My guinea pigs(both male)can't accept each other?

Question

I just keep them in separate cages, because every time they met they start the mating dance, and after they discover that the other is male too, they start teeth chattering. After that I have to separate them, because they are starting to fight. Is there something that I can do? I bought them from different places, but I have them for 6 months now.

Answer 1

sometimes they will fight to the death NEVER PUT TO MALES TOGEATHER

Answer 2

Male piggies can't be kept together unless there are 2 or more females along with them. They will fight with eachother to determine dominance and who will be getting the girl piggy. If there are a lot of females to choose from there will be no fights. The "mating" dance is done to determine dominance also, not just to find a mate. They can also hump eachother to show dominance. But left alone, they may kill eachother. I wouldn't attempt bonding them unless you have a community cage going on. Hope I could help!

Answer 3

You need to separate them.  If you keep them in the same cage, they will fight and it's usually life threatening.  Put them in separate cages, or buy a separator.  A C&C Cage might be the best thing for them, they can be in the same cage but seperated.  This site will help:

www.c&ccages.com

This will also help you with any other issue you may have!

Answer 4

Ok hears your problem, you introduced them too late. When you want male guinea pigs to get along you must introduce them when one or both of them are under three months. At this point you'll probably just have to keep them separate.

Answer 5

Either dispose of them or get a neutered female.

Answer 6

What you are observing sounds like perfectly normal behaviour.  The teeth chattering, rumblestrutting and mounting are all normal dominance displays.  You have to let this continue if you want them to bond.  They need to work out who is dominant.  They are not hurting each other unless there is blood drawn.

You need to introduce them on neutral territory where neither one has been before.  You'll see the behaviours you described.  Do NOT separate unless blood is drawn.  After a few meeting like this they will begin to accept each other and you can try caging them together.

Your cage has to be large to house two males.  If you don't have a C&C cage yet I would highly advise that you make one.  I can't think of a single pet store cage that is large enough to  hold two male guinea pigs.  I'm recommending cages like these:

http://www.guineapigcages.com

You can find all the info on bonding you need here:

http://www.cavyspirit.com/sociallife.htm...

Answer 7

put them in separate cages or try to bond them...i bonded my two rabbits by putting them in the back seat of the car and ride around the neighborhood... hopefully it might work but tell me if it works out!

Answer 8

I have sucessfully introduced adult male guinea pigs.  You must always put them together on neutral territory while they are getting to know each other.  Put some tasty fresh food with them as a ditraction.  Allow teeth chattering, humping and play fighting as it is them working out who will be boss.  Only separate if the fighting leads to injury.  When I inroduced my two the one humped the other till the other turned round and bit him on the nose, there was blood but after that there was never a fight again!  It can help to put them in a stressful situation together (the bath or a ride in the car for example) then they will concentrate on the stress and huddle together instead of fighting.  When their meetings have been going well then you must thoroughly clean the larger cage to remove any scent them put them together with two of everything (place to sleep, food, water etc.) so they don't have to share.  Be patient they are more than likely going to be compatable after a while.

Answer 9

as long as dominance is left unsettled they will attempt to size each other up or fight