I have 2 female guinea pigs. Brat and chica and They're six months old. Chica licks brats butt all the time and chases her. Is it normal? And should I do something?
Brat pees on Chica every time she licks her butt and
I have to wipe the floor every day cause Brats pee comes out of the cage.
And I've been thinking. How the duck Brats pee get so far from the cage? I often find pee splashes up to two metres from the cage.
And also, Brat ate a rock. I'd swept the floor, but she found a little rock somewhere and ate it. She's acting normally but I'm afraid that it damaged her organs or teeth. Her front teeth are fine, but how can I look at the hind teeth? She doesn't let me touch her mouth.
Sorry for the english (￣▽￣*)ゞ
Hi!
Firstly, please double-check the gender of your guinea pigs. Mis-sexing is sadly not at all uncommon.
Here is our Sexing guide with lots of pictures. It is showing you where to look and feel in the less obvious areas where genders are much more different:
Illustrated Sexing Guide
Sows are excellent target peers to keep over-eager boars (and the occasional sow) from constantly sniffing out the pheromones, which are excreted from a tiny scent gland just in front of the genitalia; the pheromones change when a sow is coming up to having a season but she is in no way ready for mating yet.
Hormones are particular rampant in sows at your particular age, which is what your other sow is currently reacting to. It is the height of teenage. You may also notice stronger than usual seasons.
When Sows Experience A Strong Season (videos)
You can always spot a long time married boar by the readiness for jumping back very quickly at the first sign of the sow in front of him lifting her bum. Boars, on the other hand will spray pee on sows to mark them as theirs with his special testosterone-laden pee during bonding. Cross gender is always a very smelly and messy affair with lots of peeing from both sides.
Sows: Behaviour and female health problems (including ovarian cysts)
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
Since guinea pigs have a much stronger sense of smell than us humans (it is one of their most important senses), pheromones and scents play a much greater role in their lives.
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