Hi everyone,
I seem to have the worst luck with boars staying friends and would like a bit of advice. Our original 2 boys had to be separated a couple of weeks after we got them, one was a true lone wolf until he passed away and the other (Eddie) is the sweetest most gentle boy who I know would love to snuggle with another piggy. We later tried to bond him with a baby but the baby (Hank) ended up being the dominant one and after blood was drawn, they have since lived separately but next to each other.
We now have 2 more boys (Spider and Gene) who are about 5 months old, and spider is starting to chase Eugene around and is just generally quite boisterous while gene is quieter. I’m really hoping it doesn’t get to this point but if we did have to separate them down the line, does anyone have an opinion on which combination would be better as future potential bonds? I.e:
Eddie with Gene (both quieter)
and spider with Hank (both the aggressor in current/past pairings)
Or
Eddie with spider and Hank with gene (one quieter, one more likely to be dominant)
Just to add, we have a double level 6x2 c&c and they have 2 of everything so I don’t think it’s a space issue or fighting over tubes, bowls etc. luckily this also means we have the space to try and re-bond if we do have to separate the little ones.
I really want to be prepared in case spider and gene have to be separated so if anyone has any ideas I’d be really grateful!
Thank you
I seem to have the worst luck with boars staying friends and would like a bit of advice. Our original 2 boys had to be separated a couple of weeks after we got them, one was a true lone wolf until he passed away and the other (Eddie) is the sweetest most gentle boy who I know would love to snuggle with another piggy. We later tried to bond him with a baby but the baby (Hank) ended up being the dominant one and after blood was drawn, they have since lived separately but next to each other.
We now have 2 more boys (Spider and Gene) who are about 5 months old, and spider is starting to chase Eugene around and is just generally quite boisterous while gene is quieter. I’m really hoping it doesn’t get to this point but if we did have to separate them down the line, does anyone have an opinion on which combination would be better as future potential bonds? I.e:
Eddie with Gene (both quieter)
and spider with Hank (both the aggressor in current/past pairings)
Or
Eddie with spider and Hank with gene (one quieter, one more likely to be dominant)
Just to add, we have a double level 6x2 c&c and they have 2 of everything so I don’t think it’s a space issue or fighting over tubes, bowls etc. luckily this also means we have the space to try and re-bond if we do have to separate the little ones.
I really want to be prepared in case spider and gene have to be separated so if anyone has any ideas I’d be really grateful!
Thank you