(First of all im sorry for my english, it is not my first language)
I've had a guinea pig named Bobo for about a month now, he was in a 14 square feet cage and i wanted to get him a new piggie because i've read they do better in groups.
I went to the nearest place with guinea pigs (a breeder at a 1 hour drive distance) and bought another male.
I was unable to introduce them properly (my biggest mistake) because i got home at 6:00 and had to leave for class in 20 minutes, so i simply put him inside the cage.
Straight away Bobo was weirded out and on guard. This was wednesday, today i friday.
Following the next day Bobo had been very territorial constantly, snapping his teeth at the new guinea pig and slowly shaking his butt, doing the thing where he kinda raises himself on his back paws too.
Bobo was a huge coward when it came to the new guinea pig though, if he as much as moved Bobo would run away instantly. Bobo never tried to chase him or bit him, he did come close and smell his butt though.
Whenever they were out of the cage they had no trouble being close, but inside tha cage Bobo was territorial. I did clean the whole cage and change eveyrthign around to throw Bobo off a bit but he still was territorial.
The new guinea pig showed NO territorial behaviours whatsoever at first, but today he started to chase Bobo around and make the territorial signs back at him. I read that this was normal and that i should let them deal with their dominance issues on their own. So i did leave them alone and went to class.
I just came back from class and Bobo has a bite on his nose...... I've separated them and plan on taking the new guinea pig back to the breeder.
I know piggies do well in groups but after this i feel very reluctant to get any new piggies, im considering raising Bobo by himself.
Getting a female is out of question due to the fact that i am from a very small town in the south of Brazil and there are no vets that can neuter a piggie anywhere nearby...
Please what should i do? Would it be okay to leave Bobo alone or should i one day consider getting another piggie? (not this one though)
this is the floor plan of the lower level of their cage, each one had a hiding place and each hiding place had two entrances.
I've had a guinea pig named Bobo for about a month now, he was in a 14 square feet cage and i wanted to get him a new piggie because i've read they do better in groups.
I went to the nearest place with guinea pigs (a breeder at a 1 hour drive distance) and bought another male.
I was unable to introduce them properly (my biggest mistake) because i got home at 6:00 and had to leave for class in 20 minutes, so i simply put him inside the cage.
Straight away Bobo was weirded out and on guard. This was wednesday, today i friday.
Following the next day Bobo had been very territorial constantly, snapping his teeth at the new guinea pig and slowly shaking his butt, doing the thing where he kinda raises himself on his back paws too.
Bobo was a huge coward when it came to the new guinea pig though, if he as much as moved Bobo would run away instantly. Bobo never tried to chase him or bit him, he did come close and smell his butt though.
Whenever they were out of the cage they had no trouble being close, but inside tha cage Bobo was territorial. I did clean the whole cage and change eveyrthign around to throw Bobo off a bit but he still was territorial.
The new guinea pig showed NO territorial behaviours whatsoever at first, but today he started to chase Bobo around and make the territorial signs back at him. I read that this was normal and that i should let them deal with their dominance issues on their own. So i did leave them alone and went to class.
I just came back from class and Bobo has a bite on his nose...... I've separated them and plan on taking the new guinea pig back to the breeder.
I know piggies do well in groups but after this i feel very reluctant to get any new piggies, im considering raising Bobo by himself.
Getting a female is out of question due to the fact that i am from a very small town in the south of Brazil and there are no vets that can neuter a piggie anywhere nearby...
Please what should i do? Would it be okay to leave Bobo alone or should i one day consider getting another piggie? (not this one though)
this is the floor plan of the lower level of their cage, each one had a hiding place and each hiding place had two entrances.