Putting guinea pigs back together

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Thank you for replying so quickly. I am expecting a bit of a leadership battle especially as the one who lost her baby seems to be quite argumentative now. How far do I let them go? What if it appears to be breaking into a full scale battle?
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Hi, I wanted to know when the best time to try and put my females back in the same cage. One of my piggies gave birth to a single pup when she was in the cage with my other two who were also pregnant. Unfortunately the pup was dead and had been attacked. So I split all of the females up incase one of the others had done this. Now one of my other piggies has had her babies today and is doing really well and I think the final one is due any day. When they have all had their babies will that be a good time to put them back together or maybe just the two and leave the one who lost hers separate? Or should I wait longer to try?
I seemed to have waffled on so I hope this makes sense.
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Hello Samantha,

I would leave them as they are until the pups are born and weaned. Moving them around too much can cause premature labor and once seperated, there is likely to be a bit of a dominance reestablishment when they are reintroduced. So it's best if the babies aren't in the way getting trampled. It's also stressful for mom to nurse the pups and keeping other stressers to a minimum at this time is best. After moms are seperated from babies, they can be safely reintroduced to each other. I would personally wait a week after the babies leave so mom can get her strength back, but that's up to you. Good luck! And congrats on the new pups!

-kkat
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Hello Samantha,

If there is blood drawn separate them immediately and leave them separate. If no blood is drawn, let them stay together and try to work things out unless one sow is torturing the other(s). The other pigs should not have to live in terror. Sometimes giving birth will change them. I have a sow who can no longer have cagemates since her pregnancy because she traps them in the pigloo and won't let them out. She was sweet before then. Constant fighting should not occur passed the first few days. If they are still fighting alot for a week or more, they aren't going to work out and should be neighbors instead. Good luck.

-kkat
www.geocities.com/abyssinianguineapigs