Two of my boys, Harry and Peanut, they worked it out pretty quickly that Harry is the boss. He enjoys keeping Peanut in line as Peanut can be a little crazy at times. One of the funniest things Harry does to show his dominance (or maybe claiming Peanut as his) is to climb on top of the log arch while Peanut is under it and pee on him. The joys of having strange piggies 😂
Thank you so much for this video! I have 3 boys who just turned 6 months old, they're all brothers. I was worried one of my boys wasn't getting along with the other two. They do argue with each other here and there, I'm so happy to hear it's normal :) And R.I.P Little Foot! So sorry for your loss 💕💕
I have 2 pigs and when I introduced them, neither were mean but one was timid and one was basically a spaz, so one was scared of the other at first. Also, I wish my pigs were skinny pigs. Fur allergies 🙄 (course me, the girl with 19 pets, has a fur allergy)
I wanna start by saying I absolutely love your channel! I’ve learned so much and even shop for all the supplies you have shown. I did have piggies growing up so it has been a long time since I’ve owned, I’m making sure I have everything and make sure to know everything before I adopt some piggie. I’m looking to get some soon! I’ve been watching all of your videos for about 5 weeks now and I’m starting to feel very comfortable in adopting soon. Thank you so much for all the information and knowledge!
I need help!! We have 3 piggy’s. We started with two piggy’s panda and pinto they came from the same pet store. Everything was great they got along great and we had no issues with serious fights. I’m guessing because they lived at the pet store together might be why they got along so well. I believe they were brothers. We had them for about 2 months and then later decided to get another piggy. Named stitch (All males) (c&c large cage with a loft) So we did introducing in the bath tub and we did this every day for about a week and no fights everything seemed great so we did a deep cage cleaning washed all bedding and decided to put them all together and watched closely for about 3-4 days and everything seems great again no fights just normal piggy behavior. And then it started turning pinto and panda started having fights such as pinto would chase panda and we would hear loud squeaking. We were concerned but like I’ve read before chasing, humping, etc are all normal behavior. So we didn’t separate and this continued for about a week. We thought that they might still be assessing dominance. I continued to just let it be and checked the piggy’s everyday to make sure it wasn’t serious. After about 2 weeks of this. Today was when I finally saw marks (bite marks) on Panda. Which made perfect since that he was the one hurt because every time I would see pinto cause panda. Panda would always back down and run and back down from pinto so this is way I don’t understand why it turned to biting and getting bloody when panda would always back down. Stitch and pinto get along and have never fought. We have panda separated and getting special care until he is healed. But I’m just lost for what to do next!?
I had 4 girls, 3 now. Once the one guinea passed away, it disrupted the lineup and now two want to be at the top. One is at a separate cage, just because she’s always feisty and also had an injured eye. Thanks for letting me know what is okay for them.
Aww they are so cute 💝 They pushed Rudi away simply because they are the boss and they want what she has but like you said as long as they are not constantly annoying the Piggie then it's all good and that all Piggies can get to the hay/water etc
Thank you for this video. It was extremely helpful. I took your advice and all the houses have separate entrances (dollarama stool that I attached some velcro fleece forest style material in all 4 entrances) hard to explain but it’s working amazing. And of course some tunnels. I did separate eating areas and a big hay area and of course plenty of space for them. I really want the 3 males go work but forsure my skinny pig is the boss pig! Thankfully the others have stepped down but they are all still young. But I’ve done everything I can so I hope that’s enough.
My two girls have been together for almost a year. They bickered at first but eventually got along fairly well. My first pig (Sophina) has always been the boss. My second pig (Sapphire) is now picking on the boss pig every, single day. She chases her and nips at her CONSTANTLY throughout the day. Now, Sophina just gets frozen in fear and won’t come out of the house to eat or drink. She screams if Sapphire even walks towards her. I have to feed her veggies in my lap to get her to eat. I have them in a Midwest cage, they have 2 water bottles, 2 food dishes, 2 beds and a giant hay pile. And I let them have floor time every day. So now, I think I’m going to build them a big c&c cage and see if having more space will help the situation. I hope and pray it does because I’m getting so worried about Sophina not eating or drinking. 😢 If anyone has any tips, it would be greatly appreciated! ❤️❤️❤️
My group gets fed probably every 2 hours when I am home. I break up veggies into equal pieces and sort of preside over their distribution sometimes. "Cupcake" ( my daughter named her ) likes to dominate the others occasionally, even stepping over her own piece right in front of her to seize another pigs piece. I take the piece she passed on and give it to the pig who has theirs taken. Two entrances and exits are key, glad you mentioned that, but also be aware if your pen design has a choke-point where a pig has to pass to get access to things, a dominant may camp there like a little furry hall monitor. Design not only the hideys that way but also the whole pen. RIP Littlefoot! There he was... back in the day. Sorry if I'm wrong about that.... it was LittleFoot that passed away recently? Great video, thanks!
Thank you for this, been having issues with my pigs lately and I currently have them in a split cage. I found a tuff of fur in their cage when I was spot cleaning this morning and I felt too nervous to leave them alone all day while I was work. I'm going to let them chill out for the weekend then try to figure out what to do in their cage to help them get along.
