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My girls get humpy when they are in heat Fiona is the worst offender. They are just being hormonal. The most we do to help them through is make sure there are enough hidies and escape routes for whoever is not in heat and give them extra exercise. We do extra trick training. Even though, while in heat, they have less focus and are more distractable, the training does help them settle. After they are both out of heat, they are the best of friends again.
Both females.
How old are they? Excessive hormonal behavior can be a sign of ovarian cysts.
Trick training?
Yeah! Trick training provides great mental stimulation and that can help the girls settle down a bit. Last night, Fiona was actually in heat like really bad, haha. I had work until ten and my boyfriend hadn't let them out at all for floortime because he's been playing the video game he got last month or so. So, when I came home, Fiona was being a real punk to Toora! Fi kept humping and chasing her around. I played with them one at a time first and then put them out on the floor together and Fi was still Miss Humpy, but it was a LOT less intense than it was before because her mind and body were more satisfied. I know that Toora's heat is up next! It's always Fi first, and then Toora-Loora's. Lol. It's pretty regular.
It really does sound like your girlie was in heat
Thanks, we are new to guinea pigs so I have lots of questions. Lol
Then you've come to the right place I learned so much from these forums. Best place to start is by reading the Guinea Lynx care and medical guides:
https://www.guinealynx.info/healthycavy.html
https://www.guinealynx.info/medical_guide.html
Aside from that, read all the sticky posts in these forums, check the main tab at the top for cage size recommendations (most pet store cages are too small). I especially recommend printing out this vegetable/fruit chart because it makes it so much easier to figure out what vegetables to feed and how often/much:
https://www.guineapigcages.com/foru...vy-Nutrition-Charts-amp-Poisonous-Plants-List
If you have any more questions you can use the search function on the forums which should answer most questions but if not don't be afraid to ask, everyone's happy to help out. Oh and this blog also has some great information on introductions and guinea pig behavior. You can click on the tags on the right side to find more articles:
https://guinea-pigs.livejournal.com/3002707.html