Guinea pig humping

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Hey guys i have two male piggys an harrys rumble struttin usually dosnt bother tiny nore amout to anything but tonight harry was forcesfull an started humping tiny aggresively so much tiny was making upset noise i dont know what i should do atm tiny is hidin in the hay rack an if i try to go to sleep harrys at it again what do i do i have work in the mornin?!
 
It is a perfectly normal dominance behaviour and there is nothing you can do, it’s something they have to do to assert their dominance.
The noise he made could be an acceptance noise - he is submitting to your dominant pig.
Have a look on here for the guide on boar behaviour and dominance signs.
How old are they and how long have they been together?
 
Piggies&buns said:
It is a perfectly normal dominance behaviour and there is nothing you can do, it’s something they have to do to assert their dominance.
The noise he made could be an acceptance noise - he is submitting to your dominant pig.
Have a look on here for the guide on boar behaviour and dominance signs.
How old are they and how long have they been together?
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their brothers so since birth an not sure the pet shop didnt say
 
Starting at around 4 months old until they are around 15 months old is when they are teenagers and hormones kick in. This is when dominance is at its highest.
 
Piggies&buns said:
Starting at around 4 months old until they are around 15 months old is when they are teenagers and hormones kick in. This is when dominance is at its highest.
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So what should i do cuz i cant stay awake trying to make sure harry doesnt annoy tinny
 
Have you looked through the guides here: Behaviour, Bonding & Bereavement Guides

How long have you had them? You need to work out whether its normal dominance/bonding or whether Tiny is actually being hurt and they're falling out properly. Some behaviour that we humans interpret as "aggressive", "annoying", "he's getting upset", "won't leave him alone" is all well within the bracket of normal for Piggies - and if what's going on between your boys is under that heading then you NEED to leave them alone to work through it. Tiny will carry on being submissive (which can be very vocal, I believe) and in the end Harry will stop feeling the need to act the Big Boss Pig and calm will be restored. If its "normal" behaviour and you keep separating them then they'll never achieve that equilibrium.

Without being able to see them, however, its very hard for anyone to help you work out whether its normal or not (although no fur flying and no blood is always a good sign!). If you're really worried you could try and take a video and share it (I think you have to put it on YouTube and share a link) then some of the behaviour experts could give you some advice.

(or the short version - unless there's a reason to believe this is into falling out rather than testing boundaries, you need to do precisely nothing)
 
Very well put by Tangle!
Broadly speaking unless blood is being drawn and they are in a full out fight, then you need to let them get on with it. It is normal dominance behaviour.
If blood is drawn and one pig is visibly being hurt, then they need to be separated and once that has happened and blood is drawn, then they will most likely never be able to be put back together.
how big is their cage? A pair of males need more space than the average pair of females. If their cage is not big enough for them to be able to get well away from each other, then it can contribute to arguments. As the guides linked above say, having two of every item helps. Having open ended hidey houses so that one pig doesn’t get cornered can also help.
I have two young males myself and even though their original cage set up was at a recommended size, it was clear that they would benefit from even more room. Pretty much as soon as I made their cage bigger, I noticed that their dominance displays and little arguments settled right down. May have been coincidence but they don’t often bicker now.
 
I let them be an harry eventually calmed down an i was able to go to sleep but I'm now very tires -_- energy drink for me today thanks tho u guys have been very helpful an did check out the behaviour guide thing last night but not nearly as helpful as your guyz have been their cage is big but i have a bigger ccg cage comin next month
 
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