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ok so its now official i have split my poor little piggies up for good we tried just splitting the cage into two so they could still see each other but bradders was still trying to get to marble,
so they are now in seperate cages, i thought it was for the best, dont understand why bradders has become such a bully all of a sudden,

my question is do you think it might be a good idea to go to a guinea pig rescue and get another piggie to re-introduce with marble as he is very shy and timid so that he still has company or to leave them both seperate, (as i dont want any of my piggies getting lonely)
 
Awww bless them. I have 2 seperated pigs and I'm in two minds whether to try and rebond or take the pair to a rescue and let them choose a friend each. You could see how it goes and go for rebonding? Are they young pigs?

I think I will try rebonding as I will have 7 pigs by then and if getting a friend each doesn't work then I'm just going to be over run with them. ::)

Good luck with them! :smitten:
 
they are about 3-4 months old but only the past two weeks they have been fighting really bad, and poor marble has got all scabs and bites down his back and a great big scratch down his face so I'm really scared thats y i seperated them,

how long should i leave it before trying to rebond them, as like i said i dont want them getting lonely?
 
I have put Sunshine and Twinkle next to one another so they can see each other and they are fine that way. My boars are 8/9 months now. I am leaving it until 12 months. But I think the teenage stage is over by 10 months so maybe it's best to try then. They will be ok living next to one another. They sound adorable! :smitten:
 
i think your piggys might just be hitting puberty stage? which could be why he is suddenly different.

maybe try rebonding after the teenage time is over if your going to rebond them?
 
they are gorgeous little things ut i dont understand y they are fighting?
here is a picture it is the last two on the right who keep fighting.


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I would suggest trying to rebond them around then too but bear in mind some boars just will not get on. Take my two Lennie & Timmy-it was war from day one and Timmy was only 6 weeks old! I separated them eventually when Timmy was about 3 months and tried again when he was about 9 months. No way ;D
They each have a different friend and are happy. Personality is the key-I got them a shy boar each so they could be the dominant ones :)
 
bradders is the dominant one and marble is really shy so i dont think they got a problem there?
just dont understand it really
 
They are gorgeous :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Were all 3 together? Maybe move them around and see which pairing works best then take the other one to a rescue to choose himself a friend :smitten: :smitten:
 
no ive got four all together i first one in the picture is with his brother who are best of freinds and i wouldnt dare split them up.

its just the two on the right that were together.
 
This happened to us with our Scampy and Blaze as Scampy turned adolescent and bullied Blaze, we had to seperate them. Blaze kept looking in longingly at Scampy, who literally turned his back on Blaze, which was just heartbreaking to see. It's a tricky one about whether you should find another pal, but you know your piggies best :) perhaps you could contact a rescue close to you and see if they have a nice older boy who you can introduce Marble to if efforts to re-bond are fruitless?
 
well done for splitting them up. Maybe try re bonding them at a later date, and if that doesn't work I'd be more inclined to get them neutered and have a female friend each. I always worry about putting baby boars in with adults, as once the baby grows up the fighting starts again :(
 
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