Introducing 2 male piggies

Question
Hi Andy, I just adopted a 2 month old guinea pig (Tiger), and thought he would be a companion for my 10 month old guinea pig (Bunnie). However, they have been fighting a lot, and really badly... I've never seen Bunnie so mean and I've had him for 6 months already.

Last month I introduced to him a male rabbit, Bunnie got along with the rabbit, but there was something wrong with the rabbit, so I had to return it.

So my question is, why can Bunnie (a gp) get along with a rabbit but not a guinea pig? And how can I stop them fighting?

Thank you!
Pauline

Answer
Hi Pauline

Introducing one male to another is simply a matter of trial and error. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Rabbits and piggies will usually get along better, but I would never recommend keeping them together for a whole bunch of different reasons.

The only thing I can suggest that you do is to give them both a bath so they both smell the same as each other. Tiger still might have the scent of his mom on him which might be the cause of the problem.

Failing that, they will perhaps never get along.

Andy