Hi. I’m new as a guinea pig own.

[lisacox80]

Hi I’m both a New Guinea pig(s) owner and new to this forum. I’m wondering on how long it takes to bond 2 males that both want to be dominate. I found small bites (scabs) on our new little guy. We are going on day 5 that they are together and they are fine one minute and scrapping another. One of our guys in about 6 months old and we have had him since he was 3 months old. Our other little guy we have had for about 3 weeks and we don’t know how old he is (possible the same age). Please advise.

 

[bpatters]

Well, you've got two pigs in puberty, so they're probably going to squabble for a while. But cage size makes a huge difference, and boars need a lot of space -- 10-11 square feet minimum for two boars, and larger is better. All hideys should have at least two doors, and there should be something, like draped fleece, that is strategically placed to break up the lines of sight so they're not always visible to each other.

 

[lisacox80]

Well, you've got two pigs in puberty, so they're probably going to squabble for a while. But cage size makes a huge difference, and boars need a lot of space -- 10-11 square feet minimum for two boars, and larger is better. All hideys should have at least two doors, and there should be something, like draped fleece, that is strategically placed to break up the lines of sight so they're not always visible to each other.

 

[lisacox80]

Thank you. I was worried. I will start shopping for some fun stuff for them.

 

[bpatters]

They won't play with stuff unless they're very unusual pigs. You'd be better off enlarging their cage unless you've already got a big one.