I'm sorry you had to split up more boy piggies! Reading the comments is interesting, I think there are some valid points about arguments over food, but ultimately you were putting them back into a VERY large cage space, far bigger than the recommended, freshly cleaned out, they weren't apart for very long and they still fought! From having males previously, I never saw the kind of lunging behaviour and I would be very wary to write this off as "normal" - from what you described I think you were right to separate them, for their own safety. Going back, I lost a piggie due to an infected wound on the mouth from fighting, in my mind it's simply not worth the risk. I think the problem here could be that the males can sense the females in the same room - females come into heat every 3 weeks or so, and with a lot of girls the males are constantly being provoked to be the dominant one, causing more confrontations than is normally seen in pairs or groups of males. It is definitely not unusual for males to live very happily in pairs, and groups of males are not unheard of. Rescues have a big problem with too many males, happily bonded, that they cannot adopt out, because people think all males will fight. Males have big personalities yes - but this also makes them more confident, easier to tame, and great companions. 😃😍
Thank you for your kind words ❤️ Again, I wasn’t surprised it came to this as they have ALWAYS had a rough relationship, but it sucks given that I was so excited for them to get a cage upgrade! I do think the females scent rile the boys up, but also think personality of male pigs plays a HUGE role as well. I can definitely notice some being more bother than others. With all these single boys, I hope to see if I can bond any together; even just one pair would be nice 😅
I have 3 sets of bonded boars and I've seen it all. I don't think what happened between the two pigs was enough to separate them. Pulling fur isn't enough to prove bonds are broken. Boars can be total assholes to eachother, but unless you see blood - leave them together. They probably fought because of the change of scent in the cage. For example if you didn't wash each grid perfectly, even the walls nearby could smell like the other pigs. Boars are tricky but we need people to love and adopt them too. I have no lady pigs and I love them so much.
It could be the scent on the grids. It’s important to fully wash everything because right when they were put in the new cage you can tell they notice the different smell.
I got 6 pairs of bonded boars and yes it seems like the boys only need some time to work it out together. It can be stressful to watch but patience and observation are keys to bond them in my opinion. You can rebond them after letting them live side by side for a while. Two boars of mine actually can rebonded just like that
I definitely agree and came here to say the same. Guinea pigs need to re-establish dominance when they are moved to a new space. This is totally 100% normal and should be expected. I bet if you had just given them like 48 to 72 hours all would be back to normal again. Hopefully, you can re-bond them and they can have an in cage buddy again ☺️
Sorry but I don’t agree but I only have females cause boys drive me insane! I’ve tried bonding boys but it’s never worked. My bonding rule is if they don’t want to be together I won’t put them together because I feel like they will eventually get into a huge fight. (Which has happened before while I wasn’t home one of my males at the time attacked my female and had to be taken to the vet for stitches. I had a security camera in there thank god so I knew what happened. But yea that’s my opinion
Yeah I have three boars, love them so much. People want to have only girl, because it’s more ‘easy’. I have boars, because Eva Stoffels gave me my boys. Beacause nobody wants boars. So they are left alone, by themselves. My boars are getting along. Sometimes they fight, but hey they are just like humans. 😊 I don’t agree. Boars are cute ❤ at least I love my boars and I appreciate them.
I really appreciate you advocating for proper Guinea pig care! My friend has 2 males living in a 9 sq foot enclosure and she has sadly been using harnesses for them in the morning I have tried many times to tell her they are not safe and can hurt their backs and that a playpen is a better option but she is too scared to use one after they jumped out I will show her this video so hopefully she stops using them.
I'm totally with you on those harnesses and the colorful food. Thank goodness for the you tube vhannels that educate people about what good and what's not for the guinea pigs.
W0W!! Boy guinea pigs got mad drama. Jaja I have 2 boys, Quasi & Poncho, they are brothers and been with each other since birth. They have the cutest relationship together. At night they sleep side by side or yin-yang. They do have their issues from time to time but they know who the boss is among each other.
Just a rabbit advocate, here to learn about pigs. I really appreciate how much time and effort you spend on your pigs having great lives. I wish more people took the time to educate themselves and get it right. Small pets deserve all the love and effort larger pets get! Rabbits and guinea pigs have similar bonding and de-bonding tendencies. Always best to just seperate them and not take the risk if drama erupts. I've had scents from OUTSIDE upset my rabbits bonds. It doesn't take much sometimes for them to fall out with each other. They could both get a wiff of something bad and blame each other for weeks.
Rescued two rabbits living in a tiny cage once, two brothers (one neutered, one not). They didn’t fight in that small cage, but the unneutered male was skin and bones which was due to the stress! As soon as I got them and they got more space they started fighting. I seperated them and now the stressed bun is so happy, put on weight STRAIGHT away, and now lives with a neutered female!
In the video you separated your two bonded boars, putting one into the carrier. Separating them to reduce conflict has the opposite effect we want. If you allow them to stay together at all times, they will have their initial confrontation over territory and rank and sort it out. This can take a few times on the floor together or wherever new, but it strengthens their relationship and bond. It's scary as a human to witness some of their behaviors, but as long as there is no blood don't intervene. Providing multiple areas for hay access, not just a single hay box is also important for some male pairs. Food is the biggest driving force for territory arguements in my house. Guinea pigs are extremely dramatic, I really believe boars enjoy the thrill of the squabble. My boy Clove AGGRESSIVELY nose boops Llama sometimes. It's never with teeth, but an aggressive boop that an outsider might find frightening. You gotta let things pan out. Sorry I'm baked hope that made sense. Love ya Austin
Second this!! They need the opportunity to work it out themselves. I have three boars and they all love each other but they still argue like brothers. One time two of them had a big fight that resulted in a split lip (it was kinda my fault, they didn’t have enough room and he got cornered at the foot of the ramp). I thought they were broken up for and put the instigator in a cage beside them. After a day of separation, the instigator was running back and forth and seemingly begging for forgiveness lol. The other two ignored him for a bit but then they ended up missing him too. I woke up one morning and the instigator had somehow broken back into his brothers cage!!! I extended their enclosure and there’s been no problems since It’s definitely way scarier for us as pig parents than the actual piggies
I would also not have separated them for those behaviors but that escape artist piggie needs a whole room to himself with his bold attitude! He'd probably be super happy if he could get neutered and be with a big herd of girl pigs.
That is true! I’ve learned from someone that you should put them together and then separate a few times before really letting them together for a bigger time without supervision. Long story short, one of my four kids now has problems interacting with the other ones. The other three are doing well so far cause I had the courage to let them bond without separating them, but it is really scary for me (they’re all male) 😂😅😅
hey if you don’t want some of your pigs to escape i think you should get grids that don’t have any squares in them that’s what i have for mine and they can’t climb them
I wouldn't advise people not to get males, what I would advise is not to have them in the same room as females. So sorry their bond broke 💔. There are just so many males in rescues it's so sad. The chick's are so cute. X
People need to adopt male pigs and try to understand their behaviors and needs better. They have a few more complications but they are still wonderful and can be happily bonded if you do it right.
I’d like to clarify that I meant you shouldn’t gat males if you are a beginner/are fully commit to learning their behaviors and up to make changes if anything happens. I love my males to death and wouldn’t trade them in for the world, but if I knew how difficult they can be, I would have gotten only females.
@@rosequartz9640 this is cope. "They have a few more complications" if you even SNEEZE slightly too loud from across the street they'll go from getting along fine to trying to kiII each other.
One of my pigs past away earlier this morning, we think it might have had something to do with his eye, because 2 weeks ago his eye burst. His name was Albert
I am extremely happy and feel very lucky that when I got my new pig (a new boy) I prepared for the worst and they actually bonded really quickly and they tolerate each other pretty good, well no more than some teeth chatters occasionally obv still some dominance stuff but nothing crazy and i'm so thankful to the piggy gods it worked out that way.
Maybe try pairing Winston with Ashton? Or maybe get some of the boys fixed and putting them with your girls could help those lone piggies ? I know it’s expensive but maybe trying to put a little money aside every year for one pig could help? I love your Chanel and I always get excited when you upload keep your head up!💕
I recently adopted 2 males piggies who were supposedly bonded and together their whole lives. I tried to bond them with my single male and it didn’t not go well. I’ve never bonded piggies before so im sure I didn’t do everything perfect but I feel for your pain. Im so sorry ur boys were fighting, it’s so disappointing and stressful!! Thank you for sharing, it’s very informative:)
I think the point of the "harness" for the pigs is for them to be attached to something when say they are outside for playtime. But I do think the package should've elaborated on that.
Moving a pair to a new location when their bond isn't stable will always reset their bonding to some extent and hence trigger dominance behavior. You really should avoid moving them (or changing their enclosure too much) at this point and wait until they have settled their disagreements. It can take weeks. You also made the mistake to only put one pile of hay inside the cage. They would have to come really close to each other to be able to eat some hay. And of course no one would back down and fight for the only hay pile. Once you have two fighting males, you should adapt their cage to the situation. Place a second pile of hay in the other corner of the cage and a third in the middle. I already commented that your boys are lacking socialization because they were never raised properly by a social adult male. And sadly you face the consequence now - either a bonding attempt fails or your pairs fall apart. :( It really isn't that hard to have male guinea pigs living in pairs or groups if you don't mess up their upbringing... Edit: Is there a reason why you removed Ezra from the trio and not Kai who was the aggressor? From my experience it's the best to always remove the troublemaker from the group and not the pig that got bitten (of course unless he was being bullied by everyone). Removing a pig from a trio will (again) trigger dominance behavior and reset their bonding. By leaving the troublemaker with the remaining male, you have a higher risk that the little troublemaker will now turn against his buddy.
Very valid points! I definitely hear you out 😇 And I ended up separating Ezra from the trio because he had an awful gash on his lip and I wanted him to heal without risk of Winston hurting him (not that he ever really did, I was just very cautious). I may even think about rebonding Winston and Ezra as they have been pretty good their whole lives when they were with each other.
Sorry you had to split your boys thanks to you and a few others i have upgraded to a CnC cage gotten another as i only had one stoped useing mineral rolls and switched to just pellet food and switched and to fleece for bedding i have learned so much from peopledoing videos like this thank you
i find that it really helps boars maintain their bond if you invest in some corner hammocks, & get rid of all smaller hideys. whenever my boars get into a dominance dispute, the less dominate pig can retreat onto a hammock where they cant be crowded by the other pig. since they cant reach them, the more dominant boys eventually back off & find something else to do. this eases the tension before things escalate & the bond breaks. my boys love using their hammocks whenever they need to avoid confrontation. another tip is to always do an extreme scrubbing if you want to switch to another cage where unfamiliar boars has already been living. you did well with cleaning the chloroplast, but i would have actually completely dismantled the cage to clean deeply under the chloroplast, wipe the grids, & even disinfect the walls. this would have eliminated all traces of the other 2. & as cute as he is, i also would not have allowed Winston to run around his new home prematurely. his scent was probably all over the cage before you even put the other boar in, making it his territory. with all of that said, i would like to clarify that i dont think you made any drastic errors - boar bonds just tend to be extremely vulnerable to even slight changes. but i also dont think the boys have reached the point of no return just yet. it could be worthwhile to try reuniting them after doing another deep clean, switching bedding out, & also providing an escape route- such as a hammock :)
I think Winston may need some sort of anxiety treatment and perhaps more of his own space. He seems very restless and is constantly pacing or trying to get out. It might be worth talking to your vet about
I’ve had female pigs nearly all my time in the hobby. Got a Craigslist pig that was already pregnant so I ended up with a pair of boars (she had 1 male, 1 female). While it is a LOT easier to pair adults with babies, I definitely don’t think males are for beginners. They are hypersensitive to environmental changes. I have to handle my girls like a disease when handling my boys haha. Just consider absolute cleaning to try and avoid conflicts. I even separate my fleece for the boys only. If you do consider getting more piggies, I would suggest getting babies for your bachelors. Much simpler bonding
Have a question for you man do you breathe the Guinea pigs If you do I had a few Guinea pigs his pets but it seemed like The ones at the pet store is all females how much do the male Guinea pigs cost.
Where do you get the cardboard in the bottom for the guinea pigs the white thing I need to know because i love to have backups please let me know I been getting mine on the street
i have two males and they get along fine. sometimes, just sometimes if there is a change in scent or routine, they get mad at each other. usually its solved by more hay. i would try to give yours more hay, like add a second pile of it? if that doesnt work, I know you mentioned that winston likes ashton, maybe try and bond them?
Just a suggetion : you can make Jojo (all really, but you talk extra for him) a larger cage if you build it out towards you / the aisle / door / lamp. At least that one grind width that you wish
hi! im looking to get guinea pigs (first time) should i get a male (neutered) and a female, a female pair or 2 females and a (neutered) male. frost watching your videos the girls seem alot calmer and boys more outgoing, and id like to enjoy the best of both worlds. or i could aquire a pair if girlies and when im used to owning them introduce a male to them. what would you reccomend? :)
I can’t have piggies!!! Work to many hours!!! But I love watching your video!!! Wow so much hard work!!! But you love them so much!!!! I have three hamsters!!! Plus a cat!!!! My hamsters are more work than my cat!!!! Can’t wait to see your next video!!! Ann from England xxx
That’s the same thing our Guinea pigs are doing. They are both brothers and now they are older( we got them as a pair at a pet store) they used to be close and now they both can’t even be in the same cage together. Ever since we bought a third pig the started acting different. We used to put them together when we clean the cage but now we can’t even do that. We now have all three pigs separated. I found ur video and I guess its not that uncommon that pigs fight.
Atm I'm currently having a problem with my male pigs. Just out of the blue they started fighting with teeth chattering and lots of chasing. No blood or anything but what else can I do other than separating them?
I’ve had to divide my 2 boars for the time being too, they moved into a 5x2 with 2 of everything but still had some very bad arguments and I was too worried about them to leave them in there while I wasn’t there to supervise. They seem happier as neighbours for now, and I’m hoping to increase their cage size again! You have to do what you think is best in those types of situations, you know your pigs the best
Am I the only one with a female who was a Nightmare to bond? My Philomena had about 3 failed bondings until I found a young, small and shy enough pig to put up with her! Even then, I'm pretty sure it's just because Phil is super old now and can't be bothered attacking her roommate unless her food gets stolen or she's particularly cross for some reason.
Nope I have a female that around 6 months of age caused problems for a cage mate. Then I couldn't rebond them after separating. My pig Storm lunges nonstop if I try bonding. N no ammount of food will stop her. She's scared I think of other pigs.
@@usagiespeon8367 I'm sure he does too. Still doesn't mean it wasn't an overreaction. It seems like such a small and quick disagreement for him to determine that they now have to live apart. IJS
Chicks should not be in a tote and with a heat lamp like that it's way to hot and not enough air circulation that's how chicks die being over heated. We have a farm and I see this all the time not good. Get a good brooder with a heating plate makes a big difference and won't cause stress on the babies.
On the contrary, I'm having problems with my girls bonding and my boys were fine. Sage and butterscotch just won't get along and sage is the instigator - but when I got sage and her original sister it was her sister who broke the bond. So I got two new friends for sage and now she's like nope. Ahhhh. Stressful.
You are right, males are so so tough to bond. I had to separate my two, and I have a third which I neutered and he lives happily as the husboar with his many sows haha. I wish I could rescue more males but I don’t have the space that they may need with failed bondings and all.
My piggie Pacha is a crazy one too. He’s really aggressive to others piggies that’s why he’s living alone And he’s always escaping his cage which is 2X5 is really big for him. That’s why I decide to let him free roaming all the time in my bedroom since I did that he’s the happiest piggie. But still a little bit territorial even with me. Males piggies are crazy. At least my boy is really happy he’s always popcorning even when I’m not in the room I have a security cam to watch him when I’m not in there 😅
obsessed with your videos! totally agree male pigs are such a pain, mine never get into big fights, because one of my pigs just lets it happen witch reduces the teeth chattering and stuff. so sad that they had to be split up :(
By chance would the grinds smell like the previous pigs on the cage that triggered it them fighting or have theyve been not on good terms in a while? Sorry if u had to through diz again.
I am dealing with the same situation! :( I got 2 "male" guinea pigs and in the end, one of them was not male. So, they had two guinea pigs, and unfortunately, one of them die. The baby is a male so I separate them from the parents Jaja Now the father and the baby are castrated, but they are not getting along. I have tried one time to unite them, but it was not a good experience and now I am worried that they will never get along. I hope yours get another chance to get along to have a great environment!!
The boys are adorables, more than girls. I have 12 boys, they live by two, and 18 girls. I prefer the boys, they are more social, softer and more cuddly. You have to find the right pair. A dominant and à submissives or 2 submissives together. Once they are adulte, with the good duo there is no problem. You should assign mats and bed for each group or guinea pig and no exchange them with others even after washing. They can smell girls or other boys. Sorry for my english i am french 🙂
True, I have 4 boars in 2 pairs. When I first got them I did not know as much as I should have about boars, and I put 3 together, but then 2 bullied the 3rd one, then 2 got in a bad fight. I tried a few rotations until I ended up settling in the 2 pairs that I currently have. I think in the future I would still like to have pigs but I will probably try to have a herd of ladies.
It's very expensive, costing upwards of 500$ in most places. It is also a risky surgery and can have complications depending on the experience of your vet and the reaction of the pig to anesthesia.
I tried to bond a lonely 1.5 year old female with 2 bonded 2.5 year old females and it ended up like this. I was told I can never try again…. Can I try again?
I have a neutered male and female together. They’re just babies now and love each other rn but do you see that happening with them? I really don’t want to have to separate them. Just wondering, if anyone could help 💜
I have 2 male guinea pigs they are 2 brothers, But they can't reach my 2 ladies, so I have 2 brothers together and 2 girls together. I wanted them all together but that doesn't work. 1 girl succeeds because it is the mom of the 2 boys, but the other girl does not work with them. I expected it but I am so sorry for them because now the cage is a lot smaller and otherwise they would have a lot of space together. Big love to you and the guinea pigs 😍
@The Pig Room ahh I see, thanks for the reply 😊 I just saw the other video. I hope that the piggies that bonded get good rest; and Winston heals healthy. 💙
I don't really see a reason for them to stay together. I watch all your videos and Winston seems very stressed, escaping all the time.. he needs his own space 😊
Since being on his own these last couple days, he is sooo much more relaxed! Still wants to escape, but not in a “I need to get away from Kai” kind of way. They teeth chatter through the bars still so safe to say, they don’t like each other.
Omggg I hate that for you! Males are so complex. I have found if I separate my male pair for even a few minutes (for lap time or nail clips), the second they are back together they act like they’ve never met 🤷🏻♀️ I hope you will be able to bond a few of them back together, but of course that is up to them. 🙂
I had to separate my 1 year old male from my 5 moth old male. He was not letting him alone or letting him eat even out on floor time. They have been together for 2 months and I’ve changed up the cage twice. I added 3 foot over the weekin and now the adult male is guarding the new part with the loft. 😞was pulling hair out of the little guy. The little guy adores him but I separated with my gate with ramp. Little one eating now. And I’ve always had boys. Springtime hormones maybe🙄
I'm sorry you had to split up more boy piggies! Reading the comments is interesting, I think there are some valid points about arguments over food, but ultimately you were putting them back into a VERY large cage space, far bigger than the recommended, freshly cleaned out, they weren't apart for very long and they still fought! From having males previously, I never saw the kind of lunging behaviour and I would be very wary to write this off as "normal" - from what you described I think you were right to separate them, for their own safety. Going back, I lost a piggie due to an infected wound on the mouth from fighting, in my mind it's simply not worth the risk. I think the problem here could be that the males can sense the females in the same room - females come into heat every 3 weeks or so, and with a lot of girls the males are constantly being provoked to be the dominant one, causing more confrontations than is normally seen in pairs or groups of males. It is definitely not unusual for males to live very happily in pairs, and groups of males are not unheard of. Rescues have a big problem with too many males, happily bonded, that they cannot adopt out, because people think all males will fight. Males have big personalities yes - but this also makes them more confident, easier to tame, and great companions. 😃😍
Thank you for your kind words ❤️ Again, I wasn’t surprised it came to this as they have ALWAYS had a rough relationship, but it sucks given that I was so excited for them to get a cage upgrade! I do think the females scent rile the boys up, but also think personality of male pigs plays a HUGE role as well. I can definitely notice some being more bother than others. With all these single boys, I hope to see if I can bond any together; even just one pair would be nice 😅
very wise words, I can tell you know a lot about guinea pigs and I agree with everything you said
I have 3 sets of bonded boars and I've seen it all. I don't think what happened between the two pigs was enough to separate them. Pulling fur isn't enough to prove bonds are broken. Boars can be total assholes to eachother, but unless you see blood - leave them together. They probably fought because of the change of scent in the cage. For example if you didn't wash each grid perfectly, even the walls nearby could smell like the other pigs. Boars are tricky but we need people to love and adopt them too. I have no lady pigs and I love them so much.
It could be the scent on the grids. It’s important to fully wash everything because right when they were put in the new cage you can tell they notice the different smell.
I got 6 pairs of bonded boars and yes it seems like the boys only need some time to work it out together. It can be stressful to watch but patience and observation are keys to bond them in my opinion. You can rebond them after letting them live side by side for a while. Two boars of mine actually can rebonded just like that
I definitely agree and came here to say the same. Guinea pigs need to re-establish dominance when they are moved to a new space. This is totally 100% normal and should be expected. I bet if you had just given them like 48 to 72 hours all would be back to normal again. Hopefully, you can re-bond them and they can have an in cage buddy again ☺️
Sorry but I don’t agree but I only have females cause boys drive me insane! I’ve tried bonding boys but it’s never worked. My bonding rule is if they don’t want to be together I won’t put them together because I feel like they will eventually get into a huge fight. (Which has happened before while I wasn’t home one of my males at the time attacked my female and had to be taken to the vet for stitches. I had a security camera in there thank god so I knew what happened. But yea that’s my opinion
Yeah I have three boars, love them so much. People want to have only girl, because it’s more ‘easy’. I have boars, because Eva Stoffels gave me my boys. Beacause nobody wants boars. So they are left alone, by themselves. My boars are getting along. Sometimes they fight, but hey they are just like humans. 😊 I don’t agree. Boars are cute ❤ at least I love my boars and I appreciate them.
