My 2 boys not getting along to well like before

[AppleMom]

I have my two male piggies in the same cage. At first my Ugo accepted Penny well. Penny was a baby. So they where getting along good. But recently my Ugo is chasing Penny away any time he gets a chance. But they haven't fight so far. Thank God. I know Ugo is the alpha of them to. But I don't know what to do so it doesn't end in a fight. Because Ugo is a big boy. He weight 2 pounds and hes not fully grown up. And Penny is tiny. What can I do so my boys get along better? And it doesn't end in a fight? Please I need advice.

 

[dylansmummy]

its could be your girlie as you said in your other theard you let them share floor time supervised i have to be careful with my boars no girlies and if they can even see the others boars they will bicker between themselves so i have them stacked if they are in same room but i tend to have each pair in seperate rooms altogether and foxy loves to wheek like he's challenging them all it sets them off rumbling and bickering.

 

[AppleMom]

its could be your girlie as you said in your other theard you let them share floor time supervised i have to be careful with my boars no girlies and if they can even see the others boars they will bicker between themselves so i have them stacked if they are in same room but i tend to have each pair in seperate rooms altogether and foxy loves to wheek like he's challenging them all it sets them off rumbling and bickering.

When Ugo goes after Penny my girl is never there. They get well Ugo gets fuzzy when it's meal time. Or sharing stuff. He wants all the attention. My girl is another room. They see her like for 5 minute every other day. And if they start fuzzing around her, she makes it clear she's not up for any of it. She is the boss of all 3 piggies. But after the chasing Ugo always is good to penny he just gets mood swing.

 

[Wiebke]

Sounds like Ugo has another bout of the big hormones and is throwing his weight around. Just make sure that Penny has a safe place where he can go. Could you make a cardboard house with doors that are too small for Ugo to get into but has two exits, so he can't "lock" Penny into by blocking one entrance?

 

[MerryPip]

Sounds like little Penny is starting to realise what being a big pig is all about and Ugo doesn't like it! As Penny hits maturity they will bicker a bit to sort out dominance but you just need to be careful they don't escalate to proper fighting.... Try to have two of anything to avoid Ugo hogging food bowls, hidies, water bottles etc, that way everyone gets fed and has somewhere to chill out.

Try and keep your girly pig away if you can as when she is in heat it will encourage them to fight even if normally they are great pals.

Every pairing has their little tiffs and it's common when they hit puberty for things to get a bit strained but hopefully they will sort themselves out and continue to be good friends.

 

[AppleMom]

They have 2 bowl of food. So each can eat at separate times. But my Ugo still gets fuzzy. He wants everything to be hes. Even with the hay ball. I will get them 2 of everything. And see how it goes. I had beds for each of them and they did not like it. Now they have a igloo and a tunnel. But the igloo is useless. They stop using it. The tunnel they use it, but they fuzz for terns. So I will get each one a tunnel. And hopefully the fuzzing will stop. And thing don't get worst. Because Ugo acting like a spoil teenager. He's my baby. He was the first piggy I got. But I want them to get along.

 

[MerryPip]

They will probably just settle it out themselves just like human teenagers..... Just not so fun for us worrying about them!

 

[AppleMom]

They will probably just settle it out themselves just like human teenagers..... Just not so fun for us worrying about them!

Hopefully they will. In the mean time I keep a close eye on my boys. Because Penny loves to push Ugo button. He even bites Ugo in the ears when he's eating. And a angry Ugo is not nice. He's really a big boy. And poor Penny it gonna get what's coming for him. But I'll be keeping a close eye on them. Thank you for the advice.

 

[ASTRID]

Well you could try re integrating them if you don't know how to do this please read on you simply put a separate divide in the run so they can talk she and smell each other but if a fight breaks out they cant get to each other i have to say from experience it will just be that they are in a season and it will die down again shortly hope all goes well. x
Astrid and my six guinea pigs x