Hard lump under chin, soft poop as well?

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Talishan
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Post   » Sat Jun 18, 2016 12:05 pm


Okay. If you're going to separate them, keep them separated until Rosie fully heals. Playtime together, then returning to separate quarters, doesn't help; it will only agitate them both and thoroughly muddy their relationship/relative pecking order.

After Rosie fully heals, you can try reintroducing them.

Gracemackenz

Post   » Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:43 am


I've been putting them together for playtime, and I left them in my room all night in the play pen. They seem to be getting along pretty well, but I am still nervous to put them in a cage together. For now, their cages are right next to each other and they usually converse (as my mom calls it). I'll try to reintroduce them sometime today or this week.

Do you have any tips on reintroducing? Is it the same as first time introducing?

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Post   » Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:30 pm



Gracemackenz

Post   » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:05 am


Thank you! I tried putting them in a cage together and JJ kept chasing Rosie... I got scared for a while that it was bad. I'll reintroduce them today.

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Post   » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:09 am


Chasing is NOT a reason to separate. You need to separate only if they're turning into rolling, biting balls of fur.

Take a chill pill and try again. But let them alone to work it out. The more you interefere, the worse it will be for them and the longer it will take.

Guinea pigs are wired to establish dominance, and if you want them to live together, you've got to let them do it. If you wanted something that would play together at first introduction, you needed puppies.

Gracemackenz

Post   » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:18 pm


JJ keeps chasing Rosie out of the little house in the cage.. Should I rave that be? Apparently that's normal for them to do so I don't know. Sorry I'm so clueless about this stuff

Gracemackenz

Post   » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:19 pm


Sorry - leave, not rave

bpatters
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Post   » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:24 pm


See my post just before yours. Chasing is NOT a reason to separate.

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Post   » Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:21 am


How many little houses do you have for them? I have two sows. They are sisters and are now over five years. Zoe started chasing Abbey out of the houses at five weeks old. I added more houses and two of everything.

If my girls are having a very bad day I put them in their floor time area. Zoe soon gets tired of chasing Abbey in the large area and Abbey has lots of space to get away from her. When I put them back in their cage they are tired and content.

Talishan
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Post   » Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:05 pm


Ditto the advice you've received.

You have to let them work it out. Chasing, growling, noseoffs, mounting (yes, even for females), getting in each others' faces is normal. Only separate if there is actual biting, going for each other's eyes, or they turn into a rolling ball of fighting fur.

We have 2 females in a 2x5 C&C, with 3 water bottles, 2 pellet dishes, multiple hay piles and 5 hide boxes, and they still occasionally fuss at each other. That's normal.

Gracemackenz

Post   » Wed Jun 29, 2016 12:04 pm


In the play pen, I have one house out, and I leave the cage open too. There's another house in the cage, so I count it as two.

Talishan
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Post   » Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:40 pm


How big is their normal cage?

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