Olivitree
Junior Guinea Pig
Heya folks. I recently got a rescue youngster to go with my neutered boar, I figured she just would just out run him and not entertain his advances until some time later, I knew they started seasons early but I figured she’d be too busy being small and daft, but as soon as she had her first heat, chaos! She’d accept his attentions but seemed to shout about it a lot, It did settle down again ok and there wasn’t too much drama compared to now, this time around there it sounds like it’s escalated to shrieking, I watched for ages trying to work out the cause, I’m not 100% sure but I’ve Narrowed it down to either he’s pulling her hair by accident,it’s quite long, we have issues with it, she hates it being brushed however gently and doesn’t even like it if I most stealthily slip scissors under a lock Of hair and gently snip it. I’ve managed to cut it fairly short, but it’s utter chaos in the process and still seems to be a little troublesome.
perhaps he’s really bad at this mounting thing and is hurting her, he’s somewhere between 1 and 2 years old and hasn’t really learned how to handle ladies as his previous partner was a boy and who he originally was with when he came to us was an older lady and sadly passed away after only a short time together.
My last and possibly most accurate possibility she’s being majorly dramatic about the whole affair (which is fair enough really).
I kind of just want some reassurance/advice from people in the know, should I separate them when she goes into season until she matches him In weight a bit more? let it just run it’s course or, what really? I’ve flattened out some of the wood hides so only she can get under them comfortably, he has to duck and physically can’t mount her under there In an attempt to give her an escape, but he just shoos her out. What can I do? Should I do anything?
If it helps he’s about 1000g, smallest boar I’ve ever had, she’s somewhere between the 400g and 600g range I haven’t managed to weigh her in a little while and she’s been growing so fast, but weighing her is hard, keep saying chaos, but she is just that, she is dubbed chaos pig, she’s a wild one and won’t sit still if you give her a chance, she climbs everything, she’s even taught my boar how to jump up on top of the log hides. She’s very sweet but very intense and screams the loudest at dinner time, or if you open crisps...or talk, or exist
we love her to bits, her sister is completely the opposite, so chill.
also... any advice on how to deal with long haired piggies, very welcome. D:
perhaps he’s really bad at this mounting thing and is hurting her, he’s somewhere between 1 and 2 years old and hasn’t really learned how to handle ladies as his previous partner was a boy and who he originally was with when he came to us was an older lady and sadly passed away after only a short time together.
My last and possibly most accurate possibility she’s being majorly dramatic about the whole affair (which is fair enough really).
I kind of just want some reassurance/advice from people in the know, should I separate them when she goes into season until she matches him In weight a bit more? let it just run it’s course or, what really? I’ve flattened out some of the wood hides so only she can get under them comfortably, he has to duck and physically can’t mount her under there In an attempt to give her an escape, but he just shoos her out. What can I do? Should I do anything?
If it helps he’s about 1000g, smallest boar I’ve ever had, she’s somewhere between the 400g and 600g range I haven’t managed to weigh her in a little while and she’s been growing so fast, but weighing her is hard, keep saying chaos, but she is just that, she is dubbed chaos pig, she’s a wild one and won’t sit still if you give her a chance, she climbs everything, she’s even taught my boar how to jump up on top of the log hides. She’s very sweet but very intense and screams the loudest at dinner time, or if you open crisps...or talk, or exist

also... any advice on how to deal with long haired piggies, very welcome. D: