6 Girls , How To Introduce Them All

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Put them together somewhere that us neutral territory such as a run on grass (move to a different bit of grass if you've had some recently in it where it currently is) or on the floor in a different room of your house from usual.

Completely clean out, disinfect and rearrange toys etc in the cage they are all going into after meeting.

For a few days at least remove any hideys, cosies etc that don't have more than one way in and out.
 
Do intros in a neutral place that no piggy has been in yet. Ideally, don't have any hideys in and just grass (if you are on the lawn) or a pile of hay and grass in the middle of the area. Make sure that you have plenty of time, if necessary on two following days if tensions are staying high on the first day.
Transfer them to the same cage only when they are past the very worst and have started settling together and working out the new hierarchy; dominance will travel down the ranks from top to bottom in the next few weeks until everypig is secure with its position. if necessary, separate overnight after the first day. Things are often much calmer on the second one. keep an eye on your top sows; they need to work out which of them comes top, and it can be a bit of a show down if neither is willing to back down.
Add hideys with just one exit only once things have settled; they can be flash points for tussles when one girl feels trapped with no way out.
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/faq-introducing-and-re-introducing-guinea-pigs.38562/
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/dominance-behaviours-in-guinea-pigs.28949/
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/sow-behaviour.38561/
 
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