Boars: A guide to successful companionship.

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This will help since this is my first time owning two boys.:) I planned on trying the buddy bath we shall see how it goes
 
Ive been introducting my piggies for 5 days in a row now. First time was good, but then it went badly.. Today they fought a little and I separated them.. I think I will leave them be for a few days and try the bonding bath...
 
Please be aware that every single time you separate the boars, you force them to start right back at the beginning and go through the whole dominance protocol again. It's like crashing their computer without saving any data. The boars often get fed up with that and become hostile. Be aware that you will need to sit through any mild and medium dominance behaviours and only separate when the humping is truly relentless and winding up one boar or if their are signs of an impending fight. Please also accept that a successful piggy bond is based on mutual liking and character compatibility, and this is often doesn't happen. Piggies of both genders can be cery picky about who they gel with.

Please have a look at our introductions thread: http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/faq-introducing-and-reintroducing-guinea-pigs.38562/
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/boars-simple-dominance-displays-or-fighting.28949/
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/boar-dating-service-wales.59233/ (contains videos and lots of practical tips)

We would be grateful if you opened your own thread in this section. The "start thread" is on the right side at the top.
 
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