Bonding Sows

[Nat_Piggy]

Hi! Today 6-month-old S'mores and 2-year-old Midnight (both females) met. They had no reaction to each other and totally ignored one another. We put them in the middle of the floor in a room that neither has ever been to and let them loose. They pretended the other wasn't there. No butt sniffing, no noises, no nothing. Does this mean they don't like each other? Or do they just not like other guinea pigs?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi! Today 6-month-old S'mores and 2-year-old Midnight (both females) met. They had no reaction to each other and totally ignored one another. We put them in the middle of the floor in a room that neither has ever been to and let them loose. They pretended the other wasn't there. No butt sniffing, no noises, no nothing. Does this mean they don't like each other? Or do they just not like other guinea pigs?

I would give them some more time in cages/runs that are adjacent, so they can get used to each other. It can just be that they are not interested in each other, but it may also be that they were afraid of the new surroundings. If you can, serve food and hay by the dividing side.

 

[Jerome Sobacki]

I would give them some more time in cages/runs that are adjacent, so they can get used to each other. It can just be that they are not interested in each other, but it may also be that they were afraid of the new surroundings. If you can, serve food and hay by the dividing side.

I have had to keep the two piggies separated because Anna is such a bullie. Yesterday I noticed the they were sniffing each other a lot through the partition wire. So I opened the gate and let them have access to each other. Elsa finally got tired of Anna’s bulling ways and started head butting Anna. So there is peace in the cage for now. Now Anna stays pretty close to Elsa. I really enjoy those two little piggies. So now they have a lot of room to run, and Elsa the little fatty needs it