Tips On Bonding

[GuineapigMad199]

hi everyone

I want to put my 2 baby piggies in with with my 2 older ones any tips on how to do it and what to look for if they don't like each other

 

[Wiebke]

Hi! have you got sows or boys? Please be aware that boar quartets will not work out for any length of time; they are about the least stable boar constellation you can create .Boars are best kept in pairs.

Here are our bonding tips:
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/introducing-and-re-introducing-guinea-pigs.38562/
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/dominance-behaviours-in-guinea-pigs.28949/

 

[GuineapigMad199]

sows

 

[Wiebke]

You may also find this thread here helpful: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/sow-behaviour.38561/

It very much depends on the individual personalities, but as long as the younger top sow can't compete with the older sow, the bonding should hopefully go OK. You are likely to see the worst of the dominance behaviour from the sow just ranked above the youngsters as she wants to make clear that she stays above in the hierarchy.