I really appreciate you advocating for proper Guinea pig care! My friend has 2 males living in a 9 sq foot enclosure and she has sadly been using harnesses for them in the morning I have tried many times to tell her they are not safe and can hurt their backs and that a playpen is a better option but she is too scared to use one after they jumped out I will show her this video so hopefully she stops using them.
I'm totally with you on those harnesses and the colorful food. Thank goodness for the you tube vhannels that educate people about what good and what's not for the guinea pigs.
W0W!! Boy guinea pigs got mad drama. Jaja I have 2 boys, Quasi & Poncho, they are brothers and been with each other since birth. They have the cutest relationship together. At night they sleep side by side or yin-yang. They do have their issues from time to time but they know who the boss is among each other.
The shopping trip was very informative, it's good to learn the good and the bad of guinea pig products.
Just a rabbit advocate, here to learn about pigs. I really appreciate how much time and effort you spend on your pigs having great lives. I wish more people took the time to educate themselves and get it right. Small pets deserve all the love and effort larger pets get! Rabbits and guinea pigs have similar bonding and de-bonding tendencies. Always best to just seperate them and not take the risk if drama erupts. I've had scents from OUTSIDE upset my rabbits bonds. It doesn't take much sometimes for them to fall out with each other. They could both get a wiff of something bad and blame each other for weeks.
Cavies is the right term cause they aren't pigs obviously
imagine having 16 ( I think ) got guinea pigs and still taking care of them better than a majority- all actually bc u spoil them
Winston has the best personality!! I'm so entertained by him
Been binging your videos 🤧 Ty for your guinea pig advices! Learning so much :)
I love how you stress out over their important relationship drama...better to stress about that than other things.
Rescued two rabbits living in a tiny cage once, two brothers (one neutered, one not). They didn’t fight in that small cage, but the unneutered male was skin and bones which was due to the stress! As soon as I got them and they got more space they started fighting. I seperated them and now the stressed bun is so happy, put on weight STRAIGHT away, and now lives with a neutered female!
I love your videos!! Today your hair is looking luscious!
The chicks are so cute
In the video you separated your two bonded boars, putting one into the carrier. Separating them to reduce conflict has the opposite effect we want. If you allow them to stay together at all times, they will have their initial confrontation over territory and rank and sort it out. This can take a few times on the floor together or wherever new, but it strengthens their relationship and bond. It's scary as a human to witness some of their behaviors, but as long as there is no blood don't intervene. Providing multiple areas for hay access, not just a single hay box is also important for some male pairs. Food is the biggest driving force for territory arguements in my house.
Guinea pigs are extremely dramatic, I really believe boars enjoy the thrill of the squabble. My boy Clove AGGRESSIVELY nose boops Llama sometimes. It's never with teeth, but an aggressive boop that an outsider might find frightening.
You gotta let things pan out. Sorry I'm baked hope that made sense. Love ya Austin
Second this!! They need the opportunity to work it out themselves. I have three boars and they all love each other but they still argue like brothers. One time two of them had a big fight that resulted in a split lip (it was kinda my fault, they didn’t have enough room and he got cornered at the foot of the ramp). I thought they were broken up for and put the instigator in a cage beside them. After a day of separation, the instigator was running back and forth and seemingly begging for forgiveness lol. The other two ignored him for a bit but then they ended up missing him too. I woke up one morning and the instigator had somehow broken back into his brothers cage!!! I extended their enclosure and there’s been no problems since
It’s definitely way scarier for us as pig parents than the actual piggies
I would also not have separated them for those behaviors but that escape artist piggie needs a whole room to himself with his bold attitude! He'd probably be super happy if he could get neutered and be with a big herd of girl pigs.
That is true! I’ve learned from someone that you should put them together and then separate a few times before really letting them together for a bigger time without supervision. Long story short, one of my four kids now has problems interacting with the other ones. The other three are doing well so far cause I had the courage to let them bond without separating them, but it is really scary for me (they’re all male) 😂😅😅
‘Sorry I’m baked’… love it 🥦🥦🥦
hey if you don’t want some of your pigs to escape i think you should get grids that don’t have any squares in them that’s what i have for mine and they can’t climb them
I wouldn't advise people not to get males, what I would advise is not to have them in the same room as females.
So sorry their bond broke 💔.
There are just so many males in rescues it's so sad.
The chick's are so cute. X
People need to adopt male pigs and try to understand their behaviors and needs better. They have a few more complications but they are still wonderful and can be happily bonded if you do it right.
@@rosequartz9640 yes I totally agree. I am just so heartbroken by how many males get overlooked in favour of females 💔. They are beautiful pets too.
I’d like to clarify that I meant you shouldn’t gat males if you are a beginner/are fully commit to learning their behaviors and up to make changes if anything happens. I love my males to death and wouldn’t trade them in for the world, but if I knew how difficult they can be, I would have gotten only females.
@@rosequartz9640 this is cope. "They have a few more complications" if you even SNEEZE slightly too loud from across the street they'll go from getting along fine to trying to kiII each other.
One of my pigs past away earlier this morning, we think it might have had something to do with his eye, because 2 weeks ago his eye burst. His name was Albert
thank you for the shopping tips .. good to know even thou i havent bought those stuff and now never will
omg u guys r so cuuuuute!!!!!
