bonding a boar

Hello everyone! I dont ever really create posts on anything so forgive me if this isnt formatted or worded very accurately. I have a male guinea pig and ive had him for about a month now. hes been alone (and i know what youre gonna say, they shouldnt be alone and their social) ive had guinea...

Hello, I am a first time boar owner and have 2 boars that are almost 6 months old In general, they have been ok with each other I think except for the expected dominance behaviours- some of these have gotten quite intense but there was never any blood drawn or resource guarding so I left them...

Hi all, I’m new to this forum! Thank you first of all for incredibly helpful posts on bonding techniques and boar behaviour. I wish we’d had them when we first adopted! Sorry in advance for a long post. We adopted two bonded boars eight months ago - they were about two years old. They were...

We just adopted a 2 year old Guinea pig boar 2 days ago for my son. I personally am committed to his ultimate care. I’ve had Guinea pigs in the past many years ago so I considered myself an experienced owner, however, I see that much has changed since the days of yesteryear and that I in fact...

Hi there We purchased two boars a week ago. One is two years old and the other a few months old. They are both beautifully healthy and have been together since the little one was separated from his mother without any issue (so I am told). I have noticed that the younger boar keeps...

I have two boy guinea pigs. I use to have a total of five but unfortunately three have passed away. The two I want to reintroduce use to be a pair but during the period of time the other guinea pigs passed away, they had a falling out. It really happened where Gengar instigated really bad until...

Hello! I’ve been trying to bond a 8 month old and a year old piggy. Both males. My year old piggy picked out his partner at the rescue and have been living side by side for about 2 months. We’ve been doing swaps with them in the cages and having veggie time outside of the cage with no issues...

Hi, I have bit of a bonding problem and I cannot seem to figure out how to solve it. I've have 8 guinea pigs over the years and have been able to bond them successfully. However, awhile ago I got a new piggy named Rocky. There are two others I'm trying to bond him with, Einstein and Cataldo...

Hi, A brief history: I've adopted a 3-year-old boar named Squeak, who recently lost his cage mate. Squeak used to be bullied a lot by his previous companion. Since he became single he's come out of his shell, trusting us and revealing a confident and goofy personality, and we love him to bits...

Hey all, decided I’d make a separate post for this question. My senior boar who is estimated to have just turned 7 (unfortunately he’s a rescue and we don’t know his true age, but I’ve had him for 3 years) is my last pig. I unfortunately lost one to pneumonia (8 years) and another to colon...

Hello everyone, Bear with me whilst I given some background to the situation 😊 Sadly, we lost Desmond on Friday. He had recurring bladder stones, and didn't recover from the second surgery. Absolutely heartbroken 💔 but in focusing on the best thing for 3 year old, bereaved Terrence, who was...

Hi So I have two boars that I've been working on bonding for months now. They are housed in side by side runs and I've been getting them out in a neutral area for play sessions. They are finally showing signs of being happy together (i.e laying down together, sharing hay etc), but I don't...

hi, 6 months ago we got two male guinea pigs, they were bonded and happy together the whole time. unfortunately though we recently lost one of them, leaving whiskers to be a single 9/10 month old so, we got a new young male who is about 12 weeks old. today we tried to introduce them and it...

Following my initial thread, which can be found here... I have now reached a stage where bonding is finally going to happen soon. First the boar had to be 6 months before neutering could be done, then I was told by the vet that he had to be at least 1kg, because otherwise there could be...

As a first time guinea pig owner and after reading a lot about them, I decided to have just two female guinea pigs who were about 2,5 months old when I got them. I was told they had been together since birth so they got along very well. I built them a 6 x 2,1 C&C cage. They had lots of space and...

Hi All How long should I wait until I bond my two boars? Just want to make sure that we give enough time for the new guinea to settle in his new home first and get settled before bonding. Thanks

So, we adopted a baby boy who is just so precious. I know I didn’t research the bonding process before, and now all I am reading is how adding a third can disrupt the dynamic of the pair. Right now I have the baby in his own cage to start “introducing” them, and I was going to introduce one at a...

My gorgeous Zeb was unfortunately put to sleep last Friday 8th April, he was almost 4, he leaves behind his brother Jasper who’s about 19 months. I’m going to obviously get a new brother for him, he’s ok at the moment but I think that’s because I’ve been home with him since. I’ve only bonded...

Hi, Please advise what good guinea pig breeders are in London or near it (accessible by public transport). I am looking for a young male guinea pig to bond with an older male guinea pig that lost its brother. My senior pig is 6 years old but full of life. I don’t want him to be lonely. And I...

I am not sure if this is relevant under this thread. My guinea pig has multiple bite wounds by his friend. A pierce through the ear, a bite wound on his forehead, and two very large abscess on his tummy. He is on pain relief and antibiotics now. Unfortunately, I am unable to squeeze the...