A company for my piglet

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Billy94

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Hello to all. I have a small male guinea pig about three months old. My idea when I adopted him was to sterilize and then adopt one or two females. Of course to do this I will have to wait a few more months. But a friend of mine has 2 two-year-old sister guinea pigs that he can no longer keep and would give them to me. Can I keep them in the same room as my little boy, obviously in two different but close cages? Would this be just a stress for him? Or would he have some company? He seems to me rather sad and apathetic now that he is alone and that is why I would like to find him a company quickly
 
It’s good you’re thinking of getting him a friend. Before introducing (neutered) boars to females, many members have had them living side by side until the time to bond has come. So yes, you can do that. Interaction through the bars is still better than nothing.

Just make sure there is no way for him to escape and get into their cage. A boar can be very determined if it knows the girls are ‘up for it’.

I would also take the girls for a health check when you get them. Also make sure you wait the full SIX WEEKS after neutering your boy. Any time before that and he’s still fertile.

We’d love to see pigtures ☺️
 
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He would be absolutely fine to live alongside them until he is safely six weeks post neuter and then you can attempt to bond him with the girls.

Again, I would like to stress, as siikibam has pointed out, that his cage needs to be very secure, and preferably with a lid. Determined boars have been known to climb out of c&c cages to get into girls cages.
 
Hi thanks for the replies. So tomorrow I will go get the 2 females. My boy is not in a cage with a lid because he is in a fence but I don't think he can get over it because he is small and rather lazy. However, the females will be in a closed cage, so I think it will be fine
 
Billy94 said:
Hi thanks for the replies. So tomorrow I will go get the 2 females. My boy is not in a cage with a lid because he is in a fence but I don't think he can get over it because he is small and rather lazy. However, the females will be in a closed cage, so I think it will be fine
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You’d be surprised what a boar can manage when there are sows around, small and lazy or not! Either way, if the females are closed in, then the effect is the same, if he does get a sudden bound of energy he won’t be able to get into them. Definitely get them vet checked though.
 
Aw, so glad your lonely little boar will have some company, even if it’s only through the bars for now x
 
So glad your boy is going to have company.
Be prepared for excitement.
Talk to your vet about when they would feel happy doing the neutering.
My Micah was 690g when he was neutered so still very small.
He lost 90g post surgery but pulled through with lots of tlc.
Living next to 3 sows helped his recovery.

Looking forward to pictures
 
Merab's Slave said:
So glad your boy is going to have company.
Be prepared for excitement.
Talk to your vet about when they would feel happy doing the neutering.
My Micah was 690g when he was neutered so still very small.
He lost 90g post surgery but pulled through with lots of tlc.
Living next to 3 sows helped his recovery.

Looking forward to pictures
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My little boy is now just under 500g. The vet told me on the phone that we will have to wait after 4 months. So another month for him. However the day after tomorrow I will go to the vet with my piglet and my friend will bring his ladies together. So they will all be checked and afterwards we will all go to my house
 
Bill & Ted said:
Aw, so glad your lonely little boar will have some company, even if it’s only through the bars for now x
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Thank you. I too am happy with this. Now he is rather quiet, almost apathetic. I believe because he is alone. I hope he will be happier with two guinea pigs nearby
 
When we brought home lonely little boar Theo we had to wait a month until he was big enough to be neutered, then wait the 6 weeks afterwards, but he loved living next door to his future wives and getting to know them through the cage bars- for a lonely piggy next door company who they can see and smell and talk to is very rewarding :)
 
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