bonding advice needed..

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Hi, i have a 3yr old boar jack, who currently lives on his own, I have 3 baby boys and I'm wanting to bond 1 of them with jack so he has some company. How do i go about doing this please? I dont want to just put the little 1 in and jack hurt him.:{
 
How old is the little one?

Bonding isn't very fun, in all honestly. It's stressful, nerve wracking and even when your holding that towel, your breathing has stopped as your hearts now in your throat you have to stay out of it. Easier said than done I know believe me!

The pigs decide how stressful the bonding will be, I stress very easily not a good mix. I have had pigs bonded so easily or not so easily it does really depend on the pig. Introduce on Neutral ground, plenty of food. everything must have two exits so no one can get cornered. A towel at the ready just incase. Do not put your hand in if they do fight as bites are pretty sore.

Have a look at the boar introduction sticky to tell you what all the actions mean and grit your teeth once introductions begin be prepared to stick with it. Alot of people say only separate if blood is drawn I do separate when they properly fight I just can't bare the thought of someone getting hurt rolleyes.

You may find the older boar, fathers the baby. There will also be some humping and alot of noise from the baby.

Clean out there new home and rearrange it so it's fresh when you put them in there cage.

Good Luck xx
 
The baby is 3 weeks old today and is the son to the boar. :)
 
The baby is 3 weeks old today and is the son to the boar. :)

I'd say go for it. The majority of male pairings I have heard work when the boar is very young, although I have only did one male bonding.

I'm sure alot of people have done alot more than me that can advice.

Best of luck xx
 
Thanks for the advice, tho I'm not sure I'm looking forward to it now ive read the sticky!:{
 
Good luck, just keep your nerve. If you seperate them you have to start back from square one. They have to go through the mounting thing to work out who's going to be the boss. It soon calms down one they've come to an agreement!
Two of everything and a neutral space to do introductions is a good idea. I would limit the amount of tunnels etc. to start with as they become more of a hazard when they're charging about!
Good luck!
 
Have you still got all baby boars? You might try them all together in a run or on your bathroom floor and then keep daddy with the boy he gets on best, unless you want to keep a specific baby.

At that age, boars are more likely to "daddy" piggies as they are far too young to be rival and challenge for dominance, so I wouldn't worry too much - I wouldn't expect any fights.

Many rescues will put young boars with an older resident once they have been separated, so he can teach them.

We have got this thread here about boar behaviour:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28949
And this about introductions:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38562
 
I put a father and son, when son was 3 weeks, together with no problems at all and bonded several pairs of older boars.

Follow the advice above, I usually stay near for the first day or so and if scuffles occur make a noise to distract them :)) they usually then forget about the disagreement and carry on eating.

I have found a run in the garden to be a good place to start, all that grass is a great distraction and they have munched quite happily together :)

Good luck x
 
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