Cosmic_Shadow
Junior Guinea Pig
A couple days ago, I added two females to the piggie family after a falling out of my two (neutered) boars they had been alone for a few months, I located females of a similar age and maintenance for myself too, I didn't want anything with excessive hair simply because I don't have the time to manage that on top of my tending to my feathered flock, house, other commitments and so on.
I adopted two little ladies, between 6-4 months old. The boys are currently 10 months old (Zuko) and 9 months (Pabu) originally I had chosen the smaller of the two girls (the chocolate and tan) to go in with Zuko, the bigger of the two boys, he's less dominant and I didn't want her to be bullied by the dominant Pabu...immediately she was chattering her teeth and striking at Zuko, I perceived for 4 hours having to occasionally swing a towel between them to defuse the assaults made by the little chocolate female. She was ripping chunks of Zu's hair out. Eventually he defended himself and made her lips bleed. Nothing too major but then I decided it wasn't working, so swapped for the agouti female...whole other story, no teeth chattering, no posturing or huffing. I could hear myself think!
Cut to today, they've both been pop corning and sleeping nearby each other. Fingers crossed it stays that way.
This meant Pabu and the chocolate female, Pabu being him did a lot of chasing and mounting he still is. Little girl hasn't chattered once, she's struck at him...but he's in her business. A lot, but no escalation to aggression is a plus. My hope is that he does eventually give up on the mounting however he is a pest. I feel on the rocks with this pairing, but we shall see. It's early days for them all.
I'm not versed in the colors and types but would you be able to help me out if I got them wrong? Or more accurately help me out.
Also the chocolate girl isn't a satin is she?
I adopted two little ladies, between 6-4 months old. The boys are currently 10 months old (Zuko) and 9 months (Pabu) originally I had chosen the smaller of the two girls (the chocolate and tan) to go in with Zuko, the bigger of the two boys, he's less dominant and I didn't want her to be bullied by the dominant Pabu...immediately she was chattering her teeth and striking at Zuko, I perceived for 4 hours having to occasionally swing a towel between them to defuse the assaults made by the little chocolate female. She was ripping chunks of Zu's hair out. Eventually he defended himself and made her lips bleed. Nothing too major but then I decided it wasn't working, so swapped for the agouti female...whole other story, no teeth chattering, no posturing or huffing. I could hear myself think!
Cut to today, they've both been pop corning and sleeping nearby each other. Fingers crossed it stays that way.
This meant Pabu and the chocolate female, Pabu being him did a lot of chasing and mounting he still is. Little girl hasn't chattered once, she's struck at him...but he's in her business. A lot, but no escalation to aggression is a plus. My hope is that he does eventually give up on the mounting however he is a pest. I feel on the rocks with this pairing, but we shall see. It's early days for them all.
I'm not versed in the colors and types but would you be able to help me out if I got them wrong? Or more accurately help me out.
Also the chocolate girl isn't a satin is she?