Hi! I have been trying to find a new water bottle that doesn't leak. I've purchased a couple and had to return them as a full thing of water leaked out over the day 👎🏼Which of your water bottles do your recommend? Do the have the double ball or a spring mechanism? Thanks in advanced!
Question Iv had indoor giunipigs in my bed room and my bed in the same room with them my older pigie has my back as I lost 1 & I have 2 young ones same sex girls I won't have any of them upsetting my older 1 I get up when thay sometimes make my older 1 scweel thay scarper because thay know I will tell her of in a nice way thay do lissen how do you cope with the hay & poops & bits of wee I have to scramble every other fuw minutes day & night to get rid as the smell burns my nose and I struggle with the hay it triggers my breathing of vut I kove them and its been 6 years now the washing machine gose 3 times a day washing there bedding I have to use fragrance free liquid its a hard life
I understand how piggies are. But I have had some pigs that fought with every pig they came into contact with-and wounds to care for afterwards. Currently I have two females who each have their own cage but are next door to each other so they can "talk over the fence". I also put them in the large pen for playtime with six other piggie girls, with 2 piles of hay. this helps.
My Guinea Pig belonged to my neighbour and was bullied by her cage mate to the extent that her body was covered in nasty bites which only stopped when they were seperated and she came to live with me.
Hi Abby I just wanted to ask you a question so my guinea pigs friend just died a week ago and he is getting lonely and I don’t know if a not neutered guinea pig and a spayed or neutered guinea pig can be with each other or will the not neutered one will be more dominant. Sorry if that sounded confusing
So I have a question I have two girl pigs who normally get along just fine but sometimes my oldest will bite my youngest if she is trying to mount her they have been together for almost 4 years and this has only started recently. What should I do??
Take her for a health check to ensure nothing is going on. Sometime older sows are prone to ovarian cysts and that can change their mood, so should be looked into.
I bought 2new baby (back then 6 weeks) guinea pigs for my other 2 (back then 1 year and 6 weeks) guineapigs, I was introducing them and they challenged a bit. And yes they are born at the same day but a year in between❤️😊
Ok so im.introducing my piggy's today. And they are basically making that purring sound walking in circles around each other and peeing all over each other. They arent hurting each other but this has bee. Going on for hours. What are your suggestiona
For my herd of 5 the sole neutered male is second lowest in ranking. I’ve got some agressive and dominant female pigs, whereas the male is so gentle. It doesn’t have to be the male in charge in the pig world!! Also, the most recent female pig I added to the group, who is young at 1 year, became the boss pig!!
My poor Guy got into a fight with my other pig, and it was the first one I noticed (they are in my room so I would see if there were any serious fights before) and now my poor guy’s ear was cut/split in half. They are now separated, obviously. But my poor guy is on pain meds now :(
My piggies have to stay in quarantine for 3 weeks for observation to make sure they aren’t sick. Than they have to test them to make sure they’re bonded. I really hope they are :(
I've personally always found a clean cage with hay and veggies but no hiding spots is best. If you can do it in a pen or even something like an empty bath with towels in the bottom, then I'd do that as personally my piggies know which is their cage and it means the first meeting is in a neutral area that doesn't belong to any of them.
doee the boss pig always hump the other pig? i have 2 males and the smaller one always tries to hump the other and hes a lot bigger than him but theyre the same age and their brothers. is this normal?
Chelsea Jackson Yes, if one of the pigs/ the herd is new. I mean, when i got two males the older one humped the yonger one at the two first days to show him who is the boss
So if the boss pig would kick the other pig out of a certain bed and then lay in it then it would be fine but if the boss pig keeps kicking them out of every bed over and over and won't let them lay down then they should be separated? Like it could happen more than once a day but if the boss isn't kicking them out just because they want that specific bed but they seem to be kicking them out continuously because they don't want them to lay down at all?
wait guys i'm really confused. there was a video a few weeks ago saying that little foot died, but he's here in this video? can someone please explain?
Thanks this is so helpful!!! Today I had floor time with my pigs They were chasing each other It looked more like playing tho because they were pop Corning So can they chase each other in a playing way?
Honestly I found this video at the most perfect time! I have two girls that I got together, I've had them for about three months and one who is also the biggest I thought she was being such a jerk and I was feeling so bad for my other little girl and we do have a 2x4 c&c cage so there is a good amount of apace but at times I felt like it was getting bad once I heard the teeth chattering and saw the showing of teeth...but than they are eating side by side and walking around together the next minute so I guess their ok?
Its not dangerous! You just need to do it on neutral ground on a large area. New chews and clean liners. Its good not to have any if their scents so that they're not territorial. Food helps too. Just watch them for a couple hours. If they're getting along then move them to the cage. Watch them for several days. I just bonded my newest boar like this and they get along fine.
