Help bonding

[Kinzie12]

Hello,
I got a New Guinea to join my 2 girls. The new one (s’more) and my youngest (cricket) didn’t seem to have any issues, didn’t nip or really seem to care about each other. However s'more and my oldest (poppy) were not so good. S’more is a lot bigger than both of my girls. S’more nipped as poppy when she tried to eat hay, she was doing a lot of teeth chattering and biting at poppy(she was just sitting there). Any thoughts?

 

[Piggies&buns]

What are all their ages?
How big is the cage?

All the piggies must be compatible to be able to form a bond and hierarchy and any bonding on spec does come with a risk of failure. Adding a third piggy to a bonded pair can unfortunately fail if the new piggy upsets the hierarchy between the original two.

Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?

Did you carry out the bonding in a neutral territory bonding pen for several hours?

Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics

 

[Kinzie12]

I did but I had to separate because my on piggie seemed so stressed, now I have them in cages by each other.

What are all their ages?
How big is the cage?

All the piggies must be compatible to be able to form a bond and hierarchy and any bonding on spec does come with a risk of failure. Adding a third piggy to a bonded pair can unfortunately fail if the new piggy upsets the hierarchy between the original two.

Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?

Did you carry out the bonding in a neutral territory bonding pen for several hours?

Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics

I ended

 

[Piggies&buns]

If they aren’t going to bond, then living in side by side cages as neighbours is the alternative

How old are they all?
What is your plan going to be for the single piggy going forward?
How long were they in the bonding pen before you ended it?