Boars Sexual Frustration?

VJ&Flower

VJ&Flower

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Hi all

My two boars are about 10 months old and have been together from birth. They are good together, eat together don't fight etc. Except about every two-three weeks Flower rampages after Vinnie constantly humping him. I have read about the behaviour of boars and understand this is a dominance thing. However, it seems completely sexual. Today I watched him and he literally does not stop until he produced some boar glue and obviously got some relief. I wouldn't be too worried but VInnie is understandably getting annoyed with this and going for him so it's a tense situation. No blood has been drawn and after Flower has relived himself (:eek:) he calms down and becomes his normal self again. When this happened a few weeks ago I tried separating but Flower was even more desperate afterwards. I tried a cuddly toy as well. It seems tonight Flower is going for round two and Vinnie is angry now.

Now I know it will not stop boars fighting but would neutering Flower sort out these urges and stop this cyclical problem?

Advice from experienced owners very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
As an update. I went to kitchen and Vinnie was chirping like a bird. First time I've heard it. I hope he hasn't become unduly stressed tonight.
 
It's still all about dominance - boar glue is a means of claiming dominance, not a means of sexual relief. Guinea pigs don't get sexually frustrated. I believe the only animals known to mate for pleasure/relief are humans, dolphins and primates. :xd: Your boys are probably having a bit of a hormone clash right now, as it's always a bit more of a gamble to get boys that are the same age. As long as they have a big cage with plenty of space and two of everything (houses, water bottles, food bowls, hay racks), they should be fine! Just keep an eye out for the less dominant one becoming depressed and withdrawn, being bullied constantly without relief, not eating, etc.

Neutering doesn't affect dominant behavior at all, its only purpose is preventing pregnancy.

Also, the bird chirping is a rare and strange guinea pig phenomenon that many people think is a sign of extreme happiness! :D I think it's sort of up to each owner to interpret, though - there isn't a consensus on what it means, but it's super rare and cool!
 
Thanks for your replies. The chirping was quite magical but in light of what had been happening I wondered whether it was a stressed out sign.

Things seem back to normal again now. I am going to keep a note of when it happens. There does seem to be a pattern to it.
Thanks again
 
I think you can get "humping teddies" for boars, I'm not sure if it's a fad or not but it might be an idea to look into. I know a piggy I follow on Instagram has a soft ball toy he humps regularly.

As for chirping, I have 3 chirpers who as never in distress when they chirp so don't panic :)
 
Cavy Kung-Fu said:
I think you can get "humping teddies" for boars, I'm not sure if it's a fad or not but it might be an idea to look into. I know a piggy I follow on Instagram has a soft ball toy he humps regularly.

As for chirping, I have 3 chirpers who as never in distress when they chirp so don't panic :)
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Thanks Cavy! I will look into that (not on a work computer :P) and thanks for the reassurance about the chirping! 3 chirpers that's amazing - do they chirp at the same time?! Xx
 
VJ&Flower said:
Thanks Cavy! I will look into that (not on a work computer :P) and thanks for the reassurance about the chirping! 3 chirpers that's amazing - do they chirp at the same time?! Xx
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:lol!:

Not yet! I believe it to be a learned behaviour as Cissy is my main chirper and most frequent. The others seem to just copy her :))
 
My boy Higgins always humps Gibson's head - properly mounts him and goes at it. I got him a teddy but he wasn't interested, and now Gibson actually walks up to him with his head down and pushes underneath him, encouraging the hump!

I used to try separating them, but just don't bother now! They're around 18 months and have been going at it like rabbits for about a year..!
 
Hiya, I was interested in this post because one of our boars seems to be "overly affectionate" with us! He loves a chin rub but recently if you put your hand near him he just pushes up against it and makes that sort of purring noise that sounds like a helicopter! We adopted him, so whilst there are other Guinea pigs in the same room their runs keep them separate. Just wonder if he's OK, maybe a cuddly toy would help?
 
HelenC said:
Hiya, I was interested in this post because one of our boars seems to be "overly affectionate" with us! He loves a chin rub but recently if you put your hand near him he just pushes up against it and makes that sort of purring noise that sounds like a helicopter! We adopted him, so whilst there are other Guinea pigs in the same room their runs keep them separate. Just wonder if he's OK, maybe a cuddly toy would help?
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this is a very old thread.
Does your boar live alone or does he live with another boar?
What other piggies do you have in the room?
 
He's alone, we tried him with our 2 other boys but they fought so we were worried to leave them alone. So he's in a room with another boy (we lost the other a couple of years ago) and 2 girls
 
HelenC said:
He's alone, we tried him with our 2 other boys but they fought so we were worried to leave them alone. So he's in a room with another boy (we lost the other a couple of years ago) and 2 girls
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So does the other boy live alone as well or Is he living in with the girls?
if the other boar is alone, then I would try again to bond the two boys, provided you can keep a bonded pair of boys in a different room to the sows (bonded boars should ideally be kept in a separate room as the smell of sows can cause boys to fight with each other and ruin their bond)
i know you say you tried him with the other two boys but they fought - if you had attempted to put three boars together then this is why they would have had a fight as boars can only be kept in pairs
 
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