mackenzieluvslife
Junior Guinea Pig
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2020
- Messages
- 47
- Reaction score
- 23
- Points
- 175
Hello all!
Back in March, one half of my previous duo passed away, and I had to adopt some more piggies.
I got two babies, I’m guessing around 2 months in age. They got along perfectly with my senior Mocha, who is now nearing 6. (They are now nearing 8-9 months.)
They all got along beautifully from the moment they met. There was lots of grooming around the ears and head, popcorning, etc.
From the get-go it was pretty clear to me that Mocha, my senior became the dominant piggy, next in line was Bee, and then last was Honey. We are not of course months into their bond, and today, as I was doing a deep clean, I noticed that there was a a few chunks of white fur on the fleece. Weird. Maybe Bee (my only white pig) is shedding? Nope. Just checked it out. Miss Bee has a pretty noticeable cut on the nostril of her nose. Not sure if it’s from a bite or a scratch, but upon closer inspection she seems to also have an older, more faded scratch on her lip. This happened in the last day or two because I have photos of her a few days ago when she was in my lap.
Their cage is nearly 30 square feet large, 6x3 c&c grids. Each hide has 2 or more exits, and there’s typically around 4-5 in the cage at any given time, because I alternate through my collection of hides.
There’s 3 water bottles. The only thing I can think of is that I only have one hay pile, but i’ve never ever seen them fighting over it at all. They typically all eat together in harmony. I’m confused on what to do, mostly. Is it normal for teenage pigs to have fights? Or maybe my senior is getting too old and maybe snappy with my younger pig? I’ve never seen any of them fight. I saw my younger pigs mounting each other once earlier today, which is unusual behaviour for them, but it only lasted for about 3 seconds and they moved on. Other than that, whenever I see them all they’re getting along, even today.
I currently have the cage divided now (but tell me if this is a bad idea and I will remove it.) Bee is in a 3x2 section of the cage and the other two are in the 3x4. I feel terrible. She clearly wants to get back with the other pigs, but I’m worried that a fight could break loose when I’m not there. Any advice?
Back in March, one half of my previous duo passed away, and I had to adopt some more piggies.
I got two babies, I’m guessing around 2 months in age. They got along perfectly with my senior Mocha, who is now nearing 6. (They are now nearing 8-9 months.)
They all got along beautifully from the moment they met. There was lots of grooming around the ears and head, popcorning, etc.
From the get-go it was pretty clear to me that Mocha, my senior became the dominant piggy, next in line was Bee, and then last was Honey. We are not of course months into their bond, and today, as I was doing a deep clean, I noticed that there was a a few chunks of white fur on the fleece. Weird. Maybe Bee (my only white pig) is shedding? Nope. Just checked it out. Miss Bee has a pretty noticeable cut on the nostril of her nose. Not sure if it’s from a bite or a scratch, but upon closer inspection she seems to also have an older, more faded scratch on her lip. This happened in the last day or two because I have photos of her a few days ago when she was in my lap.
Their cage is nearly 30 square feet large, 6x3 c&c grids. Each hide has 2 or more exits, and there’s typically around 4-5 in the cage at any given time, because I alternate through my collection of hides.
There’s 3 water bottles. The only thing I can think of is that I only have one hay pile, but i’ve never ever seen them fighting over it at all. They typically all eat together in harmony. I’m confused on what to do, mostly. Is it normal for teenage pigs to have fights? Or maybe my senior is getting too old and maybe snappy with my younger pig? I’ve never seen any of them fight. I saw my younger pigs mounting each other once earlier today, which is unusual behaviour for them, but it only lasted for about 3 seconds and they moved on. Other than that, whenever I see them all they’re getting along, even today.
I currently have the cage divided now (but tell me if this is a bad idea and I will remove it.) Bee is in a 3x2 section of the cage and the other two are in the 3x4. I feel terrible. She clearly wants to get back with the other pigs, but I’m worried that a fight could break loose when I’m not there. Any advice?
