out in the day in a pen and then in a hutch at night.
2007-07-04 12:23:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
As long as no blood is present then leave them be. It is completely natural at that age for them to be going through this stage. My two boars had the same problem but are over it now. They need to sort out which is the boss! Giving them a bath together might help. The scary experience will bring them closer to each other!
And ignore the people who say 'boars shouldn't ever be put together'... most the time they are fine. Putting two ADULT boars together is asking for trouble but if they have grown up together, or if one is a baby they are FINE!!
I have TWO pairs of boars who love each other to bits!
2007-07-04 21:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by Trina 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are they siblings? It's natural for one to want to be dominate, that's how animals are- they need an Alpha. Although it is natural, it may be harmful. When I had puppies, the bigger one would mess with the littler one and it acutally fatality wounded it after a couple of weeks. Now, these are dogs, not guinea pigs, but these little rodents have sharp, big teeth!
There is a special circumstance to my problem with my dogs, though. The bigger one and the smaller one had different daddies. In the litter, there were 7 full pits and one that was half chihuaha. I guess that little doggie next door had his way with my ***** and his seed got to her egg. I don't know if maybe the death happened because he knew that the dog was different or what. But what I do know is that you could see the remorse in his eyes and the sadness in his ways after he hurt the little guy. The bigger one's barking is what actually led us outside, he was telling us something wasn't right. So even though he acutally bit him, I think he wasn't really trying to hurt him- just normal brotherly stuff.
Being that guinea pigs can't be trained as far as I know, I'd saw keep on eye on it and if it doesn't get any better than seperate them. Normally I would have said it was normal and everything would be ok, but after having the problem I did, I say be careful.
2007-07-04 12:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by jvnheavner 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Male guinea pigs are NOT always going to fight. It's all about personality and introduction techniques. http://www.cavyspirit.com/sociallife.htm#Introductions
There will be a dominant guinea pigs. It happens in male and female pairs. That is just nature. As long as their is no serious injury or bloodshed, let them figure it out. If there is, then sperate them. Put their cages side by side so they can still interact.
** Guinea pigs should NEVER be kept outside. They cannot control body tempature and are subject to illness. Not to mention all the predators outside. (Even if they can't get to them, they sure can stress them out!)
2007-07-04 13:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by MemphisGal 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are not fighting because they are males. Two females can also fight. I would let them work out what they need too. Make sure they have 2 of everything at all times. This will cut back on any disputes over food, water, etc. Unless they are drawing blood I wouldn't worry about too much about the disputes. My two females occasionally have minor disputes and they have been together for almost 2 years now.
2007-07-04 14:32:37 · answer #4 · answered by eskie_mama2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Male guinea pigs DO get along, no matter what anyone says.
It's normal for there to be some dominance issues between them, because in the natural world, one male will rule over his herd of females. Both of your boars want to be that male.
They seem to be perfectly fine, so you shouldn't worry. Only separate them if blood is drawn. If they start to fight and worry you, throw a towel over them to confuse them. They'll stop fighting. But if it gets to a point where blood is drawn, they have to be permanently separated.
2007-07-04 12:34:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
male guinea pigs are natural rivals and this is perfectly natural.
If there is no injury resutling from the dominant behaviour, just keep an eye on them, but if injury is occuring, you would have to seperate them.. good luck
2007-07-04 12:29:13 · answer #6 · answered by rocktheotters 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what i have noticed with my piggies is that 1 has to be the boss and that is the way it is :) there is always 1 dominate piggie in the bunch good luck
mommy of 3 piggies
2007-07-04 18:29:23 · answer #7 · answered by sillywillygirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It IS common for male guinea pigs to fight, "no matter what anyone says". Some don't, most do. I raised guinea pigs for 20 years and most fought. Keep them in separate cages.
2007-07-04 12:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
it is not really good 2 put 2 male gps together coz they fight
2007-07-04 12:27:18 · answer #9 · answered by naomi bg 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