Help bonding two sows?

[LoveLiveLaugh]

I have two female guinea pigs, named Pepper and Ginger. Ginger was rescued from a tiny, tiny cage, with disgusting bedding where she'd lived for almost a year. Pepper on the other hand was a pet store rescue. She came from a ten gallon tank with no food, or shelter.

I rescued Pepper three months after I rescued Ginger. When I first brought Pepper home, I set up a quarantine cage in the next room where she stayed for two weeks. After the quarantine period, I set up a divided cnc cage so the girls could get used to one another. After about three weeks, I attempted to introduce them. Everything started out great. They sniffed eachother, followed eachother around, and after a few " nose-face-offs" they were getting on great. This lasted for a few hours, when suddenly they started chattering at eachother. Pepper then lunged at Ginger, and tore a bit of her ear. I seperated the two, and returned them to their seperated cage. Now, whenever the girls are near eachother, they chatter and bite.

Is there anything I can do? Is there any hope of the girls ever bonding?
Someone suggested to me that I should get another female pig, and bond the three as a trio. They said that females get along better in trios.. I just don't know about this.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Glynis]

Hi and welcome to you, Ginger and Pepper to the forum
Oh dear...... right i'll pop on a link for you that might help.
I am sure tho that when some more of our lovely members wake up tomoro morning they'll make some great suggestions.
Would love to see some pigtures of your girls you could pop those in our stories/photo section.
Enjoy the forum and please feel free to join in,

Glynis, Velvet and Onyx x

introducing and reintroducing piggies:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk//showthread.php?t=38562

sow behaviour:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk//showthread.php?t=38561

please keep us updated love x

 

[LoveLiveLaugh]

Thanks for the warm welcome, Glynis.

Last night, I decided to try bathing the piggies, then re-introducing them. It was amazing, it was almost as if they didn't recognize eachother. They went through the whole stage of checking each other out; sniffing, following, etc. But soon after, the chattering started. It was only short moments of it, here and there so I let it go. The pigs then started coming face to face, opening their mouths, and sort of "lunging" at eachother without biting.. what is this? I feared that this may be a sign that a fight would so occur, so I seperated them.

What else can I do? Should I try this again?

 

[kotov]

we are walking our sows every evening in the kitchen around 2 weeks 30 min sessions and show them that fighting not allowed.Funny things that they start to understand that they doing wrong like kids very quickly.When they try fight we abit increasing voice.
Also new cage was built and newb sow was placed first here after 30 min rest 3 sows.

 

[LoveLiveLaugh]

I think my guinea pigs are one of those rare cases when they truly don't like eachother.

No matter what I try, it ends in fighting. I think I'm going to keep the girls seperated, and forget the third guinea pig idea. Atleast they'll be neighbors.

 

[kotov]

our 4 sows don't like each other if they touch by mustaches then fight!
when we bring 4th sow(Tigra) to 3 we already have(Ruby Grey Bruny) Tigra try lick their ears to show her friendly intention - but instead every sow bit her .But they live together anyway.We give them our living room help them stay away from each other lol