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Hi
First time wannabe Guinea pig owners with children

We are looking into adopting 3 boys age 6months.

I keep reading different things so any advise greatly recieved on the plus and negative.

Is this bad to have 3 boys or would we be better looking for girls ?

Plus any other advise greatly recieved
 
3 boys are not likely to make it together, let alone those in their teenage months (4-14mths of age). The chances of a fallout are extremely high so it’s best not to go down that route. If you adopt from a rescue and find a trio of boars that have already been bonded for a while (also not very likely) then that’s fine.

I’d say email rescues near you and let them know you’re looking to adopt. The guinea pigs you get will be health checked, bonded and not pregnant. They can also match you with the piggies that would suit your household. I’d also wouldn’t be picky about their age.
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The 3 we are looking at are all together now at a rescue centre (we actually were only looking for 2 but then we saw these 3)
 
How old are they? 6 months? Have they been together since birth? I would really advise against taking them on.
 
Can you you recommend what we should be looking for. Girls?
And should we not be looking at rspca?
Can you recommend elsewhere (Lancashire).
I really would much rather adopt
 
It depends which ones suit your household and which ones you fall in love with. The only advise I would give is to not go for a trio unless they’ve been together at least 6 months and older than 2 years say. I don’t know that they’re that many trios out there though. Don’t discount rspca though. Below is the link for recommended rescues.
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Don’t rule out travelling a little further to get them.
 
It’s up to you but from others’ experience I don’t know that I would adopt them. They’re coming up to a hormone spike (7 months) and relationships between two boars can be tense as it is. Only one can be boss so if two want to be that won’t be a friendly relationship.

If you decide to take them on then consider how much space you can give them. Two boars need a minimum of 150x60cm. A trio I would say should have at least a 240x60cm cage. You also need to have a plan b in case they fall out - you could end up with three singles or a pair and one single. If you know that and are okay with handling it then you can go ahead. I’d not want you to go in unseeing so to speak.
 
Thank you this is what I was worried about i did think potential to split but I dont like 1 on it's own.
We will have a think what to do.
Thank you for replying
 
Being brothers doesn’t make a difference as to whether they will get on later on. And being still young they probably appreciated the company after all being ‘thrown‘ into a world without their mums or older piggies to show them the way. They may get on now, but as I said, you won’t know who’s dominant until they get into their teenage months. There’s can only be one top pig and if another doesn’t want to be lower ranked then issues will arise. It’s up to you if you want to give it a go. Make sure you have lots more space than recommended for two boars, and have a backup plan if things go wrong.

if it doesn’t work out, do you have space to have two cages side by side? And would you be able to handle four piggies - bonding the single with a friend?
 
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It doesn't actually say on the link that they are 3 males. Did the rescue tell you this? Just thought I would double check!
 
I am a foster carer for a rescue that specialises in boars (we offer boar dating and regularly adopt boar pairs). We would never offer a trio of juvenile boars for adoption. It’s just trouble waiting to happen.
 
VickiA said:
I am a foster carer for a rescue that specialises in boars (we offer boar dating and regularly adopt boar pairs). We would never offer a trio of juvenile boars for adoption. It’s just trouble waiting to happen.
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I think some RSPCA sites are not consistent with the way they adopt out animals. Rocky belonged to a group of 3 boars (all brothers) before we adopted him. Hubby inquired about adopting Rocky when he saw them knowing a trio of boars rarely works. The RSPCA person was quite happy when hubby inquired and told him that would give the other 2 a better chance of being adopted. Hopefully Rocky's 2 brothers were also adopted after that.
 
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