proudpigmom
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From what I read, I think it is because they are both young (6 months and 4 months) males but I want to double check my specific situation. I got one pig from a family who was going to send him to a rescue when he was about 3 months and he was fairly aggressive and not friendly. After 3 months of having him, giving him a better home, he started to become friendlier to me and other critters, so I thought I would at least attempt to introduce him to another guinea pig since they are social.
Introducing them went fine and I had a second environment ready for if they really did not mix well. I introduced the new pig, Oliver, 4 days ago now. No blood. They snapped at each other once. Mostly a lot of dominant displays by Checkers, the rescued one, with only a little challenge.
Four days on, Checkers is still chasing the smaller Oliver around the cage and rumblestrutting. I haven't noticed any food guarding, toy guarding, or water guarding... Checkers even lets Oliver sit in his favorite spot without an issue. They have some of their own things (food and water) but they both eat and drink from both without incident. And sometimes they sit close together (not touching, but they have a curtained area they both sit in together) without any sounds or issues. Oliver really likes this one tunnel and sleeps there and sometimes Checkers even puts his face by Oliver's and naps too. However, for 30 minutes at a time, there will be on and off rumblestrutting by Checkers. He will go for a few minutes, then stop. Look around. Start again. This sometimes leads to chasing. As far as I see, there is no nipping or biting at each other. They do start jumping, but not at each other. Just straight up kind of like a bunny. Other than the low purr of the rumblestrut, there's no noise either. This happens throughout the day and night.
Is this normal for young male pigs? It seems overall that they get along, but I want to double check they are both safe.
Thank you!
Introducing them went fine and I had a second environment ready for if they really did not mix well. I introduced the new pig, Oliver, 4 days ago now. No blood. They snapped at each other once. Mostly a lot of dominant displays by Checkers, the rescued one, with only a little challenge.
Four days on, Checkers is still chasing the smaller Oliver around the cage and rumblestrutting. I haven't noticed any food guarding, toy guarding, or water guarding... Checkers even lets Oliver sit in his favorite spot without an issue. They have some of their own things (food and water) but they both eat and drink from both without incident. And sometimes they sit close together (not touching, but they have a curtained area they both sit in together) without any sounds or issues. Oliver really likes this one tunnel and sleeps there and sometimes Checkers even puts his face by Oliver's and naps too. However, for 30 minutes at a time, there will be on and off rumblestrutting by Checkers. He will go for a few minutes, then stop. Look around. Start again. This sometimes leads to chasing. As far as I see, there is no nipping or biting at each other. They do start jumping, but not at each other. Just straight up kind of like a bunny. Other than the low purr of the rumblestrut, there's no noise either. This happens throughout the day and night.
Is this normal for young male pigs? It seems overall that they get along, but I want to double check they are both safe.
Thank you!
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