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My gf and I have two female guinea pigs (Newton and Crunch) who are about 2.5 years old. They've been together pretty much from birth. They've been living together in perfect harmony since they were brought home 2.5 years ago.
A couple weeks ago, we moved from Toronto to Hong Kong. For the first 4 - 5 days, all was normal between them. They had an area pretty much identical to what they had in Toronto. We even had the same towels, toys, etc.
One night, we heard a lot of commotion from their cage. We didn't think to much of it, as Newton occasionally tried to mount Crunch and she doesn't like it. In the morning, I noticed a small scratch under Crunch's nose. We passed it off as her running in to something, as she tends to be a little jumpy sometimes. There was no sign at that point that there was any issue between the two of them.
The next day, it was as if something flipped in Newton's head. She'd constantly approach Crunch, chattering her teeth and chasing her around the cage. We had to separate them, as it was getting to the point that Crunch was terrified to come out of her house.
We've tried to re-introduce them a few times without success. The first couple of times was in their regular cage area. Yesterday, we setup a brand new area without any of their belongings. At first they were fine, then Newton got all aggressive and kept chasing Crunch away.
We separated them again, putting Crunch back in the regular cage and keeping Newton in the new area. What we found interesting was that Crunch had urinated in the new area. When we took Crunch out, Newton move his small house right over that wet spot and stayed inside for a while.
Not quite sure what to do at the moment, other than keeping them permanently separated. If there's anything you'd think we should try, we'd be more than happy to. We'd really like them to live together again, but not sure if that'll be possible.
A couple weeks ago, we moved from Toronto to Hong Kong. For the first 4 - 5 days, all was normal between them. They had an area pretty much identical to what they had in Toronto. We even had the same towels, toys, etc.
One night, we heard a lot of commotion from their cage. We didn't think to much of it, as Newton occasionally tried to mount Crunch and she doesn't like it. In the morning, I noticed a small scratch under Crunch's nose. We passed it off as her running in to something, as she tends to be a little jumpy sometimes. There was no sign at that point that there was any issue between the two of them.
The next day, it was as if something flipped in Newton's head. She'd constantly approach Crunch, chattering her teeth and chasing her around the cage. We had to separate them, as it was getting to the point that Crunch was terrified to come out of her house.
We've tried to re-introduce them a few times without success. The first couple of times was in their regular cage area. Yesterday, we setup a brand new area without any of their belongings. At first they were fine, then Newton got all aggressive and kept chasing Crunch away.
We separated them again, putting Crunch back in the regular cage and keeping Newton in the new area. What we found interesting was that Crunch had urinated in the new area. When we took Crunch out, Newton move his small house right over that wet spot and stayed inside for a while.
Not quite sure what to do at the moment, other than keeping them permanently separated. If there's anything you'd think we should try, we'd be more than happy to. We'd really like them to live together again, but not sure if that'll be possible.
