Can brother guinea pigs live together?
Keeping with at least one other friendly guinea pig, unless advised otherwise by a vet/clinical animal behaviourist. Good combinations include: neutered male and one/more females, two females, neutered brothers (if they’ve been reared together). Guinea pigs living indoors can see humans as important companions.
Can a male guinea pig and a female guinea pig live together?
Guinea pigs will then attempt to mount each other in a dominating posture. If one of the males allows the other male to do this and leave when he’s done, then the pair can likely be housed together. But there are no long-term guarantees. Several progressive signals indicate when a pairing won’t work.
Can a guinea pig and a boar get on?
Two dominant boars will still not get on. Sadly, there are still a fair number of non-piggy savvy general vets who think that guinea pigs are the same as rabbits! These breeder tricks may work for half an hour, but they generally fail as soon the boars get into the dominance phase of rebonding.
Can a guinea pig and a rabbit get along?
Their friend should always be a guinea pig (rabbits and guinea pigs don’t tend to get along well together and some rabbits will bully guinea pigs. Rabbits can also carry a bacteria which usually doesn’t affect them, but can make guinea pigs really ill). Guinea pigs are commonly kept in single sex groups, so a pair of males or a pair of females.
How long does it take guinea pig to bond with another guinea pig?
You’ve honored the quarantine period, your new pig is healthy and you are ready to introduce him or her to your other guinea pig. Have patience, take your time, always do this on neutral territory, and don’t give up too soon. Bonding may happen in one afternoon or it may take months.
Guinea pigs will then attempt to mount each other in a dominating posture. If one of the males allows the other male to do this and leave when he’s done, then the pair can likely be housed together. But there are no long-term guarantees. Several progressive signals indicate when a pairing won’t work.
Can you have a younger guinea pig with an older guinea pig?
Just be careful that you don’t have a very feisty younger guinea pig with a very laid back older guinea pig. In that case, the younger one may challenge the older one’s position as alpha guinea pig.
What happens when you have two guinea pigs in a cage?
This is especially the case as they get to know each other because there will be plenty of uncertainty and a play for being the dominant guinea pig in the territory. Usually when you have two males in a cage there is the usual chattering of teeth and chasing each other around.
Their friend should always be a guinea pig (rabbits and guinea pigs don’t tend to get along well together and some rabbits will bully guinea pigs. Rabbits can also carry a bacteria which usually doesn’t affect them, but can make guinea pigs really ill). Guinea pigs are commonly kept in single sex groups, so a pair of males or a pair of females.
