Edie and Marmalade had a fight

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I put them with the new guinea-pig in Barry's run (none of them have been in that run before) and I watched them for a bit and they seemed to be getting on well, though there was a bit of bum wiggling and teeth clicking. I went inside for a few minutes to get something and when I came back to check on them Marmalade came over to see me and she had blood round her mouth, and then I saw Edie, and she had blood going down the side of her ear. The new guinea-pig seems fine but is understandably quite nervous about everything. I took Edie out and wiped the blood off her ear, and I put her back in with the new guinea-pig in Barry's run and they were getting along fine. I put Marmalade in a seperate run and because I had to go out to go and walk someone's dog (I know it's bad timing) and I'm now back and they are still seperate and I'm not sure what to do.

I know once a guinea-pig draws blood its unlikely they'll get on, but Edie and Marmalade have never been the best of friends, but I'm worried that adding another guinea-pig has ruined it all :(
I'm not sure what to do. I have cleaned out the girls hutch and I was going to put them all in there later but I'm not sure whether I should yet. I could probably keep them seperate short-term but if they can't all live together then I wouldn't be able to keep them all :(

What should I do next? Sorry for such a long post, I've never had sows fall out before and I'm not sure what to do, I wish I hadn't been so stupid and got another guinea-pig because that's what's unsettled them
 
Anyone?
Sorry to be so impatient but the guinea-pigs are all still in their seperate runs and I'll have to put them in for the night soon but I don't know what I should do with them all :S I could keep them seperate for a few nights if I need to
 
Hmmm...I'm no expert at all, but if I was you, I'd keep them seperate for tonight, but so that they can see eachother. You can't supervise them over night-anything could happen, so I think that would be safest.
 
Thank you :) Yes I will definetly keep them seperate tonight. I went to check on Edie and new piggy and they were sitting in opposite ends of the run, same as before.
I put some vegetables next to the new piggy and Edie went over to eat them and they ate together for a minute but then the new piggy went to the other side of the run and sat there, and then Edie chased her. I really need some help I don't know what to do with them. Does Edie and the new piggy's behaviour sound normal?
 
I think it does, they are unsure of eachother and keeping their distance. They will probably squabble a bit as well before they establish who is "top pig" :)
 
Do you think it would be ok for me to leave Edie and the new piggy together tonight and just keep them seperate from Marmalade? Or do you think it's best to seperate all 3 of them? I don't really have enough hutches to seperate all 3 of them but if I had to I could probably keep one in a grid cage thing in the shed tonight, I know it's not ideal but just for tonight it should be ok if I need to?
 
If your two oldies would get back together WITHOUT the baby, I guess they were fighting about who's going to be the queen of the trio.

You could try having them in a carrier, all 3, and walk around the park or garden or something. In scary situation, they'd bond faster and better.
 
I'm in two minds about separating the newbie and Edie-it could get awfully confusing for the new piggy to have a friend, and then not have a friend, and then have a friend again tomorrow. If they aren't showing aggression towards eachother, then I suppose it would be okay to leave them together rather than separate, only to put them back together again. I also remember something about piggies should show aggression towards eachother fairly quickly on the first meeting if they aren't going to get along-that is how dating at rescues works. Maybe you could wait a little bit longer to see what other members think? Just to be sure.
 
Hi Alicia, Sorry to hear your girls have fallen out.

Personally, I would keep Marmalade seperate tonight if Edie and the new girl are getting along okay and try again in the morning.

I had a false start when Boris was added to my group too. Although they didn't actually fight, Pippa was VERY aggressive towards him so I had to take him out and try the next day.

I've heard bathing together can work to bond them as the shared experience of a shocking situation brings them together. Maybe worth a shot if things still don't go well tomorrow?

I hope things work out x
 
Thank you, yes I'll keep them seperate tonight. Edie and the new guinea-pig are really confusing me. They aren't fighting, but they won't go near each other, and once when they got near, Edie chased her. I really hope they can all get along. I'll try giving them all a bath together tomorrow :)
 
This happened when Marmite was put in with my big pigs. She was okay with Willow and Boris but Pixel (as bottom pig) would constantly shove at her. And whenever she even thought about going near Pippa (top girl) she got chased away screaming, even though Pippa never actually touched her.

They settled down after a day or so and now all live quite happily together. She even appears to have gone up a rank over Pixel :)
 
I put Edie and New Piggy in a hutch together. It's 2 storey and I've put a food bowl, water bottle, hay and hut on each floor so if they argue they have one each of everything. Edie chased the new guinea-pig round the sleeping part of the hutch, and they are not sitting together upstairs in the hay. They are just sitting next to each other, not eating or really doing anything, I hope this is a good sign. I'm checking on them every ten minutes :)) Marmalade's in the other hutch, she doesn't seem too bothered by being seperated but I feel quite bad for her :(
 
Now the new guinea-pig is downstairs and Edie is upstairs :( I'm really worried they aren't going to get along and I don't know what to do. Mum told me I can keep them seperate for a little while but it can't be a long term thing and if I can't get them to all live in one hutch I'll have to rehome one/some of them :(
 
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