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Zorro1

Zorro1

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Hi,
I wondered if my particularly feisty piggy would get along with another young male. My piggy is around 15 weeks old and is quiet spirited towards other male guinea pigs. However, I wondered if he would be less aggressive towards a male who is much younger than himself.
-Thanks
 
There's no guarentee or really good way to guess without them meeting each other. I think it's great that you want to get your piggy a friend though.
 
Natalie Clancy said:
Hi,
I wondered if my particularly feisty piggy would get along with another young male. My piggy is around 15 weeks old and is quiet spirited towards other male guinea pigs. However, I wondered if he would be less aggressive towards a male who is much younger than himself.
-Thanks
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Hi!

Please contact one of these good welfare standard rescues in your state where you will be in good and very experienced hand. Both rescues offer rescue dating; i.e. bonding at the rescue so you come home with a new mate only if they get on.
This maximises the success rate with finding a personality match and minimises the risk for you to end up with a two piggies that do not get on. A rescue will also back you up if the bond runs into serious trouble at any time during the life of their adoptee. You can also neatly avoid all the usual pitfalls that await the unwary buyer because only fully quarantined, properly sexed and healthy piggies are being put up for adoption.
- https://qldguineapigrefuge.com.au/ (situated in North Brisbane)
- Welcome to Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue (Gold Coast)

More about rescue dating in the last chapter of this guide here: Rescues, shops, breeders or online? - What to consider when getting guinea pigs
And a list of the most common problems that pet shop and breeder buyers can end up with: New guinea pigs: Sexing, vet checks&customer rights, URI, ringworm and parasites

All the best! It is well worth going the extra mile, especially with a more tricky piggy and for total peace of mind.
 
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It would be impossible for us to say who he would get on with as it all comes down to the piggies involved. He may well be absolutely fine living with another young boar but it might not necessarily be the first or even second young boar you find and this is why using the help of a rescue centre as wiebke has suggested, is the safest thing to do. You would then only bring home a new piggy if they were compatible. Getting any new piggy on spec from any other source (private seller, pet shop Etc) is a risk and you may end up with them not bonding and then having to live separately.
 
He is alone at the moment. And hoping to give him a pen mate so he doesn't become bored. What is the best age to bond a guinea pig to another piggy?
 
Natalie Clancy said:
He is alone at the moment. And hoping to give him a pen mate so he doesn't become bored. What is the best age to bond a guinea pig to another piggy?
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We have linked in the bonding guides and given you lots of information several times and I will add them in again now.

Piggies need to be together at all times, there is no ’best age’ and he needs a friend now. He must not be alone at all.
However, you are dealing with a teenage boar so bonding him to another boar is going to be more difficult due to his hormones and this is why we have suggested you contact a rescue centre for their help in finding a character compatible friend for him.
At his age, then best thing you can do is neuter him, have his six week wait and find him a suitable sow to live with again with the help of a rescue centre. A bonding between a neutered teen boar and a sow has a better chance of working out, then attempting to bond him with another boar, but it sow/boar bondings still come down to character compatibility so you need to find the right piggy. You also cannot wait until he is out of his teens and less hormonal to attempt to bond him with another piggy as it is simply far too long for him to be on his own

A Comprehensive Guide to Guinea Pig Boars
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
A Closer Look At Pairs (Boars - Sows - Mixed)
 
:agr: With @Piggies&buns. We have explained to you previously that he is really at a very difficult age to bond. The best option for him is to neuter him, wait six weeks and then find him a sow companion. Rescues are the safest option for bonding, as they will do the bonding for you to make sure you have a compatible pair and will offer you continuing support. Please do read the guides and reach out to your nearest rescues.
 
Ok, thank you. You have been very helpful and hopefully he will have a companion very very soon. 🐹 🐹
 
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