2's Company 3's A Crowd

[Maisy and Poppy]

Hi, I have 2 piggies that are not the best of friends and I ave fell in love with this soon to be neutered boar. My piggies are around 9, 10 months and he is 0-3 months old. Do you think they would get on? How big a cage would they need?
http://www.rspca.org.uk/findapet/details/-/Animal/GRINCH/ref/120800/rehome/

 

[Candice Warner]

They might get on. My sister (who is not on TGPF) was in the same situation as you, her board got on perfectly fine, but all boars and sows are different. Normally sows get on better than boars but who knows.

 

[Galaxy&nibbles]

They might do, they might not. Why not get this boar and get a friend for him too incase the 3 don't get on? At least then he has a friend. You could even try to introduce them all together at floor time or something?

 

[7squeakers.]

In my experience, two spayed females can live very happily with a neutered boar. It should not be too much different with two un-spayed females. Sometimes, the presence of a boar can really calm down a previously grumpy or unfriendly female.
But, as has been said, it would depend on the individual personalities of the pigs involved

 

[ayemee]

Personally I think it will boil down to any personality matches or clashes.

 

[Maisy and Poppy]

Do the females have to be spayed if the male is already neutered?

 

[Galaxy&nibbles]

Do the females have to be spayed if the male is already neutered?

I believe females are only spayed as a last resort kind of thing.. I think there's big risks?
Though I could be wrong

 

[Flutterby]

No, the females don't have to be spayed if the boar is neutered. As said above they may get along, they may not, same with bonding any guinea pigs. It is a good idea to do dating first at the rescue you are getting the boar from to make sure they get along.