danuutka
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi!
After the loss of our Winnie, we have adopted two 6 week old sows from a local rescue to bond with our bereaved boar Miki (neutered). They are currently in their cooling off period, where they’re living beside Miki until we bond them during the weekend as advised by the rescue.
We have NEVER had baby sows, and we have also never had two babies as we usually rescue older pigs - so I feel completely out of my depth!
In the last couple of days the girls are ‘squaring up’ to each other a lot. Including raising chins, mouth open, chattering. They’ve even sometimes ‘flown’ at each other in the cage, where they essentially both jump at each other with mouths open. No blood has been drawn and it seems pretty even from both girls. We have no hideys where anyone can be backing into a corner etc.
My question is - is this normal? Is this part of them trying to establish who is more dominant? Is it likely to become less dramatic once they’re in with a boar who will likely referee their arguments?
After the loss of our Winnie, we have adopted two 6 week old sows from a local rescue to bond with our bereaved boar Miki (neutered). They are currently in their cooling off period, where they’re living beside Miki until we bond them during the weekend as advised by the rescue.
We have NEVER had baby sows, and we have also never had two babies as we usually rescue older pigs - so I feel completely out of my depth!
In the last couple of days the girls are ‘squaring up’ to each other a lot. Including raising chins, mouth open, chattering. They’ve even sometimes ‘flown’ at each other in the cage, where they essentially both jump at each other with mouths open. No blood has been drawn and it seems pretty even from both girls. We have no hideys where anyone can be backing into a corner etc.
My question is - is this normal? Is this part of them trying to establish who is more dominant? Is it likely to become less dramatic once they’re in with a boar who will likely referee their arguments?
