madisonaryanna
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- Joined
- Feb 14, 2017
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- Joined
- Feb 14, 2017
- Messages
- 36
I have one male guinea pig, whom I was told was about one year but seems to be a bit small and has really pointy nails so may be a little younger, whom I tried to pair with another boar, 4 months old. The 1 y/o male is really calm and tame and is not very dominant, and the new one is pretty skittish and scared from what I've seen so far, but I can't make many statements about how dominant he is. I know that he lived with several other piggies before. When I put them together in a neutral area, they circled, rumbling, then began chattering (Older one also tried to hump the new one a couple times, but new one didn't try to hump him). They went to opposite ends of the area and continued to chatter for like an hour. The theme of the introduction was that my older one would go near the new one and the new one would start chattering at him and they never really quit doing that and would just sit away from each other and sit there for periods of time doing nothing (Even though I had hay)
So, I cleaned the cage out really thoroughly and something came up so I had to leave. I put them in the cleaned cage together and watched for like 15 minutes and they just kinda stayed away from each other and continued chattering for a long time. I think the new one may just be scared. I didn't really have time so I made the decision to put up my divider and separate the cage into two so that they aren't together.
The last couple times I had checked on them now (separated!), they have just been sitting in one spot, when my older one is usually walking around or eating more often. I was thinking about keeping them separated for a while before trying introductions again since the new one seems so scared and skittish right now and he's probably scared since he was in a car for about an hour. Is this okay (I will make sure that when I reintroduce I have several hours and I see it through and let them work it out unless blood is shed) and will it help to have them next to each other where they can smell, somewhat see maybe, and hear each other? Maybe help with reintroducing later? I just think poor new guy is just scared out of his wits in general, my older pig was pretty chill even during the introduction and seemed scared of new guy, himself. Note - this is the same cage that they are in, there is just a divider that has a ramp but I shut the ramp part so it's a flat out divider.
(Poor new guy is so scared. He lets me pet him but he usually runs when I get near and at sounds and sits in a spot frozen. He doesn't chatter at ME (the other guinea pig separated, Pooh, chatters his ass off at me) and he did take a carrot out of my hand though)
Thanks guys!
So, I cleaned the cage out really thoroughly and something came up so I had to leave. I put them in the cleaned cage together and watched for like 15 minutes and they just kinda stayed away from each other and continued chattering for a long time. I think the new one may just be scared. I didn't really have time so I made the decision to put up my divider and separate the cage into two so that they aren't together.
The last couple times I had checked on them now (separated!), they have just been sitting in one spot, when my older one is usually walking around or eating more often. I was thinking about keeping them separated for a while before trying introductions again since the new one seems so scared and skittish right now and he's probably scared since he was in a car for about an hour. Is this okay (I will make sure that when I reintroduce I have several hours and I see it through and let them work it out unless blood is shed) and will it help to have them next to each other where they can smell, somewhat see maybe, and hear each other? Maybe help with reintroducing later? I just think poor new guy is just scared out of his wits in general, my older pig was pretty chill even during the introduction and seemed scared of new guy, himself. Note - this is the same cage that they are in, there is just a divider that has a ramp but I shut the ramp part so it's a flat out divider.
(Poor new guy is so scared. He lets me pet him but he usually runs when I get near and at sounds and sits in a spot frozen. He doesn't chatter at ME (the other guinea pig separated, Pooh, chatters his ass off at me) and he did take a carrot out of my hand though)
Thanks guys!