There is a myth that male guinea pigs fight no matter what. That is untrue. Fighting occurs in both genders of guinea pigs. Cinnamon and I fight all the time, and we are female. Males can be a little bit territorial, but so can females. It is not the gender that determines if they will fight or not. Instead, it is the personality.
If you really don't believe me and want to get a companion for your male, but you don't want to get another male, get a female and have the male neutered. Yes, you can neuter guinea pigs. Believe me. Males can get neutered and females can get spayed. However, if you were going to fix one, do it on the male. NO, I'm not saying that because I'm female. Females you have to go farther in their body and it is more fatal than neutering, which is more shallow.
When us guinea pigs fight, we tend to nip and bite. Please do not separate us unless there is blood. Separating us when there is not blood does not let us work out our problems. If we fight a really bad fight for one day, chances are that we won't fight as much from that day on. Separating us when there is no blood increases the chance that we will still fight, but even more when we can get back to each other.
Hope I was helpful,
-Cinnamon
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