She has got some bonding videos 😊 All you need to do is set up an area which the all Piggies have not been in and completly clean out their enclosure so it does not have any scent of any of the Piggies
I have a guinea pig that looks like butter pecan but hes a boy and his fur is a bit darker so thats pretty cool 😀💕💓 edit: also his name is snickers like the candy bar 👍
I feel like I am struggling with a 'bullying' situation. SO... I have three boars. Theo and Ollie (bonded as a pair, Americans, both currently 1 year 7 months old) and Louie (added to the herd 5 months ago, Abby, currently 8 months old). Things have been peaceful (minus the normal boy noises every once in a while) for the five months that they have been together. Everyone was friends with each other and Theo and Ollie were acting entirely normal as if Louie was never added to the herd. It was going flawlessly, which I appreciated, because I was nervous about adding Louie to my bonded pair of boys. Everyone was eating, pooping, drinking... normal! FYI, my trial bonding at the rescue said that Ollie was the boss, Theo was second and Louie was last. Until about four days ago. Louie, the 8 month Abby, I feel is trying to take dominance from the older boars. He has aggressively chased Ollie around the cage several times and made Ollie scream. There has been two instances of the tiniest bit of blood from being nipped/bitten on the ear. It was the littlest bit of blood, so I was told not to be concerned. After the last time Louie chased Ollie around the cage rather aggressively, Ollie has been laying in the hay box and in the corner of the cage behind the hides. He has NEVER laid there in his entire existence. He just sits. He usually doesn't let me pet him right away, but now, he just sits there and doesn't even flinch. He is still eating and eats the veggies I place in front of him and comes up to the end of the cage for his morning treat. I would not be freaked out if he wasn't just laying around in these odd places, looking sad/scared, and freezing when I go to pet him... I was told through my rescue that trios of boars were indeed possible and that it would all be fine. I was advised to do a trial separation and put Ollie by himself and if he wanted to go back, everything was fine. Well, Ollie broke through the separation to be with his friends, but there has been continuous aggressive chasing, louie biting Ollie and coming out with his hair in his mouth, blood being shed, etc. I then removed Louie from the cage and he is trying to get back inside and everyone in the main cage is trying to get him back. They all seem to want to be together, but as soon as I do, it is complete chaos. I am not sure if Louie is just challenging, but it is becoming too aggressive for me not to be concerned.
Get Louie his own friend. More than 2 boars together is very challenging. It will be so much easier to house him with someone else vs trying to make 3 males work.
@@skinnypigs1 They live in a 5x2 cage, which I was told would be ample amount of space... I am considering making it a 5x3 before I abandon the idea. Is that pretty much worthless? I am really trying to avoid two cages, but I am not entirely against it if it is best for everyones health and happiness
@@taylorraeboone5564 a 2by5 is bare minimum for 2 boys. I think the rescue was a bit off saying 2by5 would be fine and saying 3 boys was realistic. You can try doubling the space if you want.
I dunno hey, I have one guinea pig being constantly attacked and bullied. To the point he's lost almost half a kg, I've taken the bully out and things are looking really positive. I think sometimes you just get a guinea pig that's just am A-hole 🙃😅
Can you do a video about how to transition your pigs from bedding to fleece? I want to change my piggies to fleece because I think it will be better for them and easier to clean. I am also hoping it will be cheaper! Thank you!❤️
My piggies haven't quite figured out who the boss is, they both take shots at each other. Or maybe I just haven't figured it out.. My pigs get along very well though and have only nipped at each other when being annoying. But, I do think Mocha may be the boss, because she takes things from Texas and Texas doesn't do anything soooo... I guess Mocha?
My Guinea girls were doing great together. When one became sick, I had to separate them temporarily. When I put them back together, Basil became extremely bossy toward Romaine. Constantly rumble strutting, stalking, and pushing her away from everything. This has been going on for weeks. Romaine is still eating and drinking but for the majority of the day she is puffed up and hiding. She even whimpers :-( I’m not sure how long to give them before assuming they are not a good match
@@skinnypigs1 thank you for responding so quickly! They were separated for about a month due to Basil having a mild Upper Respiratory Infection that she couldn’t quite shake. Prior they had been living happily together for about 2 months as we recently adopted Basil. I’ve tried all of your tips and even upgraded to a 18 square foot enclosure
@@Millythemutt How old are the girls? Did she get an all clear by the vet? Sitting puffed up isn't normal behaviour unless not feeling well or in pain. The other behaviours from the boss are normal, especially if she is in heat at the time. I would be more concerned why your one girl is puffed up hiding. Do you have food at both ends? Easy to get at? Some pigs will boss and push ill pigs around, I have had that happen. So just checking that your girl isn't still sick at all.
@@skinnypigs1 Basil is 9 months old and Romaine is 3. Basil did get cleared by the vet. The first time I put them back together in their enclosure, Basil pulled out a chunk of Romaine's hair. I then separated and put them in a neutral space. Fortunately they haven't had a big fight since. Romaine walks around happily when Basil is sleeping, but the moment Basil is walking close to her she puffs up and sits still. After Basil nips at her or pushes her, she whimpers and puffs up in a hiding spot. I do have multiple areas for hay. I will bring Romaine to the vet to check for any illnesses. That's really good to know that Basil's behavior is typical and can often occur when in heat. Thank you for that information!