I am extremely happy and feel very lucky that when I got my new pig (a new boy) I prepared for the worst and they actually bonded really quickly and they tolerate each other pretty good, well no more than some teeth chatters occasionally obv still some dominance stuff but nothing crazy and i'm so thankful to the piggy gods it worked out that way.
Awwww that’s so sad poor boys💔❤️🩹 but it’s for the best of them I know you will take amazing care of them
Maybe try pairing Winston with Ashton? Or maybe get some of the boys fixed and putting them with your girls could help those lone piggies ? I know it’s expensive but maybe trying to put a little money aside every year for one pig could help? I love your Chanel and I always get excited when you upload keep your head up!💕
I get so excited everytime you post 🤩 Thank you for inspiring me and getting me excited to spoil my guinea pigs haha, does that make sense?🤣
And OMG I love Winston just walking around “helping” you 🤣❤️
The chicks are so adorable❤
Thanks for showing and telling the dangers of those guinea pig harnesses it really is a dangerous product ps the chick's are so cute 😍
Aww your piggies are so cute!!
Thank you 🥲
I recently adopted 2 males piggies who were supposedly bonded and together their whole lives. I tried to bond them with my single male and it didn’t not go well. I’ve never bonded piggies before so im sure I didn’t do everything perfect but I feel for your pain. Im so sorry ur boys were fighting, it’s so disappointing and stressful!! Thank you for sharing, it’s very informative:)
The two adopted piggies seem to get on each other’s nerves but then the next minute they’re fine 🤦♀️🤷♀️ I have two of everything !!!
And yes yes yes owning boy piggies is so hard ! Lots of work but very rewarding
I think the point of the "harness" for the pigs is for them to be attached to something when say they are outside for playtime. But I do think the package should've elaborated on that.
That's not acceptable either?
Moving a pair to a new location when their bond isn't stable will always reset their bonding to some extent and hence trigger dominance behavior. You really should avoid moving them (or changing their enclosure too much) at this point and wait until they have settled their disagreements. It can take weeks.
You also made the mistake to only put one pile of hay inside the cage. They would have to come really close to each other to be able to eat some hay. And of course no one would back down and fight for the only hay pile. Once you have two fighting males, you should adapt their cage to the situation. Place a second pile of hay in the other corner of the cage and a third in the middle.
I already commented that your boys are lacking socialization because they were never raised properly by a social adult male. And sadly you face the consequence now - either a bonding attempt fails or your pairs fall apart. :(
It really isn't that hard to have male guinea pigs living in pairs or groups if you don't mess up their upbringing...
Edit: Is there a reason why you removed Ezra from the trio and not Kai who was the aggressor? From my experience it's the best to always remove the troublemaker from the group and not the pig that got bitten (of course unless he was being bullied by everyone). Removing a pig from a trio will (again) trigger dominance behavior and reset their bonding. By leaving the troublemaker with the remaining male, you have a higher risk that the little troublemaker will now turn against his buddy.
Very valid points! I definitely hear you out 😇 And I ended up separating Ezra from the trio because he had an awful gash on his lip and I wanted him to heal without risk of Winston hurting him (not that he ever really did, I was just very cautious). I may even think about rebonding Winston and Ezra as they have been pretty good their whole lives when they were with each other.
@@ThePigRoom it probably worth trying to bond them again. Even good friends have fights sometimes 😊
I would suggest maybe trying to bond winston and Ashton together
Sorry you had to split your boys thanks to you and a few others i have upgraded to a CnC cage gotten another as i only had one stoped useing mineral rolls and switched to just pellet food and switched and to fleece for bedding i have learned so much from peopledoing videos like this thank you
i find that it really helps boars maintain their bond if you invest in some corner hammocks, & get rid of all smaller hideys. whenever my boars get into a dominance dispute, the less dominate pig can retreat onto a hammock where they cant be crowded by the other pig. since they cant reach them, the more dominant boys eventually back off & find something else to do. this eases the tension before things escalate & the bond breaks. my boys love using their hammocks whenever they need to avoid confrontation. another tip is to always do an extreme scrubbing if you want to switch to another cage where unfamiliar boars has already been living. you did well with cleaning the chloroplast, but i would have actually completely dismantled the cage to clean deeply under the chloroplast, wipe the grids, & even disinfect the walls. this would have eliminated all traces of the other 2. & as cute as he is, i also would not have allowed Winston to run around his new home prematurely. his scent was probably all over the cage before you even put the other boar in, making it his territory. with all of that said, i would like to clarify that i dont think you made any drastic errors - boar bonds just tend to be extremely vulnerable to even slight changes. but i also dont think the boys have reached the point of no return just yet. it could be worthwhile to try reuniting them after doing another deep clean, switching bedding out, & also providing an escape route- such as a hammock :)
I think Winston may need some sort of anxiety treatment and perhaps more of his own space. He seems very restless and is constantly pacing or trying to get out. It might be worth talking to your vet about
Love your videos.💗
What air purifier do you have in the middle of the room? Hay dust is killing my allergies!
I’ve had female pigs nearly all my time in the hobby. Got a Craigslist pig that was already pregnant so I ended up with a pair of boars (she had 1 male, 1 female). While it is a LOT easier to pair adults with babies, I definitely don’t think males are for beginners. They are hypersensitive to environmental changes. I have to handle my girls like a disease when handling my boys haha. Just consider absolute cleaning to try and avoid conflicts. I even separate my fleece for the boys only.
