Introductions First Day Introductions, Normal Behavior Between 2 Males?

[fisch277]

Hello!

So we have a 5 month old boy (confirmed male) and a 2 month old (now not completely convinced a male?), and yesterday was their first day of introductions after the younger one completed the 2 weeks of quarantine!

It started off great, sniffing, a little bit of chasing and mounting, everything that I had read about and expected between two meeting piggies.

Then the 2 month old began spraying while being chased. From everything that I have read ONLY females do this behavior.

So my question is this, does this spraying mean that we have a little girl, or can males spray their scent as well to mark their territory?

Thank you!!

 

[bpatters]

Did you turn them both over and compare to see whether they're the same? If not, do so immediately. If one of them is a sow, separate them immediately.

See www.cavyspirit.com/sexing.htm.

 

[fisch277]

I have flipped them both over, and I felt pretty confident about my findings that they were both male until the younger one started spraying! I just did a recheck and from my new guinea pig eyes they are both male. So that is also a male behavior? The scent spraying?

 

[PeanutnCookie]

I'm not sure about scent spraying, but I know both males and females drag their butts on the ground to leave their scent.

 

[bpatters]

They both can spray, but it's much more a female behavior than male. Can you extrude a penis on the new one?

And it's not scent spraying, it's pee.

 

[fisch277]

I wasn't sure, in the one article I could find on it it called it scent spraying, thank you for the correction!

I just made a third attempt to extrude the penis, and yes he is a he! Such a wiggly little guy but I didn't give up this time.

Thank you for your response!