I got two boars in October, and at the time, Caramel was a month old and Toby was 1 year old. They were adopted out together because they bonded the best out of all the other babies. A month or so later, I read somewhere that a mellow adult should not be paired with a dominant baby since it may cause problems later once the baby reaches teenage years (5 months). I was a little worried because Caramel had been showing signs of being a dominant pig.
Now, there are definite signs of dominance challenges. Caramel seems to bully Toby, chasing him out of boxes (hidey homes), grabbing his food away, and just simply harassing him. And Toby's bigger! Toby will just accept it, run away, and try to get more food elsewhere. Today for the first time, they engaged in a minor fight with sqealing, pushing, and head butting. Toby's not even a teenager yet! Has anyone had experience with this? Did it end up being ok? I know that guinea pigs WILL fight, but I just want to know what people have seen/experienced. Caramel is being such a brat! Poor Toby. He's so chill.
Now, there are definite signs of dominance challenges. Caramel seems to bully Toby, chasing him out of boxes (hidey homes), grabbing his food away, and just simply harassing him. And Toby's bigger! Toby will just accept it, run away, and try to get more food elsewhere. Today for the first time, they engaged in a minor fight with sqealing, pushing, and head butting. Toby's not even a teenager yet! Has anyone had experience with this? Did it end up being ok? I know that guinea pigs WILL fight, but I just want to know what people have seen/experienced. Caramel is being such a brat! Poor Toby. He's so chill.