my guinea pigs won't stop fighting please help?

Question

I adopted a new guinea pig today, is name is Jerry. He was abandoned by his previous owner. He is really sweet and full of personality. I had Squeaker with me when we got Jerry and they got along instantly.
Squeaker and Jerry were getting along all day, considering their little dominance hash. But now Jerry won't quit picking at Squeaker, and this is like the 3rd fight I broke up, they won't stop chattering and showing their teeth. I've tried to break it up giving them spinach and that worked for a while but the tension is still high. 
How can I get these two to calm down and get along. 
I can't separate them for the night because the spare cage is in storage about 900 miles away.

What can I do? Is this normal, will it stop?
Thanks to all in advance

Maple Marry · Accepted Answer

No don't separate them!!! -sigh- You shouldn't separate fighting guinea pigs. It's how they decide who's boss. My two guinea pigs would wrestle non stop for almost a month when I first got them. Once they stopped, they never fought again. The only time two fighting guinea pigs should ever be separated is when one draws blood, which is rare. Then and only then should you separate them into different cages, but leave the cages next to each other so they can communicate without the hazard of another fight breaking out. If you separate two guinea pigs who are fighting over the alpha male position, you could disrupt the social structure they have with one another. Which is very important considering guinea pigs are very social animals. Normal behavior is teeth chattering, whistling, what appears to be "yawning" (they're showing off their teeth as a way of saying back off), wiggling their butts, and wrestling around.

Anonym · Answer

First of all you should know that male guinea pigs DO NOT get along...I have had over 13 piggies in the past and i would know,male guinea pigs are only loyal and respectful to each other when they're raised together as babies...if this is really a problem you should give a male away.Or get a new cage...
~Good Luck!!

Connor · Answer

One trick is to spray both with perfume, they will both have the same scent then so the fighting will reduce because they both will have the same scent. Do this every time they start to teeth chatter/show teeth/fight

Anonym · Answer

Hahahaha Kung Fu Guinea pigs...

•♥ Melia ♥• · Answer

SEPARATE THEM!

That's the only thing you co do.

Put one in a tall bin where he can't get out.

Anonym · Answer

they need to be in separate cages.They socialize through bars,they should never be housed together.

my guinea pigs won't stop fighting please help?

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