On Apr 2, 12:28=A0am, Scorpio <mwhit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Apr 2, 5:57=A0am, BradleyW...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > There is also another say "two is company, three is a crowd". =A0I say
> > that because I have 7 GP's and one of them has decided that 'Higgins'
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> > will never get along with anybody. =A0A year and half ago, he started
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> > behavior, chattering of teeth, etc. with two other males that housed
> > with them at the time. =A0These guinea pigs 'Cinnamon and Cap' were
> > brothers, and about a year and half younger. =A0The honeymoon of
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> > them together ended when they started fighting and biting each other
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> > me. =A0I thought that I could get them back together too. =A0But it
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> > to admit to myself that this was not going to happen. =A0Now I got two
> > more about a month ago, a brother and sister.Scooter and Skeeter, born
> > last Christmas Eve. =A0I house them with the brothers now, and
Skeeter,
> > with their sister, Cimba, and another female GP, Peanut Butter. =A0Now
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> > am starting to see some behavior with them with territorial, and food
> > issues. =A0So now I am struggling in what I can do, if the problem
gets
> > worse. =A0I want to keep them together, cause I have a housing
shortage
> > also. =A0
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> > So Megan, I would keep them apart, and surcome to the realization that
> > these guys want their own living space. =A0It really does not help
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> > GP with age difference, together too long. =A0Sorry to say.
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> Thanx for the advice. =A0The little one is 6 months old and I'm not sure
> how old the other one is. =A0I forgot to ask at the pet shop. =A0It
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> I forgot to ask a lot of things before purchasing these two. =A0Every
> day I learn something new. =A0I have kept them seperate since the last
> attack and will do so as you say. =A0It's too upsetting for me to see
> the fighting. =A0A funny thing, when I let them out for grazing =A0(in
> their own seperate section of grass) they come up to the caging and
> sniff each other. Well they did that today anyway. =A0There was no
> chattering of the teeth either. =A0I'm not going to be lulled into a
> false sense of security though. =A0They won't be put together any time
> soon.
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> Hey, I had a kitten named Peanut...she was the cutest little
> critter! =A0:)
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I think the best idea is to purchase female piggies from the same
litter. Even so when food is around one will always emerge as
dominant. Blossom ( dominant female) always used to 'snap' at the
other pig if food was offered to Cocoa first. So we used to always
offer food first to Blossom to 'taste' and then immediately give an
identical piece to Cocoa. Cocoa accepted this as fair and preferred to
avoid being snapped at! I used to remove Cocoa occasionally and give
her bits privately away from 'Miss Greedy's' gaze!! We were caught out
once or twice if we gave Cocoa something that smelled strong and
Blossom smelled it on her breath and came ru****ng over to claim her
dues!!
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