Bonding Boars

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Hi,

Some of you may of seen my post in the introductions, if not heres a short version. A breeder told me to just put the baby in with the adult boar and they will be fine, so i did that. They are both making noises, the older one Oaty chases the baby Romeo around, tries mounting. The eat together and now and again sleep together.

My question is do guinea pigs groom each other? I'm pretty sure ive just seen Oaty licking Romeo's face and head

Thank you x
 
they can do, yes :) alot of other animals do it more overtly but guineapigs will often groom. It is usually the lower one grooming the higher.
 
It sounds pretty par for the course. You are lucky! By far not all piggies will simply accept any other piggy, not even all babies. Please take all hideys with just one exit out, but add either a small tunnel or hay filled carboard box with two exits that only the baby can get into if the humping amd chasing is getting too wild. A soft piggy sized humping toy can also help draw off the "fire". Please be aware that the boar bonding process can last up to two weeks and that sudden fall-outs can happen at any stage, especially when the youngster is getting his say towards the end.
Here are our bonding and behaviour tips, which you may find useful.
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/faq-introducing-and-reintroducing-guinea-pigs.38562/
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/dominance-behaviours-in-guinea-pigs.28949/
This boar bonding blog from a rescue contains videos and descriptions of situations when to separate and what to tolerate: http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/boar-dating-service-wales.59233/
 
I've never found an adult male who wont accept a baby initially the problem arises when the baby hits the teenage stage. Sounds like its going well :)
 
We had the occasional case on the forum over the years where a plucky youngster got into a fight with an older boar by about two weeks after bonding; it is rare. When you take a boar bonding to a rescue, there are definitely likes and dislikes when meeting various youngsters.
 
I usually start to be on alert 3 weeks to a month in as that's when the baby has settled and tries to push his luck see how far he can go with the older boar. It goes down to how the older boar is personality wise as to which way it goes. I spend a lot of time studying my males behaviour and how they interact as a pair and group, its very interesting. Love learning how they tick :)
 
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