On Apr 3, 4:14=A0am, Ted <Heather_pell...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Apr 2, 12:28=A0am, Scorpio <mwhit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 2, 5:57=A0am, BradleyW...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Brad) wrote:
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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' =
he
> > > will never get along with anybody. =A0A year and half ago, he
started =
this
> > > 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
housi=
ng
> > > them together ended when they started fighting and biting each other
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nd
> > > me. =A0I thought that I could get them back together too. =A0But it
wa=
s hard
> > > 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=
I
> > > 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
get=
s
> > > worse. =A0I want to keep them together, cause I have a housing
shortag=
e
> > > 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
kee=
ping
> > > 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
seem=
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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
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The first thing I do in the morning when I pull the curtains is I
check on the babies. Low and behold they were both out in the run
together! Upon checking the hutch, I found out why. Ginger-nut had
overturned his box and used it as a step to allow him to leap over the
divider. I've split them up again. I can't risk any more
squabbling. I don't like it.
Megan
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