2 Girls Not Bonding?

[Ellbell]

Hello,
I have two 9 week old girls. One girl is very playful, loud and outgoing, defiantly the dominate one. The other girl is very quiet, always hiding away and very shy. They won't sleep in the same bed and they won't sit in the same tunnel without someone being kicked out. They chase each other when playing but other then this they don't want anything to do with each other. They will bite if the other gets to close. Considering they are so young will they eventually grow to love each other? Or will they get worse? or is this something we can't predict?

 

[piggyfan]

THis sounds just like normal piggy dynamics. There is always one dominant and one subservient. Many piggies do not share beds and things but this does not mean they are not bonded. Have a read of these links to learn more,
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/dominance-behaviours-in-guinea-pigs.28949/

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/sow-behaviour.38561/

 

[madguinealady]

I had two six month old girls that never cuddled up or shared the same hideys etc.but when I had to get one pts the other was lost.Had to get a companion really quickly

 

[*kate*]

Mine sometimes share a bed, sometimes not. They also sometimes shove each other out the way and nip at each other.

Sound like yours are behaving perfectly normally!

 

[Freela]

This sounds like normal dominance behavior, especially while they are young. Pigs can be bonded and not necessarily share beds or cuddle all the time, and at times even bonded pairs can annoy the heck out of each other. Mine will share the pigloo sometimes, but other times definitely demonstrate that they want a bit of space, and they've been living together for 4 years and are definitely attached to one another!