If you do consider getting more piggies, I would suggest getting babies for your bachelors. Much simpler bonding
My males are the same. I wish neutering wasn’t so expensive for Guinea pigs 😢
My vet charged me 50$ I don’t think it’s usually that high of a procedure. Maybe look around, I guess I’m just fortunate to have a very kind vet.
Yeah, mine is 500+ to neuter, and so are a lot of vets in more urban areas sadly.
So sad about the Guinea pigs splitting. 😞.
I love Mr. Winston though. He just never gives up.
Oh goody the pig room!!
I think Winston wants to be your little helper.
If you piggy proofed the cables etc in the room, Winston could be a free range piggy
Have a question for you man do you breathe the Guinea pigs If you do I had a few Guinea pigs his pets but it seemed like The ones at the pet store is all females how much do the male Guinea pigs cost.
Where do you get the cardboard in the bottom for the guinea pigs the white thing I need to know because i love to have backups please let me know I been getting mine on the street
You can generally buy coroplast sheets from Home Depot or sign stores.
i have two males and they get along fine. sometimes, just sometimes if there is a change in scent or routine, they get mad at each other. usually its solved by more hay. i would try to give yours more hay, like add a second pile of it? if that doesnt work, I know you mentioned that winston likes ashton, maybe try and bond them?
Just a suggetion : you can make Jojo (all really, but you talk extra for him) a larger cage if you build it out towards you / the aisle / door / lamp. At least that one grind width that you wish
maybe its because winston was in i think it was Ezras cage? idk
I would try an neuter winston, he seems really stressed. But also I see that hes also over average crazy.
Maybe he has a heart issue? He seems so overactive.
Unfortunately neutering guinea pigs doesn't seem to change their behavior.
hi! im looking to get guinea pigs (first time) should i get a male (neutered) and a female, a female pair or 2 females and a (neutered) male. frost watching your videos the girls seem alot calmer and boys more outgoing, and id like to enjoy the best of both worlds. or i could aquire a pair if girlies and when im used to owning them introduce a male to them. what would you reccomend? :)
I can’t have piggies!!! Work to many hours!!! But I love watching your video!!! Wow so much hard work!!! But you love them so much!!!! I have three hamsters!!! Plus a cat!!!! My hamsters are more work than my cat!!!! Can’t wait to see your next video!!! Ann from England xxx
That’s the same thing our Guinea pigs are doing. They are both brothers and now they are older( we got them as a pair at a pet store) they used to be close and now they both can’t even be in the same cage together. Ever since we bought a third pig the started acting different. We used to put them together when we clean the cage but now we can’t even do that. We now have all three pigs separated. I found ur video and I guess its not that uncommon that pigs fight.
You should try to bond ashen and your little escap arthritis.
C'est dommage que les mâles ne cohabitent pas très bien ensemble... Mais ils sont trop mignons, surtout Winston !
Have you already answered this question already..I would love to get my piggies bunk beds.
Atm I'm currently having a problem with my male pigs. Just out of the blue they started fighting with teeth chattering and lots of chasing. No blood or anything but what else can I do other than separating them?
I’ve had to divide my 2 boars for the time being too, they moved into a 5x2 with 2 of everything but still had some very bad arguments and I was too worried about them to leave them in there while I wasn’t there to supervise. They seem happier as neighbours for now, and I’m hoping to increase their cage size again! You have to do what you think is best in those types of situations, you know your pigs the best
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE CHICKS I HAVE AN OBSESSION WITH CHICKENS AND DUCKS LMFAO
Am I the only one with a female who was a Nightmare to bond? My Philomena had about 3 failed bondings until I found a young, small and shy enough pig to put up with her! Even then, I'm pretty sure it's just because Phil is super old now and can't be bothered attacking her roommate unless her food gets stolen or she's particularly cross for some reason.
Nope I have a female that around 6 months of age caused problems for a cage mate. Then I couldn't rebond them after separating. My pig Storm lunges nonstop if I try bonding. N no ammount of food will stop her. She's scared I think of other pigs.
All guinea pigs have their own personalities lol
I feel like you might’ve overreacted. They didn’t have a chance to figure out whatever needed figuring out.
He stopped them from potentially injuring each other or drawing blood. You are supposed to break up tornadoes with a towel.
I’m sure he knows his pets more than you do… lmao. God forbid he tries to keep his pigs safe.
@@usagiespeon8367 I'm sure he does too. Still doesn't mean it wasn't an overreaction. It seems like such a small and quick disagreement for him to determine that they now have to live apart. IJS
Love your videos
They are beautiful piggies . Sad you had to split them . But they are lucky piggies
What about trying to bond Ashton & Winston together?
Chicks should not be in a tote and with a heat lamp like that it's way to hot and not enough air circulation that's how chicks die being over heated. We have a farm and I see this all the time not good. Get a good brooder with a heating plate makes a big difference and won't cause stress on the babies.
On the contrary, I'm having problems with my girls bonding and my boys were fine. Sage and butterscotch just won't get along and sage is the instigator - but when I got sage and her original sister it was her sister who broke the bond. So I got two new friends for sage and now she's like nope. Ahhhh. Stressful.
wish i knew this sooner 😭 i have 4 boys and 1 girl ( my last girl recently passed away miss you josie) and they’re all crazy
Sorry for a literal spam of comments but could you explain the buddy bath? It seems pretty self explanatory but I’m just curious !!
You are right, males are so so tough to bond. I had to separate my two, and I have a third which I neutered and he lives happily as the husboar with his many sows haha. I wish I could rescue more males but I don’t have the space that they may need with failed bondings and all.
Where do you buy your pee pads at?
