My parents got me a new piggy for my 21st!

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So they built a new new pen (it's awesome) and said there's one more gift and in their closet was a beautiful rex piggy. Her name is Delilah
 

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Water bottle coming. Piggies aren't actually living in there yet
 

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So small dilemma. One of my older piggies is not so happy and keeps nipping my baby piggy! Any ways to fix this!?
 
Aw, lucky you Delilah is gorgeous. how many piggies do you have and can you find Delilah a little companion x
 
The nipping may be the normal dominance behaviour. You need to introduce them on neutral ground rather than just put her into their cage. Is your aim for all three to live together? If so then the cage isn’t big enough. If not, she needs to be living next door to your other piggies so she can still have some interaction. However, if she was from a pet shop and is over four months old then it’s advised you quarantine her before putting in the same area as your other girls.

Have a read of the guides below
Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
Dominance Behaviours In Guinea Pigs
Bonds In Trouble
 
Siikibam said:
The nipping may be the normal dominance behaviour. You need to introduce them on neutral ground rather than just put her into their cage. Is your aim for all three to live together? If so then the cage isn’t big enough. If not, she needs to be living next door to your other piggies so she can still have some interaction. However, if she was from a pet shop and is over four months old then it’s advised you quarantine her before putting in the same area as your other girls.

Have a read of the guides below
Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
Dominance Behaviours In Guinea Pigs
Bonds In Trouble
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It is a 2 by 5 pen for the piggies which seems to be what is recommended, but thank you for the advice and the advice about bonding regardless
 
thefluffyparent said:
It is a 2 by 5 pen for the piggies which seems to be what is recommended, but thank you for the advice and the advice about bonding regardless
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No worries. Will they live in the one to the left or the nice looking one on the right?
 
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No worries. Will they live in the one to the left or the nice looking one on the right?
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The nice looking one on the right. The one on the left is actually my rabbits pen, which yes is a tad small for two bunnies but I have cc grids that I set so they have more space and then when I get home from work the roam around the whole living room as they please. Thank you for your concern, I realise done people don't give their piggies adequate space. I read my message and I realised I sounded a bit snappy, not my intention at all! I had a read through those links last night, they r very helpful, thank you!
 
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