@@skinnypigs1 Just want to add that I just refilled the two bowls of pellets and Romaine happily walked out to one of the bowls. Basil then ran Romaine back into her hiding spot and Romaine started whimpering, puffed up and stayed under the blanket while Basil began eating. Sounds like I might have a very sensitive piggie.
I had in 1983 a guinea who was so bad.And gave it to an employee of my friend.It had a very strange name of a character who later asked my late wife that she did her part living and discontinued her permanent ordered medicin.A kindred spirit deja vu guineapig. In 1990 I had a guinea terrible and called it "Bristlepig" Very bad! It played possum when I berated it! But immediately became rambunctious after leaving.It stopped it's own hart. I used guineas for incantations
Is it normal my girls have 2 boss pig lol buttercup and daisy are both the same lol they both do the same always sleep together and boss around the two youngest lily and blossom and It works very good for them 😍
I rescued 5 pigs and they are all separate but next to each other with grid wall between them they came from bad situations that they would fight any other pig out with them
Hi is there any ways I can take my guinea pigs from Asia to North America we are gonna move to North America permanently but I love my guinea pigs I am not excited at all 1. I am gonna lose my guinea pigs 2. I will lose my amazing friends 3. I might get bullied 4. My aunt makes us too religious 5. We are gonna be totally POOR and have no money to buy wi-fi and can't live in my aunt's house for much long Fine I am gonna lose my amazing old life but won't lose my guinea pigs my brother and parents no one are intrested in taking them to the USA they want to sell them so does my aunts want I love my guinea pigs I losed lots of pets when I was younger for my family now I am more grown I won't do what they say I don't care I took care of my guinea pigs I did everything for them so they don't know how having a pet is they think having a pet is just for fun and can throw away anytime I tried to find every single website just for this please do you know anything I can do for this they might sell them anyday anytime when I am at school or if I go somewhere I hate my family they always do something to make my life terrible if they were living in my life they would understand what it is like I love my guinea pigs a lot pls can you do something 😢😢😢😢
Good video great topic, glad you addressed it. Its just the way pig life is and in a way human life. We all have someone we answer to, a parent, boss, teacher and there are people below us. Don't get in a tizzy over it, go eat at the other hay pile or sit at a different table during lunch LOL. Its all about knowing your place in the world
Two of my boys, Harry and Peanut, they worked it out pretty quickly that Harry is the boss. He enjoys keeping Peanut in line as Peanut can be a little crazy at times. One of the funniest things Harry does to show his dominance (or maybe claiming Peanut as his) is to climb on top of the log arch while Peanut is under it and pee on him. The joys of having strange piggies 😂
Lol ! My dog's name is peanut !
XD
I have a rabbit called Peanut 😄
Lol I actually laughed out loud my piggies will be mean to each other sometimes
Aw. Little Foot 😚
I think Pecan is the new boss!
Definitely and perhaps a little reluctantly. Sometimes all that responsibility is more than one pig can manage
Nah Abby sees much more than we do and she says Littlefoot is boss
@@Mitchcraft. little passed away a couple weeks ago so that would be rather difficult
REAST IN PEACE
Little foot you were such a beautiful guineapig you were loved and will be missed you were a bundle of joy
This is so so cute sis... These piggy babies are super cute...
Thank you so much for this video! I have 3 boys who just turned 6 months old, they're all brothers. I was worried one of my boys wasn't getting along with the other two. They do argue with each other here and there, I'm so happy to hear it's normal :)
And R.I.P Little Foot! So sorry for your loss 💕💕
Fantastic set up much room for zoomies and fluffy to their sensitive feet.
I know its a couple years later, but this video just explained so much about my paired up boys
I have 2 pigs and when I introduced them, neither were mean but one was timid and one was basically a spaz, so one was scared of the other at first.
Also, I wish my pigs were skinny pigs. Fur allergies 🙄 (course me, the girl with 19 pets, has a fur allergy)
It's 11:14 PM on a Saturday with church in the morning and I've been binge watching piggie videos and sewing with my piggie ,Lexi, all day. Fun times!
I get where I can't stop watching too
I wanna start by saying I absolutely love your channel! I’ve learned so much and even shop for all the supplies you have shown. I did have piggies growing up so it has been a long time since I’ve owned, I’m making sure I have everything and make sure to know everything before I adopt some piggie. I’m looking to get some soon! I’ve been watching all of your videos for about 5 weeks now and I’m starting to feel very comfortable in adopting soon. Thank you so much for all the information and knowledge!
Aw Little Foot, you're gorgeous. When Rudi jumped on him, priceless! Thanks so much xxx
It's good to realize there's a pecking order and they're not being "bullies." Rudi definitely has a lot of sass☺️!!
Your Guineapigs are so cute
Lil military piggies(: it's like they all have ranks (: so cute
Awww Little Foot,seeing Rudi jump on his back was just cute, miss you Little Foot. 😍
I was surprised to see Little Foot!! Rest In Peace !!! Great video; very informative!
nooo its pre recorded.. Little foot!! 😭😭
👍🏻 thank you for all the information! I love your channel ! I learn so much from you .
