Bonding?
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I hope that eventually US rescues will also start to offer bonding at the rescue; but it takes time and experience, which is not something everybody has and can offer. Rescue bonding cannot cut out all risks of failure down the line, but it certainly can cut out the most obvious character clashes where you know pretty much straight away that it is never, ever going to work. For being so dependent on company of their own kind, piggies can be astonishingly finicky on who they want to get on with! 
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When you are looking for a companion without the option for bonding, it is usually safest to search for a young, preferably submissive guinea pig. If you have got rescues or shelters near you, you could ask if they have got a suitable piggy, as they are the most likely to know their piggies' personalities. Please be aware that a people friendly single piggy doesn't necessarily mean that they will get on when they meet company of the same species. It can be rather frustrating when you would like to do the right thing, but are not able to!
Unless the rescue is doing a mandatory quarantine or if you are getting your piggy from another source, you will need to cnduct a quaratine yourself first to make sure that nothing nasty is carried across. http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/importance-of-quarantine.108034/
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Please read through our information threads at the top. We will answer any specific questions you may have!
When you are looking for a companion without the option for bonding, it is usually safest to search for a young, preferably submissive guinea pig. If you have got rescues or shelters near you, you could ask if they have got a suitable piggy, as they are the most likely to know their piggies' personalities. Please be aware that a people friendly single piggy doesn't necessarily mean that they will get on when they meet company of the same species. It can be rather frustrating when you would like to do the right thing, but are not able to!
Unless the rescue is doing a mandatory quarantine or if you are getting your piggy from another source, you will need to cnduct a quaratine yourself first to make sure that nothing nasty is carried across. http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/importance-of-quarantine.108034/
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I have a trio of boars, and I realized my cage was too small. They were in a 2ft by 4ft cage. Now I've moved them to a 5ft by 3ft cage and the small one is attacking the older ones. It got to the point where I had to remove him because he was drawing blood. He was nice before switching cages just really skittish. Now he is very violent. Even to me and my son.
Goth Mummy
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It sounds like he is fighting for dominance, even over his humans! I agree, he needs to be matched with a submissive boar. Or could he live side by side with contact through cage bars if bonding him to another pig is going to be very hard for you?
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