Teejay
Adult Guinea Pig
Hi all, first of all, apologies for the million posts I'm going to be making today......my head is spinning with all the questions!
Right....my boys had a bit of a falling out last night........see my other thread "how far do you let it go......one boar harassing another" for the gory details!
There were two patches of blood in the cage after I'd split them up, I checked them both and could find no obvious wounds or blood on their fur, but I suspect that Pudding was the casualty; he wasn't being aggressive towards Squeak, just extremely randy, and I think Squeak just had enough of it and retaliated with a nip!
I am actually wondering if Squeak may have bitten Pudding's penis.....he most definitely had it 'out' while he was playing Romeo, I could clearly see it, and that might explain why I couldn't find any wounds.....hmmm.....better keep an eye on that......:red
So, we kept them apart for the night, but both of them seemed very subdued and not themselves this morning.......almost a bit depressed........there as no wheeking for breakfast, they just didn't seem interested.
As the bloodshed wasn't strictly speaking caused by fighting (it was more a "get off my head and stop trying to insert that thing into my ear" sort of annoyed nip), is there any chance that Pud & Squeak could go back together and continue to work on their developing friendship?
Our immediate problem is what to do this evening.....obviously, we've kept them apart while we're out at work.........
I really do want to keep both of my boys - i love them to bits. I know I could split them up, have them both neutered and get them each a girlfriend, but I don't really have the space for more pigs.
I'll put up an other thread about the 'living side by side in a run' option, just to see if it's viable.
Thanks for listening! Tracey
Right....my boys had a bit of a falling out last night........see my other thread "how far do you let it go......one boar harassing another" for the gory details!
There were two patches of blood in the cage after I'd split them up, I checked them both and could find no obvious wounds or blood on their fur, but I suspect that Pudding was the casualty; he wasn't being aggressive towards Squeak, just extremely randy, and I think Squeak just had enough of it and retaliated with a nip!
I am actually wondering if Squeak may have bitten Pudding's penis.....he most definitely had it 'out' while he was playing Romeo, I could clearly see it, and that might explain why I couldn't find any wounds.....hmmm.....better keep an eye on that......:red
So, we kept them apart for the night, but both of them seemed very subdued and not themselves this morning.......almost a bit depressed........there as no wheeking for breakfast, they just didn't seem interested.
As the bloodshed wasn't strictly speaking caused by fighting (it was more a "get off my head and stop trying to insert that thing into my ear" sort of annoyed nip), is there any chance that Pud & Squeak could go back together and continue to work on their developing friendship?
Our immediate problem is what to do this evening.....obviously, we've kept them apart while we're out at work.........
- we can try to put them back together again in the cage, and keep a very very close eye on them to see how they're getting on
- we can house them side by side (but separated) in a large metal run we have
I really do want to keep both of my boys - i love them to bits. I know I could split them up, have them both neutered and get them each a girlfriend, but I don't really have the space for more pigs.
I'll put up an other thread about the 'living side by side in a run' option, just to see if it's viable.
Thanks for listening! Tracey