He’s like “I’m the king of the hill” in beginning
It's nice to see Little Foot one last time... :)
I need help!! We have 3 piggy’s. We started with two piggy’s panda and pinto they came from the same pet store. Everything was great they got along great and we had no issues with serious fights. I’m guessing because they lived at the pet store together might be why they got along so well. I believe they were brothers. We had them for about 2 months and then later decided to get another piggy. Named stitch (All males) (c&c large cage with a loft) So we did introducing in the bath tub and we did this every day for about a week and no fights everything seemed great so we did a deep cage cleaning washed all bedding and decided to put them all together and watched closely for about 3-4 days and everything seems great again no fights just normal piggy behavior. And then it started turning pinto and panda started having fights such as pinto would chase panda and we would hear loud squeaking. We were concerned but like I’ve read before chasing, humping, etc are all normal behavior. So we didn’t separate and this continued for about a week. We thought that they might still be assessing dominance. I continued to just let it be and checked the piggy’s everyday to make sure it wasn’t serious. After about 2 weeks of this. Today was when I finally saw marks (bite marks) on Panda. Which made perfect since that he was the one hurt because every time I would see pinto cause panda. Panda would always back down and run and back down from pinto so this is way I don’t understand why it turned to biting and getting bloody when panda would always back down. Stitch and pinto get along and have never fought. We have panda separated and getting special care until he is healed. But I’m just lost for what to do next!?
I had 4 girls, 3 now. Once the one guinea passed away, it disrupted the lineup and now two want to be at the top. One is at a separate cage, just because she’s always feisty and also had an injured eye. Thanks for letting me know what is okay for them.
Who's the boss now that little foots gone? R.I.P little foot
Butter Pecan but you can't really tell at all with those ladies, they are all pretty chill.
Aww they are so cute 💝
They pushed Rudi away simply because they are the boss and they want what she has but like you said as long as they are not constantly annoying the Piggie then it's all good and that all Piggies can get to the hay/water etc
Thank you for this video. It was extremely helpful. I took your advice and all the houses have separate entrances (dollarama stool that I attached some velcro fleece forest style material in all 4 entrances) hard to explain but it’s working amazing. And of course some tunnels. I did separate eating areas and a big hay area and of course plenty of space for them. I really want the 3 males go work but forsure my skinny pig is the boss pig! Thankfully the others have stepped down but they are all still young. But I’ve done everything I can so I hope that’s enough.
They had a fight already and I'm really worried. One little one doesn't allow the other to drink water!!
My two girls have been together for almost a year. They bickered at first but eventually got along fairly well. My first pig (Sophina) has always been the boss. My second pig (Sapphire) is now picking on the boss pig every, single day. She chases her and nips at her CONSTANTLY throughout the day. Now, Sophina just gets frozen in fear and won’t come out of the house to eat or drink. She screams if Sapphire even walks towards her. I have to feed her veggies in my lap to get her to eat. I have them in a Midwest cage, they have 2 water bottles, 2 food dishes, 2 beds and a giant hay pile. And I let them have floor time every day. So now, I think I’m going to build them a big c&c cage and see if having more space will help the situation. I hope and pray it does because I’m getting so worried about Sophina not eating or drinking. 😢 If anyone has any tips, it would be greatly appreciated! ❤️❤️❤️
My group gets fed probably every 2 hours when I am home. I break up veggies into equal pieces and sort of preside over their distribution sometimes. "Cupcake" ( my daughter named her ) likes to dominate the others occasionally, even stepping over her own piece right in front of her to seize another pigs piece. I take the piece she passed on and give it to the pig who has theirs taken. Two entrances and exits are key, glad you mentioned that, but also be aware if your pen design has a choke-point where a pig has to pass to get access to things, a dominant may camp there like a little furry hall monitor. Design not only the hideys that way but also the whole pen. RIP Littlefoot! There he was... back in the day. Sorry if I'm wrong about that.... it was LittleFoot that passed away recently? Great video, thanks!
Aw I miss little foot it was nice to see him 😘
I love the squeaks of guineapigs
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Wow geani pigs have a good sasietive btw they are sooo cute and organized😊
Thank you for this, been having issues with my pigs lately and I currently have them in a split cage. I found a tuff of fur in their cage when I was spot cleaning this morning and I felt too nervous to leave them alone all day while I was work. I'm going to let them chill out for the weekend then try to figure out what to do in their cage to help them get along.
I have an entire videoing called help my guinea pigs are fighting, I would watch that one.
Rudi says she's boss lol
Hi! I have been trying to find a new water bottle that doesn't leak. I've purchased a couple and had to return them as a full thing of water leaked out over the day 👎🏼Which of your water bottles do your recommend? Do the have the double ball or a spring mechanism? Thanks in advanced!
I use Lixit plastic bottlers and Living World plastic bottles. I don't know what mechanism they are. I enjoy both.
