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Junior Guinea Pig
Hi guys,
I have 2 boars, both not neutered, on Thursday night my typically more dominant boy got injured, it’s hard to say whether my other boy injured him or if he got his injury from the cage roof falling in and him escaping (it’s a c&c cage and when I got back home the roof had fallen in and popped the front open so he escaped) but when I got home and found my boy, I treated his wound and tried to pop him back into their shared cage just for both pigs to get defensive with each other, stiff body language and chattering teeth with my second piggy snapping at my first which is extremely out of character from him. Since then I’ve made my injured boy a separate cage for the duration of treating his wound to keep an eye on them both separately for any signs of injury from either of them.
They had previously been bonded and never had this issue before, they’re both about 11 months old and always been together, so this is completely new for them both. They’ve both been okay in their separation but I was wondering if there is a way to reintroduce them or if separate cages are our new normal for good? What can I do to try repair this situation once my injured boy is better? How long should I keep them apart? They’re in the same room so they can still see and speak to each other.
I have 2 boars, both not neutered, on Thursday night my typically more dominant boy got injured, it’s hard to say whether my other boy injured him or if he got his injury from the cage roof falling in and him escaping (it’s a c&c cage and when I got back home the roof had fallen in and popped the front open so he escaped) but when I got home and found my boy, I treated his wound and tried to pop him back into their shared cage just for both pigs to get defensive with each other, stiff body language and chattering teeth with my second piggy snapping at my first which is extremely out of character from him. Since then I’ve made my injured boy a separate cage for the duration of treating his wound to keep an eye on them both separately for any signs of injury from either of them.
They had previously been bonded and never had this issue before, they’re both about 11 months old and always been together, so this is completely new for them both. They’ve both been okay in their separation but I was wondering if there is a way to reintroduce them or if separate cages are our new normal for good? What can I do to try repair this situation once my injured boy is better? How long should I keep them apart? They’re in the same room so they can still see and speak to each other.
