Jennifer D
Teenage Guinea Pig
So my poor little Oreo went to piggy paradise and I am now left with three guinea pigs- two of which HATE each other. Right now, I have two 2x4 c&c cages both on separate levels- one on the top and one on the bottom. I plan to move the top level which houses Spike down beside the bottom cage so they will all be on one level but with a barrier between. Spike and Gigantica have drawn blood before so I won't be housing them together in the same pen. Right now Vixen lives with Gigantica and they seem to have a little friendship going on. Now, I'm only worried about Gigantica stressing Spike out. They're all girls btw. Whenever they get near each other they start rumbling and chattering their teeth. I'm obviously not going to move Spike today, but when I do move her to where she can see Gigantica, will all the angry chattering etc disappear after time? I would move Vixen in with Spike as they get along but then I feel like Gigantica and Vixen have made themselves a little niche and I don't want to mess with that. At this point, I don't want to rescue another pig, only because I feel like I would have to get two of the same age because Spike is quite an elderly pig and sadly, I would be left with the same situation if I just adopted the one. So right now, another pig is out of the question. It looks like I'll have to try the side by side cages at this point. Spike is still eating and drinking and I will make sure to keep a special eye out for her.