Can two adult boars be bonded?

[Plum]

Hi,

recently one of my guinea pigs sadly passed away and i have a one year old boar who is left all alone now. I have considered adoption and boar dating and expressed interest at our local guinea pig rescue. I thought that taking him boar dating to choose his own friend would be perfect, but the lady emailed me back and said that Bobby would either have to be bonded with a baby guinea pig (which she doesn't have at the moment) or be neutered to be put with a female guinea pig, but neutering him is not an option for me, I don't want to do that at all.
The thing is I have had a very bad experience in the past with putting a baby guinea pig with an adult, because when baby hit puberty he turned on the other adult and they started to fight? I don't want to have to go through that again as them two are now in a big c&c cage and can see each other but have a partition between them because they fight if they have proper contact.
I was hoping that if I took Bobby boar dating he would be able to choose a guinea pig he got on with and then I wouldn't have to deal with a baby growing up just for them to start fighting and having the same problem all over again.
Can two male adults who have not met before be bonded or is it just impossible?
I'm really concerned about getting a baby guinea pig because Bobby is really dominant and fiesty and if when it becomes a teen pig tries to challenge Bobby I think he would really hurt it and I also don't want to feel the guilt like I felt last time for putting two guinea pigs through the distress of falling out again. He is pretty much Kung Fu Guinea Pig....he is quite tuff, not to be messed with in guinea pig world, but at the same time he is very, very loving....he loved Max who we have just lost. Max was not interested in dominance at all! Bobby was always boss and he loved Max very much, he loved to snuggle up next to him and they were really affectionate towards each other.

Would it be a bad idea to go out and get a baby guinea pig for Bobby? Or should I try and find someone who will let him boar date?

Thanks
Plum x

 

[The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue]

A good rescue will try and match you boar with a submissive partner ! Thats one of the questions i ask potential bondings,do you have a dominant or submissive boar ! so we can aim for the best match

 

[The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue]

How old were the bad experience boars ? Most older boars will shake off advances of a young boar and put him in his place.I understand your hesitation i hope you get sorted very soon.Check out our web site for tips.
www.thepotteriesguineapigrescue.co.uk

 

[Plum]

The ages of the two when they started fighting was 1 1/2 and 6 months old. They got on great when I first put the baby in with the adult, really seemed to gel, but once baby hit puberty within a few days of strange behaviours they broke out into a fight and the adult had a bloody lip so i separated them immediately and they can still teeth chatter at each other to this day. They did have two adult boars living next door to them which they could see and smell and I dont know if that would have anything to do with the younger ones behaviour but all of a sudden hell broke loose between them and i don't want to have to see that happen again.
Bobby has just lost his best friend but I know he would benefit from a new companion as he is only one year old and I know from seeing him with Max that he loves company with the right kind of guinea pig.

x

 

[Connie]

The thing is, If you take them to a reacue to be bonded, they would only ever send you home with a piggy your piggie really likes The chances of any fights happening with a well bonded pair are extremely thin.

I do understand your hesitation, but at the same time, imagine how happy you will be if you come home with a new piggy that max just loves!