I just realized how chubby Reese is
Well my guinea pig sometimes rumble struts it’s way up to my dog then lays with him idk what that’s about 😂
Question Iv had indoor giunipigs in my bed room and my bed in the same room with them my older pigie has my back as I lost 1 & I have 2 young ones same sex girls I won't have any of them upsetting my older 1 I get up when thay sometimes make my older 1 scweel thay scarper because thay know I will tell her of in a nice way thay do lissen how do you cope with the hay & poops & bits of wee I have to scramble every other fuw minutes day & night to get rid as the smell burns my nose and I struggle with the hay it triggers my breathing of vut I kove them and its been 6 years now the washing machine gose 3 times a day washing there bedding I have to use fragrance free liquid its a hard life
That is so cute
I understand how piggies are. But I have had some pigs that fought with every pig they came into contact with-and wounds to care for afterwards. Currently I have two females who each have their own cage but are next door to each other so they can "talk over the fence". I also put them in the large pen for playtime with six other piggie girls, with 2 piles of hay. this helps.
Miss you, Little Foot :(
I love your informative videos!
uh oh ! i think somebody needs to sit in the time out chair
My Guinea Pig belonged to my neighbour and was bullied by her cage mate to the extent that her body was covered in nasty bites which only stopped when they were seperated and she came to live with me.
What about when the one pig is constantly screaming every time the other pig even just comes around it?
Ughhhhh Little Foot 😩😭💔
Great video abby
How do you know which one is the boss ?
Hi Abby I just wanted to ask you a question so my guinea pigs friend just died a week ago and he is getting lonely and I don’t know if a not neutered guinea pig and a spayed or neutered guinea pig can be with each other or will the not neutered one will be more dominant. Sorry if that sounded confusing
Neutering makes no difference for how they behave. You do neuter one if you want a male/female combo.
So I have a question I have two girl pigs who normally get along just fine but sometimes my oldest will bite my youngest if she is trying to mount her they have been together for almost 4 years and this has only started recently. What should I do??
Take her for a health check to ensure nothing is going on. Sometime older sows are prone to ovarian cysts and that can change their mood, so should be looked into.
I bought 2new baby (back then 6 weeks) guinea pigs for my other 2 (back then 1 year and 6 weeks) guineapigs,
I was introducing them and they challenged a bit.
And yes they are born at the same day but a year in between❤️😊
Ok so im.introducing my piggy's today. And they are basically making that purring sound walking in circles around each other and peeing all over each other. They arent hurting each other but this has bee. Going on for hours. What are your suggestiona
No suggestions, takes time for them to work it out. That is normal pig behaviours.
For my herd of 5 the sole neutered male is second lowest in ranking. I’ve got some agressive and dominant female pigs, whereas the male is so gentle. It doesn’t have to be the male in charge in the pig world!! Also, the most recent female pig I added to the group, who is young at 1 year, became the boss pig!!
My poor Guy got into a fight with my other pig, and it was the first one I noticed (they are in my room so I would see if there were any serious fights before) and now my poor guy’s ear was cut/split in half. They are now separated, obviously. But my poor guy is on pain meds now :(
So sorry about Rudi. Its not anyone's fault. Hope your doing ok now since that was an older video.
My piggies have to stay in quarantine for 3 weeks for observation to make sure they aren’t sick. Than they have to test them to make sure they’re bonded. I really hope they are :(
Is it better to introduce them in a cleaned cage so no scents are there or does it matter..thank you...love your videos
I've personally always found a clean cage with hay and veggies but no hiding spots is best. If you can do it in a pen or even something like an empty bath with towels in the bottom, then I'd do that as personally my piggies know which is their cage and it means the first meeting is in a neutral area that doesn't belong to any of them.
doee the boss pig always hump the other pig? i have 2 males and the smaller one always tries to hump the other and hes a lot bigger than him but theyre the same age and their brothers. is this normal?
Chelsea Jackson Yes, if one of the pigs/ the herd is new. I mean, when i got two males the older one humped the yonger one at the two first days to show him who is the boss
@@cinder421 my one still tries to do it everyday and its been 3 months
Chelsea Jackson You should read from a book or internet about that! I think it is normal if both of the piggies are happy c:
Humping is normal.
So if the boss pig would kick the other pig out of a certain bed and then lay in it then it would be fine but if the boss pig keeps kicking them out of every bed over and over and won't let them lay down then they should be separated? Like it could happen more than once a day but if the boss isn't kicking them out just because they want that specific bed but they seem to be kicking them out continuously because they don't want them to lay down at all?
What size of cage are they in?
skinnypigs1 a 2 by 4 grid C&C cage. It's two girls but one won't let the other lay in any of the beds even though there are 3 beds.
wait guys i'm really confused. there was a video a few weeks ago saying that little foot died, but he's here in this video? can someone please explain?
Pre filmed videos.
skinnypigs1 ohhh ok!!
Thanks this is so helpful!!!
Today I had floor time with my pigs
They were chasing each other
It looked more like playing tho because they were pop Corning
So can they chase each other in a playing way?
I don't know but guinea pigs fighting are generally quite jumpy, the could be bumping into something and jumping away which may look like popcorning.
As long as they aren't fighting and drawing blood then there shouldn't be an issue.
Honestly I found this video at the most perfect time! I have two girls that I got together, I've had them for about three months and one who is also the biggest I thought she was being such a jerk and I was feeling so bad for my other little girl and we do have a 2x4 c&c cage so there is a good amount of apace but at times I felt like it was getting bad once I heard the teeth chattering and saw the showing of teeth...but than they are eating side by side and walking around together the next minute so I guess their ok?
