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[midgetdesi]

Quick question...

I am tring to house my three boys together, so I am starting the introductions. Anywho, I still have a female to house and she will life in anoher house. Is i ok if her cage is a few feet from the boys? or will they still fight about her?

Desi

 

[melodypig]

Desi-
Did you say you need to house a female?

melody

 

[cavy-cool-crazy]

I would have the female in a different room, or, if that's not possible, keep them as far away from the boys cage as you can. As it is 3 boys you are trying to introduce, it is possible that they will fight if they smell a female.

Are you going to get a friend for the female piggy?

 

[Piglet]

I don't think that will work out - they would be able to smell her from the cage and may fight. It would be better if she could be housed in another room.

 

[JennG]

I've been thinking of adopting one or more cavies. I already have 3 girls. Should I get girls? I was thinking about rescuing a few boys and dividing the cage (after I extended it of course). Not a good idea, huh? What if the boys are both neutered? Could they live next door or what about w/ the 3 girls?

 

[Johanna]

If the boys smell a female they will fight. I had bloodshed when I had a female. I found a good home for her with another female.

 

[JennG]

Ok I'll have to tell my son that he'll definitely be outnumbered. He'll just have alot of sisters. Two human ones and 3 cavy ones for now. I may be adopting another girl anyways w/in the next few weeks. A friend's daughter rescued one from a petstore (whew-I know that's bad) but anyways, she's not sure she wants to keep it. I told her I'd take the cavy in. I've really gotten into this cavy business. I love my girls. I think about them all the time and I even have their pigtures on my desk (w/ my three human children). Anyways, I was just curious because I've seen the galleries and several other cavy lovers have several cavies-both girls and boys but in separate cages.