boars

I posted a couple of days ago about two of my boys Ollie and Bobby who were bonded and living happily together suddenly fighting and how I was separating them at night and when I was away out of fear of them hurting eachother when I wasn’t there (which I realise now wasn’t the best thing to do.)...

Sorry in advance for the long post! I posted here a few months ago about how my boy Rico passed away suddenly and I panicked and adopted 2 boys for his friend Kip. It literally happened on the same day because I was so distraught about Kip being lonely for any amount of time at all and just...

Hi I have 2 male Guinea pigs. Both around 10 months old. One of them does these odd shaped poops. He does normal shaped poops as well and they are normal consistency. I just don’t know if this is anything to worry about. I have had a pair of Guinea pigs before them that lived for around 6 years...

Hi, so I have two boars Bill (approx 8months) and Bean (approx 2months). I have started the boing process and was wondering if you can help me figure out the behaviours I'm seeing and if things are going smoothly. I've noticed: Some rumble strutting form Bill Some happy squeaks from both Both...

It seems our boar issues are never-ending. After the passing of one of our boys a year ago, we sent our remaining boy (prawn) to go dating at a local rescue centre. He came away paired with a lovely big boss boy (goose). They’ve been together 4 months now and until recently got on fine. Goose...

I adopted a lone boar about 3 - 4 weeks ago since my parents told me to get one guinea pig first. I am planning to adopt a second boar next week which is about 1.5 months old while mine is 3 months old. I am planning to put them in a 2x6 C&C cage. Do I need to quarantine the other boar or should...

Hi Everyone, I would really appreciate some help on what to do with my 2 boars. So I’m used to them displaying dominance behaviours, we do have one boar who is particularly territorial and bossy. HOWEVER I feel like it’s now become more of a bullying issue. I’ve noticed our dominant piggie...

Hi everyone! I know I’ve asked about this before, but I am really struggling here. How do those who own boars here do boar cleanings? I know HOW to do a general boar cleaning, but it just doesn’t work with my pigs. I’ve seen many people hold their boar on his hind legs/back, but every time I try...

Hello all! My husband and I have two boars who are approximately a year and a half to 2 years old.. they initially seemed bonded well.. we had to put them in a smaller enclosure than we wanted (probably too small) about 6 months after we got them because of some temporary changes in sleeping...

hi everyone, unfortunately my beloved hugo crossed the rainbow bridge about 6 weeks ago. it was very sudden and unexpected and he left behind his brother milo. milo coped surprisingly well with his death. i discovered hugo dead in the cage in the early hours of the morning and i suspect milo...

Hello, I don't usually do this kind of thing but I just feel so worried, I could use some advice! I got my two new piggies, Alfred (2yo) and Samuel (10 weeks) about a week and a half ago from a rescue. I did so much research and preparation beforehand yet I still feel so worried about my new...

HELP! I have 2 boars (approx 1-2 years old) bonded since babies who have recently started fighting. I've had them four 4.5 months. At first I thought it was just some dominance assertion but it's starting to make me really nervous. Percy has started instigating and harassing Winston (the...

Hi all. I have two 10 month old boys (brothers) who were bonded. One of them is a complete Buddha pig and the other rumbles a lot but never aggressive. I’ve put two baby boars in with them and they are all getting along great. The babies are brothers from an oops litter - 5 weeks old now. My...

Hi everyone. A few weeks ago, one of our little boys passed away from a URI leaving his best buddy Nibbler (age: 5.5 y/o). We were afraid Nibbler would become lonely considering him and Yancy had been together since they were very young. 3 days after Yancy’s passing, we adopted Owlie (2 y/o)...

Just a little rant, telling on my piggies Me: I'm feeling down, maybe I should go sit next to my squeakies to recharge Bomi and Yumi: feel free to let U S pet Y O U but you can't pet us back! Just sit still like a statue or playground and let us rub our furs on you, do parkour jumps on you...

Hello everyone, I have written about my piggies when I introduced myself but here's a summary: I adopted Geezer (9 weeks) and Tony (4 years) in november 2020. Their introduction was extremely easy and they got along like a charm until Tony's passing around Easter due to a very aggressive...

Hi there, I haven't owned piggies in a few years, and have never kept boys before. I recently got a 15 week old boar and then a bigger boar (the person who sold him to me claimed he was also 15 weeks but he seems a bit older to me) to live with him. They are still absolutely terrified of me, and...

I have had two make guinea pigs (Bear and Conker) for over 2 years and they have never had any major issues. They have nipped at each others ears before but never drawn blood. Earlier today they got into a bit of a scramble over a raspberry as they both wanted it, neither of them got hurt...

Okay. So I’ve been wanting to post on here for a while now to get some feedback/insight on the situation with my three nearly 7 month old boys. I didn’t know about the dangers and stress of having a boar trio, until after I already got my three boys. They lived all together as babies before I...

Hello everyone, I have lost one of my boars (Pepe) at age of 3 on Tuesday due to a rapidly developed URI, took away my baby overnight :( I'm devastated, but I need to think about my other piggy now, whose name is Teddy (3 and half years) So Teddy is taking his cage-mates death very calmly, he...