ShrimpAndKiwu
New Born Pup
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Hi I have these two female guinea pigs named Shrimp and Kiwi and I’m not sure if they’re getting along together or not. Shrimp is older by 2 weeks and she’s a lot bigger than Kiwi but it appears that Kiwi is more dominant and when Kiwi gets up into Shrimp’s face Shrimp looks upward as if to say you win or something like that. I know Shrimp loves Kiwi because she likes to give her kisses on her mouth but Kiwi can be a bully. Kiwi used to rumble strut all the time at Shrimp but it appears like she’s calmed down. But now I think Kiwi likes to chase Shrimp around their cage. They eat together and sometimes like to steal food from each other’s mouths. Occasionally Kiwi squeaks once really loudly for no reason and that’s it.
Off topic but I’m also having a hard time bonding with Kiwi. I’m a first time guinea pig mom and I got both Shrimp and Kiwi in December and it is now June. Kiwi is fine being with Shrimp in the cage and Shrimp is perfectly fine with me. Kiwi will come up to the cage if I’m near and beg for food but when I open the cage she scurries away. She acts like such a shy scared pig when I open the cage but when I close the cage she’s the boss and bosses Shrimp around. I’m not sure how I can bond with her more, she doesn’t seem to like me and hides when I try to pet her and she’ll also squeak really loudly once if I pet her. It’s been like this forever and I’m not sure what to do, I don’t want to give her up or anything because I still love her but she’s too scared all the time and also likes to bully Shrimp sometimes. Please help if possible
Off topic but I’m also having a hard time bonding with Kiwi. I’m a first time guinea pig mom and I got both Shrimp and Kiwi in December and it is now June. Kiwi is fine being with Shrimp in the cage and Shrimp is perfectly fine with me. Kiwi will come up to the cage if I’m near and beg for food but when I open the cage she scurries away. She acts like such a shy scared pig when I open the cage but when I close the cage she’s the boss and bosses Shrimp around. I’m not sure how I can bond with her more, she doesn’t seem to like me and hides when I try to pet her and she’ll also squeak really loudly once if I pet her. It’s been like this forever and I’m not sure what to do, I don’t want to give her up or anything because I still love her but she’s too scared all the time and also likes to bully Shrimp sometimes. Please help if possible