My piggie Pacha is a crazy one too. He’s really aggressive to others piggies that’s why he’s living alone
And he’s always escaping his cage which is 2X5 is really big for him. That’s why I decide to let him free roaming all the time in my bedroom since I did that he’s the happiest piggie. But still a little bit territorial even with me. Males piggies are crazy.
At least my boy is really happy he’s always popcorning even when I’m not in the room I have a security cam to watch him when I’m not in there 😅
obsessed with your videos! totally agree male pigs are such a pain, mine never get into big fights, because one of my pigs just lets it happen witch reduces the teeth chattering and stuff. so sad that they had to be split up :(
Not sure what I'm more envious of, the awesome guinea condo or the fact that this gentleman is hotter than most of the girls I've ever dated 👀
By chance would the grinds smell like the previous pigs on the cage that triggered it them fighting or have theyve been not on good terms in a while? Sorry if u had to through diz again.
Both. They haven’t had a good bond for their whole life basically and it could have been the new smells that triggered them.
I am dealing with the same situation! :( I got 2 "male" guinea pigs and in the end, one of them was not male. So, they had two guinea pigs, and unfortunately, one of them die. The baby is a male so I separate them from the parents Jaja Now the father and the baby are castrated, but they are not getting along. I have tried one time to unite them, but it was not a good experience and now I am worried that they will never get along.
I hope yours get another chance to get along to have a great environment!!
The boys are adorables, more than girls. I have 12 boys, they live by two, and 18 girls. I prefer the boys, they are more social, softer and more cuddly. You have to find the right pair. A dominant and à submissives or 2 submissives together. Once they are adulte, with the good duo there is no problem.
You should assign mats and bed for each group or guinea pig and no exchange them with others even after washing. They can smell girls or other boys.
Sorry for my english i am french 🙂
True, I have 4 boars in 2 pairs. When I first got them I did not know as much as I should have about boars, and I put 3 together, but then 2 bullied the 3rd one, then 2 got in a bad fight. I tried a few rotations until I ended up settling in the 2 pairs that I currently have. I think in the future I would still like to have pigs but I will probably try to have a herd of ladies.
Maybe try Aston and Winston they may get a long
Boys! Same thing happened with 2 pairs of my boys. I have 4 single boys as neighbors and 1 remaining pair of boys now unfortunately.
We have 2 baby boys in foster with me currently they are 9 weeks old and we always have issues rehoming boys but hoping we can find them a home 😬xxx
How often do you let them roam around on the floor?
I thought now so much because there is carpet in the room... I thought Austin said that in a previous video but I could be wrong
Is neutering hard for pigs? Seems like they might be happier, less stressed and such.
It's very expensive, costing upwards of 500$ in most places. It is also a risky surgery and can have complications depending on the experience of your vet and the reaction of the pig to anesthesia.
@@autumngrace. thank you for the information! I'm a rat owner with little knowledge on piggies. 😁
anyone know what breed his yellow fizzy guinea pig is? hes so cute
jojo is a teddy!
@@autumngrace. thanks!!! Hes so cute 🥰
What’s with your piggies? They always b fifhtin! Lol
I tried to bond a lonely 1.5 year old female with 2 bonded 2.5 year old females and it ended up like this. I was told I can never try again…. Can I try again?
100% males are insane XD, mine are now split up now too
Winston reminds me on Autumns piggie Cinnamon! Such huge personalities!
Ps can we see more of Vision!?!? I miss his cute face🥰🥰
I have a neutered male and female together. They’re just babies now and love each other rn but do you see that happening with them? I really don’t want to have to separate them. Just wondering, if anyone could help 💜
A male and female will likely stay bonded. It's usually only boars that do this.
How is it if you are trying to put all males together in a neutral place to bond ?
I have 2 male guinea pigs they are 2 brothers, But they can't reach my 2 ladies, so I have 2 brothers together and 2 girls together. I wanted them all together but that doesn't work. 1 girl succeeds because it is the mom of the 2 boys, but the other girl does not work with them. I expected it but I am so sorry for them because now the cage is a lot smaller and otherwise they would have a lot of space together. Big love to you and the guinea pigs 😍
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You should try Ezra and Winston 🤔
Why don't you try Winston and Ashton?
Ashton is veryyy agressive and Winston is veryyy crazy. I am not sure that would be a pair that could work 🤭
@The Pig Room ahh I see, thanks for the reply 😊 I just saw the other video. I hope that the piggies that bonded get good rest; and Winston heals healthy. 💙
I don't really see a reason for them to stay together. I watch all your videos and Winston seems very stressed, escaping all the time.. he needs his own space 😊
Since being on his own these last couple days, he is sooo much more relaxed! Still wants to escape, but not in a “I need to get away from Kai” kind of way. They teeth chatter through the bars still so safe to say, they don’t like each other.
Omggg I hate that for you! Males are so complex. I have found if I separate my male pair for even a few minutes (for lap time or nail clips), the second they are back together they act like they’ve never met 🤷🏻♀️ I hope you will be able to bond a few of them back together, but of course that is up to them. 🙂
Wouldn't neutering help?
Why is every comment a paragraph 😭
I feel so bad for what happened😢
Could you ever try and bond Winston with Ashton?
I had to separate my 1 year old male from my 5 moth old male. He was not letting him alone or letting him eat even out on floor time. They have been together for 2 months and I’ve changed up the cage twice. I added 3 foot over the weekin and now the adult male is guarding the new part with the loft. 😞was pulling hair out of the little guy. The little guy adores him but I separated with my gate with ramp. Little one eating now. And I’ve always had boys. Springtime hormones maybe🙄
I personally think the bond broke because of the move 🥺
Why are your bottles dirty? It’s just water 🤨