Can you keep brother and sister guinea pigs together?

Can you keep brother and sister guinea pigs together?

Separating Everyone It’s important to split male and female guinea pigs up by the time they’re 4 weeks old. Not only can male siblings mate with their siblings, the males can even do so with their mothers. Prevent breeding from occurring by putting guinea pigs in separate “male” and “female” designated enclosures.

Is inbreeding OK for guinea pigs?

The health issues arising in many guinea pigs nowadays are a direct result of people inbreeding guinea pigs. At four weeks old baby guinea pigs wean themselves and must be separated from the father and any male babies separated from the females.

Can two 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.

When to put a New Guinea Pig in a separate cage?

When you bring home a new friend for an existing guinea pig, or get guinea pigs from two different sources, keep them in separate rooms with separate cages for 2-3 weeks before trying to put them together. This will ensure that the new guinea pig does not have any medical problems which could be transmitted to the other.

Is it OK to have two guinea pigs together?

It’s not recommended to house two male pigs and a female together as this can cause the males to become aggressive. Make sure your pets are properly sexed before you take them home so that you know you have a group that won’t cause problems and you don’t accidentally end up with a pregnant female.

Why are my guinea pigs fighting in the cage?

One Guinea Pig might have just got too grumpy and lashed out. You will need to separate them for a day and reintroduce them to see if it happens again. Find out how to set up a Guinea Pig cage. First, identify if it is a proper fight or if they’re asserting dominance. If they are fighting you’ll need to separate them.

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.

When do you need to separate a guinea pig?

If you need to separate your guinea pigs because they stop getting along, provide them both adequate cage space with a common grid wall so that they can be next to each other for company and safe interaction.

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.

Do you need to neuter a female guinea pig?

If you have a female, you’ll want another female. This is the easiest path to take, since it doesn’t require surgery to neuter or spay. Guinea pigs all have their own personality. It’s a matter of matching up personalities. Many, many people have pairs or trios of boars who get along great.

Can a male guinea pig fight a female guinea pig?

This can lead to some fighting. Most of the time, they figure it out for themselves. Occasionally, the fighting is extreme and they must be permanently separated. Again, remember this can happen with ANY guinea pig pair, male/male or female/female.