JP88
New Born Pup
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Hello all.
Myself and my partner have recently got two new male Guinea pigs (roughly 8-10 weeks). They appear to have settled well and are eating, drinking and chatting etc. My question is, one appears to be more dominant than the other and is rumblestrutting a lot and in a few occasions, humped the other ones head. The other one let's him and doesn't seem bothered by the rumblestrutting or humping and either ignores him or follows him around constantly. Everytime we put them into their run and everytime we put them back in their cage, the rumblestrutting starts. Sometimes it last a few seconds and that's it but other times we've seen it go on all day. After reading up, it appears to be perfectly normal behaviour but should it be going on all the time? I understand that when they are put in a new environment, they need to reassert who is in charge. Is this correct and will it be something that they will always do or will it calm down over time?
Myself and my partner have recently got two new male Guinea pigs (roughly 8-10 weeks). They appear to have settled well and are eating, drinking and chatting etc. My question is, one appears to be more dominant than the other and is rumblestrutting a lot and in a few occasions, humped the other ones head. The other one let's him and doesn't seem bothered by the rumblestrutting or humping and either ignores him or follows him around constantly. Everytime we put them into their run and everytime we put them back in their cage, the rumblestrutting starts. Sometimes it last a few seconds and that's it but other times we've seen it go on all day. After reading up, it appears to be perfectly normal behaviour but should it be going on all the time? I understand that when they are put in a new environment, they need to reassert who is in charge. Is this correct and will it be something that they will always do or will it calm down over time?