does he need a friend?

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well some may now that my two boars started fighting a while ago. we cut the cage in half with mesh but it still didn't help. they are now in complete new cages so are alone. they say that piggys can get depressed without a friend but they are eating and everything. they fought dew to hormones . i was just scared that i was keeping them unhappy . because they fought with blood we know we can't put them together again.can some pigs stay on their own or do the have to be together?

Sarah,
p.s i am not allowed another piggy
 
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Yes, piggies should ideally have at least one companion... that said there are piggies, manyly boars, who live alone. In your case at least you have two so that they can live side by side and still have some interaction and know that there are other piggies around :). Sometimes split up boar couples can interact in a large run.

Keep an eye on them. If they start looking depressed (just hiding, no enthusiasm for food...etc) you may have to look into solutions.
 
This may perhaps not be something that you will want to consider, however nutmeg is from your area and fosters for Becklen guinea pig rescue. It might be worth speaking to her about bonding or maybe the possibility of finding a good match for one of your piggies and a good new home for the other.

Sorry if this upsets you, it isn't meant to and I don't mean for you to just go and 'trade in' your piggy. It is just another option.
 
Kimberly's idea is the closest to a "solution" you will come if you are not allowed more pigs. I thought about it too, but didn't know how to phrase it...

There are people on this forum who have rehomed one of their two boys when they fell out and it has turned into sunshine stories, with both boys now having wonderful lives. I understand it would be hard deciding which pig to keep, but maybe the decision will be made for you? Contact Nutmeg and see if she can help!
 
I did give up a piggy, after he wouldn't bond with my other boar. They couldn't live side by side as they kept going for each other though the bars.

Hardest decision I ever had to make, and I never want to make it again but at the time it was best for everyone and he did go on to meet a little girlfriend and become a very spoiled piggy. I still think of him often and it pains me that if it happened now he could have stayed!
 
well thanks for all the replys. seen as i have had them since october i couldn't possibly give them away. I'm probably just being paranoid and sorry to put you the trouble and then not doing anything about it. never mind the piggies, I'm hormonal too! they are eating and they do sometimes comunicate but i will keep an eye on them. so sorry to make you go to the trouble of answering but i just want the best for my guineas. they are very precious to me xoxoxoxo^) hope i can help with any of your questions !
 
It is not easy for you to deal with to single guinea pigs that do not get on, especially when you are not able to have more guinea pigs.

The choice of giving one up is certainly not lightly done, but unfortunately, it is your only alternative at the moment. It is probably good to know where you stand, so you can deal with your situation perhaps a bit more positively.

Most boars mellow with age, and perhaps you will get to the point where your boys will at least be able to live next to each other and even share a run.
 
My two are in seperate hutches, I will try and get them back together when Sammy is a bit older but they seem quite happy.
 
I have 3 single boars who live happily side by side - they can see & talk through the bars to each other & as far as I am concerned they are very happy. They act like all my other piggies and I often see them popcorning at each other & laying next to each other. I would see how you get on with them living side by side again - my boys did take a few days to settle & get used to being side by side xx
 
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