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My guinea pigs are lying close with eyes closed. Is this bonding?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Guinea Pig | Male | unneutered | 3 months and 12 days old

This is Cosmo's third introduction with Sebastian my first guinea pig. They are laying down close together and Cosmo has his eyes closed. What does this mean? Is it a good thing?

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on June 30th, 2018

Anything other than aggression or fleeing is a "good thing". Continue to allow them to be together for longer and longer periods of time. Introduce toys or treats to make sure there will be no resource protection or food aggression.

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