3 Pigs?

[EmJ]

I Would love to have more g-pigs but size of myxoxo house at min won't let me. I don't want too keep them outside either.

What size cage would happily house 3 girls? (I have a 2x4 cc with 2x1 hay loft which is having an add on of 3x1 hay loft too make an L shape 2nd level.)

Also if I ever did get another one would it upset my 2 girls?

Just want too do my reserch before I commit to anything.

 

[happysaz133]

My 3 pigs live in a Lavender Lodge

Girls are usually reasonably easy to bond, there's not often squabbles in my experience.

 

[Rachel WD]

I think 5x2 is the minimum size for 3 piggies. Yours sounds like it will be bigger than that with the extra hay loft.

 

[4Pigs]

Sounds great. They should bond fine, I had 2 3 year old sows and introduced an 8 month old girlie and her neutered brother and there were a few squabbles for a couple of days but after that they were fine.

P.S. Love the piggy in your picture happsaz! (Is it yours?)

 

[EmJ]

Cheers guys! Will do some serious thinking over weekend!

 

[Wiebke]

How old is your bonded pair? In my experience it is not always as easy introducing a third sow to an established pair - we have had quite a bit of heartbreak over this issues on the forum.

Have you thought about adding a neutered boar, provided you girls can date him before the adoption, so you can see whether that is a real option or not.

 

[EmJ]

They are coming up for a year in November.

Yeah a neutered boar was another option i was thinking about as the NGPR is not far from me

 

[Wiebke]

They are coming up for a year in November.

Yeah a neutered boar was another option i was thinking about as the NGPR is not far from me

At that young age, I would go for a boar - they will accept him pretty safely; the problems you get mainly with older sows. A boar will not upset the established hierarchy. You will find the social interaction pretty interesting!