Should i seperate them?

[Jem121]

Delboy and rodney are going through their hormonal stage so a few squabbles is expected from them. BUT.. I've noticed that rodney has a cut on his ear, it was bleeding not loads only a little bit.
Also, del has a a little chunk missing from his ear now which wasn't their before. They dont fight all the time they have 2 bowls but will share the same one.
As a little bit of blood has been drawn should i seperate them? They get on more times than they dont.

 

[first_time_piggie_mum]

Hi Jem
Love their names I had a pig called Rodney and his cuddly toy was called Cassandra

There is a thread on here to help with boar dominance behaviour, which might help -

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28949

I'm having problems with my two, I separated them after 2 fights that resulted in torn ears I wont bore you with the details of mine, but long story short they dont get on in their cage but do in the downstairs play pen....so I am giving as much time in the playpen as I can. Then when they are back in their cage they have a divider, but can still see and interact etc.

Good luck with your two, hope it settles down.

 

[Wiebke]

I would not spearate yet; cuts can happen. But I would keep a beady eye on them in case you find evidence of fights and bites to the face our rump.

Wishing you the best of luck; it is an anxious time!

 

[Rachel2709]

I wouldn't seperate them just yet. Keep a close eye on them and see what happens.

My boys get along great at times but because Frank is older he likes his peace and because Fang is like a toddler he likes to play so this can annoy Frank at times and he does chase Fange around the cage.

 

[Wiebke]

If tensions are very high and you suspect that something has happened, you can do an overnight trial separation; if you can take both boys out of the cage and clean the cage that would be good so none of them can be possessive about it. If both boys are trying to get back to each other, you know that they are still alright.

If one of the boys is suddenly much happier when alone you know that you may have to think about other solutions. However, a separation like that is not done lightly or too often because you can destabilise things further by doing so on a regular basis. But it can help tempers cool down as a very special measure at a critical time.

You can give both boys a bath to get rid of the excess testosterone stink before putting them back together.

 

[Jem121]

Thanks guys!
They've only had a few scuffles not a proper fight, they generally get along was just a bit worried about their ears. If i take one out of the hutch to put in the run, the other one will squeak for them. So they do look for eachother and panic when their suddenly on their own. Being both the same age i can imagine that all that all their hormones are going crazy.!