hi, my name is claire, and i have recently aquired three male guinea pigs, brothers. they are about 6 months old now. in the beginning, they got on really well, but the bigger of the three is hounding the smallest one, and when we were away on holiday, and neighbours looked after them, i came back and he had a lot of painful scabs on him, clearly blood had been drawn, and his ear was badly bitten. the cage is quite big, and they have the run of the conservatory all day anyway, and go outside when its nice. i have read loads of stuff and apparently neutering wont make a difference? any suggestions, as i am trying to give them space form each other, but its not making a huge amount of difference. i have had to feed them separately, as the one thats being picked on has lost a bit of weight. think i will take him to be checked out at the vets as well. the other one is non plussed and the one that fights isnt interested in him anyway. funnily enough, its the one thats being picked on now, that started on the other one in the first place, but now there are role reversals!! i dont want this to get worse!!! help!!!! any views on 'buddy baths'?
thanks, claire k
thanks, claire k