Completely anti-social boar :-(

[AngelsMum]

We rescued a one year old boar, Pigsy earlier in the year. He had always lived on his own and had never had any other GP company.

We took him in with the intentions of finding him a friend.

However, he just doesn't get on with anyone at all.

We thought if we introduced him to our other GPs it would get him used to being around other pigs. So first we tried putting him in the pen with our softest boar, Chocolate and he spent the entire time chasing him around and trying to mount him. In the end chocolate was shivering in the corner teeth chattering so we took him out and he was still going crazy in my arms.

A few days later we tried to introduce him to our tougher boar, Angel. He did the same thing, chased him around trying to mount him. He seperated them and decided to try putting the three of them in there together. This was a disaster as he went for Chocolate, Chocolate hid behind Angel and Angel flew for him very aggressively and we had to take him out quick.

We put him in with a couple of rabbits and he tried to mount them too.

We just can't socialise him. At the moment he's stuck in the hutch on his own and I feel so sorry for him. What should we do?

 

[i-love-pigs]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

I have 5 boys, 2 pairs and a single youngster (who will be looking for a partner in the new year hopefully). Boys tend to bond better with young baby boys although it is possible to bond older boys and this thread may help you:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38562

As for putting him in with rabbits, thats a bit of a no no really. Bunnies can quite easily injure guinea pigs or even kill them and they have different nutritional needs so really should be housed seperately.

If you wanted to get Pigsy a friend from a rescue they would probably let you take him along so that he can choose a friend for himself. There's lots of good info on this forum and many people who are far more experienced than me who will be along to help I'm sure.

 

[Niki]

Your boar isn't being anti-social, he's being a boar
Chasing & mounting are all dominance displays & what happens next is entirely dependant on how his advances are received by the other pig.

He may well bond with a baby boar, he may not. Sadly there are no guarantees but single piggies can & do live happy lives if they can see/hear/interact with other piggies.

You could take him to your local rescue centre to let him choose his own friend or you could have him neutered & pair him with a sow.

If you do decide to have him neutered you must ensure you have a guinea-savvy vet who has done neuters before & be aware that it is a large op for a piggy & there are always risks involved.

 

[Alicia]

I have a boar that is the same as yours he just doesn't get on with any other guinea-pig that I have (the strange thing is he'll go up to the other boars cage and squeak quite happily at him but if I put them together they fight) Although I'm still trying to think of a way to get him company, he lives alone in his hutch but he can see all of the others and the run is alongside another run so he can always see other guinea-pigs if he wants to.