Bonding Females

[TinyDiplodocus]

I've introduced a 9 week old sow to a 10 month old sow, who recently lost her neutered male partner.

We've had the usual chasing, squeaking, butt nudging, little bit of mounting etc. And things have now quieted down a bit. But the girls are sat on opposite sides of the cage, and if the younger one comes towards the older one the chasing starts again briefly.

I don't know if this is something to be worried about, as it's been about two hours now after the initial 20 minute skirmish or if I'm just expecting too much too quickly.

I keep thinking that separating them and trying introductions another day might be better so it's not all so fast?

If you have any advice for what I could do now to make things easier on them that'd be great?
Or if this is normal can you let me know it's nothing to be worried about?

[Lynx]

Links to some great advice on this page:
www.guinealynx.info/companionship.html

Most people would advise not separating them. How big is your cage?

[JX4]

Don't separate them or you'll be starting over from scratch.