My boars took MONTHS to settle down and stop merely "tolerating each other" before I felt I could call them bonded. Now if the younger boar doesn't get up to go get veggies right away, the older boar will bring him one of the best things from the platter before starting to eat himself! So for those struggling through the boar bonding period, hang in there!

Roxie: "i take dis now... pleurgh... what you give me dat for" So funny!

Love your piggies! We had to separate mine when we got them sadly 😢 it is so sad when they fight. I love my piggies though thre just the cutest little fluff balls ever ❤❤😊😊

@SqueakDreams

Ай бұрын

Thank you! And I'm sorry to hear that but hope they are happy living close to each other 🥰

Dear Sarah I hope you could read this but recently i have follow your youtube channel and its have help me alot when having 3 chubby guinea pigs, thank you for helping me from the miss imformation that the petshop give, as a 13 years old Vietnamese boi, i trully grate full for the things you have put your efforts in that now help so much for me and the guiena pig community, thank you🥰🥰🥰

I’m so happy you made this video! I emailed you with a question about dominance! Thanks so much!

Another great video! I love how informative your videos are. Thank you! 😊

I'm getting 2 little boy piggies on Saturday so excited and a little nervous but I have watch so many of your videos so I think I will be ok I love ur videos and your cute little piggies❤

Thanks for all the great info! My daughter and I love to watch the videos. We have 3 piggies -- all boars, 1 lives as a "neighbor" to the two younger since he doesn't want to share his space (but can still see and hear them right "next door"). The two boars that do live together seem to get along pretty well so far, even now as they hit around the 4-5 month mark. So far, no major fights or circling or hair raising up, no chasing or guarding the food or anything. Fingers crossed they keep being on good terms! One is definitely more food motivated and the other just seems to want to march around the enclosure rumblestrutting when he's feeling happy/excited or wants to "claim" a new toy (that he never really claims and doesn't guard, he's an odd little piggy tbh), which just gets ignored by his buddy entirely. Hopefully it stays like that, they seem to be OK with each other, we've had them since late March and have learned a lot watching your vids!

my original 2 piggies are now 5+ and its so funny the head lift competitions with them one is deaf so when she feels shes being bullied she screams its like a long high pitched wheek but notibly not a food wheek. you go find her in a corner with her cage mate attempting a chin raising competition. Or the scared jump and chatter when her cage mate sneaks up on her. I have a set of boys who are solo neighbors. We had hoped the new baby would take the place of a lost cage mate but no those 2 boys are our first ever failed bond with blood draw. We never found an injury just the blood after a ball fight. Its really sad they cant get along but a couple times a week we do have them both out for social floor time they usually make it about 30-45 minutes till the 3yr old finally lunges then before the ball starts we separate them. not even veggies will distract them from the fact that they don't like each other, but when in their own cages with a shared wall they sit right next to each other like they are best friends it game my vet a good belly laugh when she explained then showed the picture. Piggie politics is my favorite type of politics you never know what will happen next.

ROXY JUST CHILLING IN THE BACK ITS TO CUTE I CANT HANDLE IT!!!

Thank you for this information - I just acquired a baby male to be "roomies" with my almost 2 year old guinea pig - they seem to be alright, and I do see those "dominance" events but they haven't escalated yet after 3 weeks, so I'm thinking they'll be alright with each other in the end :) oh, and I have to acrylic cages "connected" for lots of room for both of them, which I think is helping :) - oh, and they are both males :)

Hi big fan and never been this early

@SqueakDreams

Ай бұрын

So early!!

After dealing with two adult bonded boar piggies who began serious fighting about 4-6 weeks after bringing them home, I've had to place a permanent partition in their C&C cage as seen in your video. They do both seem fairly content living this way. When I do floor time with them, so far I have been able to put them together for a short period of time. But the older fellow stays in a hidey almost the entire time, while the younger of the two is active and inquisitive around the floor area. He does seem to try to intimidate the older piggy the entire time, so in the future I am going to do separate floor times to give the older one an opportunity to be more active without fear. And to avoid any fighting attempts. The last fight ended with a bite wound to the older piggy that was a bit nasty. But separated they are back to their sweet selves and doing fine. It's a workable solution.

