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PickyPiggy · Sep 25, 2011

Hi, I have 2 female guinea pigs. Coco and Tabby. There adorable and I got them both from craigslist. I've had Tabby since last ocotber, and Coco a few moneths after that. Coco is about 2 years younger than Tabby. Unfortuntly, they really dislike eachother. I have them in a c and c cage with a divider, but I would really like it if they would get along. I tried reintoducing them today, new ground, and a new fleece blanket. Everything was going normal, chatering, circling, almost nipping, until one of the guinea pigs lunged for the other and I seperated them. Both guinea pigs are a little shaken up. Both of them are okay though. Any suggestions? By the way the younger guinea pig, Coco, is larger than Tabby. I've noticed Tabby won't let Coco smell here bottom. WHich one wants dominance?

Here's Tabby

Heres Coco

And here's some of their cage

PickyPiggy · Sep 25, 2011

Any ideas?

bpatters · Sep 25, 2011

Hi, sorry you're having problems with your pigs. Have you read Guinea Pigs Social Life Tried giving them a buddy bath? Made absolutely sure that the cage is completely cleaned (bars, coroplast, bedding, dishes, hideys, etc.) so there no smell of either pig in the cage?

PickyPiggy · Sep 25, 2011

I thought you coulld introduce them somewhere neither of them has been before, and then if they don't fight, I would clean their cage. I might try buddy bath.

C. Cole-Chakotay · Sep 25, 2011

Lovely ladies.

louie_joey · Sep 25, 2011

PickyPiggy said:
I tried reintoducing them today, new ground, and a new fleece blanket. Everything was going normal, chatering, circling, almost nipping, until one of the guinea pigs lunged for the other and I seperated them.

Personally, I would have left them for a few more minutes. Only separate if blood is drawn. The luge may have resulted in a bloody fight, but if one backed off it could have been a tussle. It is hard to watch but you have to leave them to sort their dominance issues out on their own unless there is blood shed.

PickyPiggy said:
I thought you coulld introduce them somewhere neither of them has been before, and then if they don't fight, I would clean their cage.

Yes this is true, but it isn't the magic solution. Some piggies just don't get along well, just as some people simply don't like each other.

Lastly, welcome to the forum! Good luck with your pigs, I hope that things work out. They are super adorable!

OllieandFriends · Sep 25, 2011

Welcome to the forum! Your piggies are adorable! Hope that it works out with your piggies and definitely look at the link bpatters posted, that really helped me when I introduced my two piggies!

PickyPiggy · Sep 25, 2011

Thanks everyone! Yes, it is very hard to watch. I just wish that I could hire some guinea pig expert to watch them fight for dominance for me, and then everything would be good. I'll try and let them bond more, and reintroduce them in the future. I find it ironic that I have the 2 female guinea pigs in the world that fight. I thought I'd say that Tabby lived alone, where as Coco lived with 2 other guinea pigs before I got them. Does this affect anything?

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