This is my first post on here. In need of some advice ref our two long haired females. We bought them in January and all has been well apart from a few hormonal issues. We have a two story cage and one pig always goes up and down all the time, we noticed yesterday she seemed worried about going down and would go to stairs and run. Today we got her out of cage for some grooming and put her back in the bottom. Within seconds the other pig had chased her out of the igloo and launched herself at the other one. They were fighting so we have separated them temporarily but not sure if this is the best thing for them. Sorry for the long post. Any help will be gratefully received.
Fighting In Female Guinea Pigs
- Thread starter Nattyjla
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Pearl and Zip
Teenage Guinea Pig
Welcome to the forum!
I’m sure many people on this forum will be able to help you out. I’m sorry to say I don’t have any experience in this situation.
I’ll just bump this up so someone with experience in this can help you.
I’m sure many people on this forum will be able to help you out. I’m sorry to say I don’t have any experience in this situation.
I’ll just bump this up so someone with experience in this can help you.
Hi and welcome!
It rather sounds like your two girls are not getting on unfortunately. How old are they?
Sows can fall out although it is generally rarer than in boars. I've just had it happen in one of my groups last week. But once a sow has decided that she doesn't like another piggy, she is not likey going to change her mind in my experience.
You may find this guide here helpful in working out whether your sow bond is still viable or not: Bonds In Trouble
Thanks for your help. We tried to reintroduce them tonight on neutral ground and they started fighting again. We've got their cages next to each other and this morning they were up against the bars watching each other so we thought maybe they missed each other. Very wrong! We are due a vet visit so will book one as I want to make sure they are both females as a friend of mine said its more likely boars fight than sows. Its a shame as they have been together since January - we got them at 9 weeks so they would be 5 months now.
Not all sows get on. I have a number of them and have had my fair share of failed bondings when it comes to my more difficult to match girls! However, when you say fight, is is just chasing and nipping, or are they really flying at each other and tussling?
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