The piggie subtitles are so funny 😂I love their squeaks 🤠

I had a pair of females and bonded them with another pair of females quite successfully but when i added another piggy to the group my bossy piggy was quite aggresive and was relentless and i was worried bit it does change! A month later and they were fine its been almost 4 months now and they are doing great and no fights ever! 😊

❤they are adorable 🥰 and probably just need to have a little fun and excitement. You are so patient and kind with them Sarah !!😊

My girls were already bonded when I got them, so it was much easier for me to get situated with them. They both seem equally dominant, they often raise heads and sniff each other butts. They have never had a fight, which I am thankful for.

Ive got grid buddies they absolutly fine

Excellent video. Thank you for always giving great care tips.❤

Great video Sarah, I got so lucky with my boys, they instantly got along

My piggies are a mother/daughter duo & momma pig is definitely the boss, she'll assert herself a few times a week with some rumblestrutting & chasing. It can seem very dysfunctional to us human onlookers, but really the two of them get along great ❤

I found two of my girls in one of their guinea dad boxes the other day, they are fully grown and were like sardines! 😂 Of all the hides they have ! 😂 So cute! 😍

Thanks!

@SqueakDreams

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the super thanks Tina, we really appreciate your support! 😍😀

Thank you so much!! Totally needed this video, one of my guinea pigs is really dominant and I definitely want to learn more about what to watch out for

Thanks, Sarah. ☺️

Again thank you for a really informative video, which has helped me. My Splodge has become such a rumbler that her nickname is "machine gun Splodgy" - but thankfully, she and Bandit will still happily share the same "house", even though they have several different options 😂

Great information! I got to the point where I had to separate my boys, one of them kept biting the other and the other boy just tried to run away and get some peace. They habe 20 square meters, two water bowls, two water bottles, two feeding places and 35 hidies but still they'd fight. The bully (who is the sweetest one towards me) unfortunately wouldn't give up and eventually the bullied one got small injuries and that's when I separated them. Now they are kastrated and awaiting a girl each. Until the girls move in they talk to eachother thru a grid and seem a lot happier. Piggie dominance is rough. 🫣

I have a boar named Buddy that likes to rumble my foot. Is he trying to dominate it? He will mount it now & then too. Goofy fellah

I❤Guinea pigs🐹👍

Hi Sarah great video as normal I have 2 boys one is come 3 years old and one 2 years old the reason for age gap is beacause one them lost cage mate and the advice was to get a babay Guinea pig they do get on well they do have face off and the youngest one dose mount the older one but he takes it it well as he is a. Very laid back and lazy boy

Early! im thinking about getting my first 2 piggies!

Hi i love ur videos and piggies ❤❤

My 2 piggies bonded pretty quickly but my one started bullying the other so bad that I had to separate them after a couple of months. I recently found out the mean one, Lady, has arthritis in her back. She is on medication and her and her cage mate, Spooky, are happily together again.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I’m getting my first piggies soon. I’ve been watching a ton of videos and am super stoked! I’m planning to buy some GuineaDad liners to start with (one to cover the whole cage and several smaller ones to take care of hot spots). I know you use newspaper in the hay box/litter box. Would it be a bad idea to just put another liner in there instead?

@IrisBertram-Kolk-wx6kl

Ай бұрын

Well done for doing the Research. A liner in the litter Box would get very dirty very quick. I would try some woodshavings Just for the litter Box If you are Not allergic.

