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Old 10-28-08, 02:07 pm
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Re: Be careful with baby guineas and c & c cages!

When you first get the second one you need quarantine time for 3 weeks, that means 2 different cages, in 2 different rooms, and try to keep your hands and clothes clean between handling both so bacteria isn't transmitted. Handle the new pig last. After quarantine is up, and they both seem healthy, you can introduce them. Sit down with them in a large fenced in area and let them find eachother. Watch them for about an hour or so, depending on how they're doing. At first you might think they dont care the other one is there, but that is because they are exploring being in a new area. Once they discover eachother the fun begins. They'll mount eachother, they'll rumblestrutt (which sounds like a purr a little) and their fur on the back of their neck will stand up. They'll sniff eachothers butt, they'll chase eachother, one may seem like it's bullying the other, but it's all normal. One is proving dominance. After an hour or so, and there is no blood or fur flying, keep them together. They should be fine. They may still rumblestruff and everything at eachother, but as long as one is subsiding, it's just fine.
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