My friends guinea pigs get along perfectly! They never fight and there is never one who “bullies”. Do you think that they just don’t have a boss?
All pigs have a boss, just some are easy going.
Can you make a video on bonding guinea pigs
Ya just to tell u bonding guinea pigs are DANGEROUS my oldest skinny pig died becuase of this
@@stevenpancake3385 omg
Its not dangerous! You just need to do it on neutral ground on a large area. New chews and clean liners. Its good not to have any if their scents so that they're not territorial. Food helps too. Just watch them for a couple hours. If they're getting along then move them to the cage. Watch them for several days. I just bonded my newest boar like this and they get along fine.
@@Jaykay529luv thank you for the information
She has got some bonding videos 😊
All you need to do is set up an area which the all Piggies have not been in and completly clean out their enclosure so it does not have any scent of any of the Piggies
I have a guinea pig that looks like butter pecan but hes a boy and his fur is a bit darker so thats pretty cool 😀💕💓 edit: also his name is snickers like the candy bar 👍
I feel like I am struggling with a 'bullying' situation.
SO... I have three boars. Theo and Ollie (bonded as a pair, Americans, both currently 1 year 7 months old) and Louie (added to the herd 5 months ago, Abby, currently 8 months old). Things have been peaceful (minus the normal boy noises every once in a while) for the five months that they have been together. Everyone was friends with each other and Theo and Ollie were acting entirely normal as if Louie was never added to the herd. It was going flawlessly, which I appreciated, because I was nervous about adding Louie to my bonded pair of boys. Everyone was eating, pooping, drinking... normal! FYI, my trial bonding at the rescue said that Ollie was the boss, Theo was second and Louie was last.
Until about four days ago. Louie, the 8 month Abby, I feel is trying to take dominance from the older boars. He has aggressively chased Ollie around the cage several times and made Ollie scream. There has been two instances of the tiniest bit of blood from being nipped/bitten on the ear. It was the littlest bit of blood, so I was told not to be concerned. After the last time Louie chased Ollie around the cage rather aggressively, Ollie has been laying in the hay box and in the corner of the cage behind the hides. He has NEVER laid there in his entire existence. He just sits. He usually doesn't let me pet him right away, but now, he just sits there and doesn't even flinch. He is still eating and eats the veggies I place in front of him and comes up to the end of the cage for his morning treat. I would not be freaked out if he wasn't just laying around in these odd places, looking sad/scared, and freezing when I go to pet him...
I was told through my rescue that trios of boars were indeed possible and that it would all be fine. I was advised to do a trial separation and put Ollie by himself and if he wanted to go back, everything was fine. Well, Ollie broke through the separation to be with his friends, but there has been continuous aggressive chasing, louie biting Ollie and coming out with his hair in his mouth, blood being shed, etc. I then removed Louie from the cage and he is trying to get back inside and everyone in the main cage is trying to get him back. They all seem to want to be together, but as soon as I do, it is complete chaos. I am not sure if Louie is just challenging, but it is becoming too aggressive for me not to be concerned.
Get Louie his own friend. More than 2 boars together is very challenging.
It will be so much easier to house him with someone else vs trying to make 3 males work.
@@skinnypigs1 They live in a 5x2 cage, which I was told would be ample amount of space... I am considering making it a 5x3 before I abandon the idea. Is that pretty much worthless? I am really trying to avoid two cages, but I am not entirely against it if it is best for everyones health and happiness
@@taylorraeboone5564 a 2by5 is bare minimum for 2 boys. I think the rescue was a bit off saying 2by5 would be fine and saying 3 boys was realistic. You can try doubling the space if you want.
I dunno hey, I have one guinea pig being constantly attacked and bullied. To the point he's lost almost half a kg, I've taken the bully out and things are looking really positive. I think sometimes you just get a guinea pig that's just am A-hole 🙃😅
Can you do a video about how to transition your pigs from bedding to fleece? I want to change my piggies to fleece because I think it will be better for them and easier to clean. I am also hoping it will be cheaper! Thank you!❤️
I don't transition any of the new pigs, just put them on fleece. I have videos in the description box all about using fleece if you are interested.
Thank you so much!
Two of my boys started fighting and one of them had a hole in his ear and it took a LONG time to recover❤️❤️❤️😢😢😢
My piggies haven't quite figured out who the boss is, they both take shots at each other. Or maybe I just haven't figured it out.. My pigs get along very well though and have only nipped at each other when being annoying. But, I do think Mocha may be the boss, because she takes things from Texas and Texas doesn't do anything soooo... I guess Mocha?
My Guinea girls were doing great together. When one became sick, I had to separate them temporarily. When I put them back together, Basil became extremely bossy toward Romaine. Constantly rumble strutting, stalking, and pushing her away from everything. This has been going on for weeks. Romaine is still eating and drinking but for the majority of the day she is puffed up and hiding. She even whimpers :-( I’m not sure how long to give them before assuming they are not a good match
How long were they together before? What illness did she have to recover from?
