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My guinea pig is barbering another. How do I stop this behavior?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Guinea Pig | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 11 months old | 3 lbs

My guinea pig is barbering my other guinea pig what should i do?

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on December 22nd, 2018

This is typically a dominance issue. You may need to provide a larger cage for them, providing additional bowls, toys and hides to prevent resource protection. If that doesn't work, you may need to separate them.

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