Sorry this is going to be a long post!
So I look after 2 guinea pigs which are owned by the school I work at. They are both entire males and because of a falling out a couple of years ago they live side by side in separate cages. One of them passed away on Wednesday, leaving the other one alone. The one which is left is now obviously missing the one which has passed away. The school won’t let me get the one who is left neutered.
So I’m looking at getting a couple of guinea pigs of my own so that the school one has company. In the past I have always had girls and I would prefer to get girls.
My question is
1) If I got 2 girls would this make the male aggressive if he could smell them, especially when they come into season?
2) Would the girls fall out and fight because they could smell him?
3) Would I be better getting 2 males or would that also cause aggression between the new boys? And potentially between the new boys and the current one?
4) What is the best solution to this problem?
I will take any advice that you can offer as I really have no idea what is the best solution.
Thanks for any advice.
So I look after 2 guinea pigs which are owned by the school I work at. They are both entire males and because of a falling out a couple of years ago they live side by side in separate cages. One of them passed away on Wednesday, leaving the other one alone. The one which is left is now obviously missing the one which has passed away. The school won’t let me get the one who is left neutered.
So I’m looking at getting a couple of guinea pigs of my own so that the school one has company. In the past I have always had girls and I would prefer to get girls.
My question is
1) If I got 2 girls would this make the male aggressive if he could smell them, especially when they come into season?
2) Would the girls fall out and fight because they could smell him?
3) Would I be better getting 2 males or would that also cause aggression between the new boys? And potentially between the new boys and the current one?
4) What is the best solution to this problem?
I will take any advice that you can offer as I really have no idea what is the best solution.
Thanks for any advice.