@@skinnypigs1 thank you for responding so quickly! They were separated for about a month due to Basil having a mild Upper Respiratory Infection that she couldn’t quite shake. Prior they had been living happily together for about 2 months as we recently adopted Basil. I’ve tried all of your tips and even upgraded to a 18 square foot enclosure
@@Millythemutt How old are the girls?
Did she get an all clear by the vet? Sitting puffed up isn't normal behaviour unless not feeling well or in pain. The other behaviours from the boss are normal, especially if she is in heat at the time. I would be more concerned why your one girl is puffed up hiding.
Do you have food at both ends? Easy to get at?
Some pigs will boss and push ill pigs around, I have had that happen. So just checking that your girl isn't still sick at all.
@@skinnypigs1 Basil is 9 months old and Romaine is 3. Basil did get cleared by the vet. The first time I put them back together in their enclosure, Basil pulled out a chunk of Romaine's hair. I then separated and put them in a neutral space. Fortunately they haven't had a big fight since.
Romaine walks around happily when Basil is sleeping, but the moment Basil is walking close to her she puffs up and sits still. After Basil nips at her or pushes her, she whimpers and puffs up in a hiding spot. I do have multiple areas for hay.
I will bring Romaine to the vet to check for any illnesses. That's really good to know that Basil's behavior is typical and can often occur when in heat. Thank you for that information!
@@skinnypigs1 Just want to add that I just refilled the two bowls of pellets and Romaine happily walked out to one of the bowls. Basil then ran Romaine back into her hiding spot and Romaine started whimpering, puffed up and stayed under the blanket while Basil began eating. Sounds like I might have a very sensitive piggie.
I had in 1983 a guinea who was so bad.And gave it to an employee of my friend.It had a very strange name of a character who later asked my late wife that she did her part living and discontinued her permanent ordered medicin.A kindred spirit deja vu guineapig.
In 1990 I had a guinea terrible and called it "Bristlepig" Very bad!
It played possum when I berated it! But immediately became rambunctious after leaving.It stopped it's own hart.
I used guineas for incantations
Not sure if this was a joke but it cracked me up either way.
What sex of Guiana pigs are in the Heard?? I have three males and they do okay for the most part.
A neutered male with females.
For those who worries about submissive guinea pigs: boss guinea pig is actually experience more stress then all others in a group.
Is it normal my girls have 2 boss pig lol buttercup and daisy are both the same lol they both do the same always sleep together and boss around the two youngest lily and blossom and It works very good for them 😍
My guinea pigs are always being mean to their little sister Molly because she doesn’t know how to fight back and she’s only 8 weeks ,
Aww
I remember cuddle was the boss xD he had a bro name furball but before cuddle was furball bro fuzzball they was Bros so they didn't care who was boss
I rescued 5 pigs and they are all separate but next to each other with grid wall between them they came from bad situations that they would fight any other pig out with them
hahaha! this sounds familiar!
I know you've been dealing with a lot of loss lately and hope you are doing OK.
I miss little foot😪
My Boys, pumpkin and jubjub, The Small one, (Pumpkin) Is the boss, He is older than my bigger one (Jubjub)
Awww no!
Little foot 😢💔
Yay!
Awwwww
*EARLY SQUAD WERE YOU AT???*
Ughh please don't encourage them! Every time I see one of these idiots post "first" I want to slap someone. Idiotic childish bullshit
@@mszoomy dang some ones a little upset
@@mszoomy yup i just wanna kick someone
@@arock4thewin835 not upset. Stupidity just irritates me.
@@mszoomy she didn't say she was first though. She just said she was early, not first.
Hi is there any ways I can take my guinea pigs from Asia to North America we are gonna move to North America permanently but I love my guinea pigs I am not excited at all
1. I am gonna lose my guinea pigs
2. I will lose my amazing friends
3. I might get bullied
4. My aunt makes us too religious
5. We are gonna be totally POOR and have no money to buy wi-fi and can't live in my aunt's house for much long
Fine I am gonna lose my amazing old life but won't lose my guinea pigs my brother and parents no one are intrested in taking them to the USA they want to sell them so does my aunts want I love my guinea pigs I losed lots of pets when I was younger for my family now I am more grown I won't do what they say I don't care I took care of my guinea pigs I did everything for them so they don't know how having a pet is they think having a pet is just for fun and can throw away anytime I tried to find every single website just for this please do you know anything I can do for this they might sell them anyday anytime when I am at school or if I go somewhere I hate my family they always do something to make my life terrible if they were living in my life they would understand what it is like I love my guinea pigs a lot pls can you do something 😢😢😢😢
hi abey, an important subjet. i made a film about it. "from 7 to 6". if ypu want to watch. my smallest one is "kleine".
Is it true that it is never the guinea pigs fault it’s always the owners fault
Good video great topic, glad you addressed it. Its just the way pig life is and in a way human life. We all have someone we answer to, a parent, boss, teacher and there are people below us. Don't get in a tizzy over it, go eat at the other hay pile or sit at a different table during lunch LOL. Its all about knowing your place in the world
You said little foot died.
Pre filmed videos.
Hi love you
My hamster is bully
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