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Foamy963

Foamy963

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Hi it's been so long since no have been on here slot has happen in my personal life .like me and the women I was suppose to marry has split up and been forced to move to Maryland in the USA . Anyway getting to my piggie issue .on 7/23/2019 I have gotten my new guinea pig named Charizard I didn't name him at first he seemed to enjoy being held and loved to be picked up . Then on 8/02/2019 I have gotten guinea pig 3 and 4 named Oreo and Charmander . Both males and suddenly Charizard has become a cry baby when being picked up . I know I kind of wrecked his world alittle by him moving and suddenly getting 2new guinea pigs in a week time. I know he and Oreo have been fighting to see who will be the boss and was expecting that . And I check Charizard for any injurys which he has none . He gets along with Charmander really well he seems to be protective of him Charmander I have to guess is maybe 3 months old Charizard is 3 years and don't know the age of Oreo . Any help would be great thanks
 
Sorry to hear you are having some problems with your guinea pigs.
If I have understood correctly you have 3 males living together, after adding 2 males to your original pig.

Sadly it is extremely rare for 3 males to live together in harmony.
They need a huge amount of space, and will usually end up falling out eventually.
The best you can hope for is a pair and a single, although many people end up with 3 single pigs.

If 2 of your boys do seem to get on then keep them together, and then look into other options for your single male.
The guides listed here will hopefully help you work out what is going on with your boys.
A Comprehensive Guide to Guinea Pig Boars
 
I agree. Groups of boars do not usually live in harmony and almost inevitably you have to separate them into pairs.
 
Foamy963 said:
Hows do I do an album on here and will share my piggies pics
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We don’t have albums as such but you can attach photos to posts. Go to the “attach files” button, and then it will allow you to attach photos.
 
Please separate charmander and nala. If he’s around three months then he’s still intact, and there is a high risk of nala getting pregnant if she isn’t already. If charmander has been neutered then he’ll be older than four months. They can’t have it done until their testicles have descended.

I would also strongly advise that you don’t put nala bear the other two boys. Her scent could set them off and cause a fight between them. She either has to be housed below them, or across the room from them.

If you have space, divide the cage so charmander and nala can interact through the bars. How long have charmander and nala been together now?

Boys can get girls pregnant from very early on. You’re going to have to put nala on pregnancy watch.

https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/pregnancy-and-nursing-diet.109377/
 
Charmander and Nala has only been housed together for a week only Charmander has been here only for a week
 
Please separate them now. Nala could become pregnant if you keep them together. If their cage is big enough then divide it down the middle. Just make sure charmander can’t get over to nala. A determined piggy will try every trick in the book to ‘help’ a sow in heat, or a sow full stop!
 
You could consider having one of the boys neutered, then (after waiting 6weeks post op) you can have a male and female pair and your male pair
 
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