HEYYYYYY!!!! Just wondering if u could make a video for beginner Guinea pig owners on how to socialize your two or more piggies to more people than just you. My Guinea pigs are the most loving, kind, energetic, and hilarious piggies. But still the only interact with me and each other. If you see this then please this will really help me but if you can’t that’s totally fine I understand! Love you- Your number one fan!😽🫶🏼🫶🏼

2:33 MY PIGGGSDS

My queen bee is such a little bad ass ilhsm

That is like my Guinea pig😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 and I watched yo7 at school

One of my three girls (called Cinnamon) is VERY dominant. She always purrs and nose punches her sisters but she really does love them… well, most of the time! 😂💗

I have 2 females and I was sure that rumbling + chasing + mounting were the results of one of them being in heat. I also observe them taking a specific pose and fidgeting their hind paws during that time.. the chased one is usually not super happy about it, but they both try to do that to each other at different times, so I was hoping they don't take it personally 😂

I have a female young Guinea pig who was separated from her herd. So we recently got another young female, the interaction was going well at first but then they started to mild fight( teeth chattering and head raised up), we’ve been having them separate for bit and they talk to each other but once we try to let them walk around in a small area, but 2 days ago they got into a fight, I was able to stop them but it caused me to get bitten. I need advice.

hi, I may be getting guinea pigs soon and i was wondering if anyone could tell me what to do when i go to school to 7-8 hours. my parents work and cant check up on them and i will make sure they have anything they need before i leave but will they be okay? (there will be 2)

Hi Sarah, that was very helpful. I have a father and son Duo. The Younger one is squealing a lot. Is he stressed and how can I help him? Thank you very much.

I’ve just got two boars (12 weeks old) & they have a C&C cage. I’ve had them for 3 days and they’ve started to see who’s in charge! Head lifting, mounting etc. One of them now isn’t letting the other in the hidey hut… (going to buy another one tomorrow). How long does the dominance go on for with such young males?

My babies will raise their heads when i try to pet them. Is this a dominance thing or them just wanting me to stop petting?

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This really Hellped but well I have another problem where at this point I'm clueless...my piggy is pregnant...I don't know what to do so should I separate the other piggy, should I feed her more that I usualy do, do I give her more vegetables nanda fruit, pls help me out

Should I get two male guinea pigs or should I get a male and a female?

@SqueakDreams

Ай бұрын

A male and a female is often seen as one of the best pairings - BUT, one of them obviously needs to be neutered or spayed, you definitely don't want to be overrun with guinea pig babies! Two males often work well, especially if given enough space and pre-bonded from a rescue. Lots of male guinea pigs are in need of homes as they get overlooked, and males are often more characterful and friendly around their owners than females 😊

I was wondering if you could give me some tips to tell if my Guinea pigs are bonded or fighting, because I’m not sure if they are fighting or grooming each other.

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My boys at 2:09 😊

Do females fight too? Just got 2 who are 5 months old and siblings. No fighting but will they possibly in the future?

Wow poor wiggys

Firstt!

@Wheelchairdragon

Ай бұрын

no im first

I'm at a point where i might need to seperate my pigs at night. For some reason one keeps attacking the other. I've taken them to the vet for a checkup and they've got a clean bill of health. Idk what to do. They're perfectly fine during the daytime 🫤

@SqueakDreams

Ай бұрын

What kind of attacking is it? If you're able to watch them can you see whether perhaps they are arguing over something in the cage they want to both use at night time (hay areas/sleeping spots), or perhaps something else external could be triggering them just at night time. If they are both healthy with no scratches or bites, they could just need some time to iron out any problems, separating is a last resort. 😊

@caseyj869

Ай бұрын

I got mine as a bonded pair from a rescue and I think they are happy together, but I have noticed rumble strutting and some other dominance behaviours. They don't generally fight, but they did once when we had a pet shop cage that was too small - now we have a much bigger one they never fight!

@nadirahtherealtor5173

Ай бұрын

​@caseyj869 I know dominance roles can change due to a number of reasons as she mentioned. That could be it. This happened with my already bonded males.