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introducing male and female guinea pigs

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  • 02-11-2009 4:25pm
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    lucy1985
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    hi all, im just looking for a little help introducing my two guinea pigs ive had the male neutered about 4 weeks ago and they have been in seperate cages beside each other for about 6 weeks now. they have been put together just recently and seemed to get on except even tho the make is neutered he still attempted to get extra friendly with her :) so im a bit iffy about putting them in the same cage because she is alot younger and smaller than him and im afraid her will hurt her! Any one have any advice?


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    Paul91
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    supervised visits - i.e. only allow them together wen you can keep an eye on them - i would suggest leave them to it, but if your concerned then you'll have to supervise


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    lucy1985
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    cool sure ill try it later and see how they get on fingers crossed :)


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    Sigma Force
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    This is pretty normal, it's just that he doesn't realise he's neutered and can't believe his luck. Some guinea pig girls are well able to put these new boyos in their place but some are a bit over whelmed so sometimes it's a good idea to have two (or more) bonded females in with a neutered male so they have someone to hide behind. He does depend on the guinea pigs and their relationships with each other etc. though each scenario is a little different depending on pigs personalities. In general though with a neutered male and a female pig given a little time, couple of days to one week usually, the male will calm down and realise he's not going anywhere and there to stay so can take his time and woo her instead lol.

    Just keep an eye in case the female is getting stressed and give her plenty of hidey places. If you feel she's still a bit too little to be able to stand up to him then keeping them side by side, perhaps giving them supervised floor time together and wait until she's a bit bigger.

    There shouldn't be any problems long term they should be fine together.


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