muddledfloof
New Born Pup
First time piggie mum - I have had 2 beautiful boars for the past 4 months, they are fab.
After a long time thinking of expanding our brood, I decided today to add another boar to our group.
We saw a boar we loved via a local breader and decided it would be lovely as we had the space. I had always been told the more guinea pigs the merrier, so didn't have a second thought.
To cut a long story short, our two original boars were fine initially, but as time went on they both began mounting the new boar, and eventually began chasing eachother around, chattering teeth and begging to fight with one another. It was almost as if they were fighting over the new boar, who thankfully was not harmed. Sadly, one of my two original boars has a small cut on his nose which I imagine he received during the squabble. This all took place within a 2 hour fully supervised period, so thankfully it was very short-lived.
I have immediately removed the new boar, who sadly I will be returning to the breeder first thing tomorrow (I don't have the space for 2 separate set ups for 2 pairs of piggies, and feel as he is still young he deserves a chance at being rehomed with one of his litter mates and a proper chance at a long happy life).
Having done a lot of research after the events of today, I feel utterly stupid. I am worried I have ruined my two original boars relationship (although, as soon as we removed the new boar and gave them some time out, they are now back in their cage together popcorning and being their normal selves as if nothing happened... Hopefully this is a good sign). Those who have had similar squabbles, do you think my two original boars will be ok now? We have removed all scent of the new piggie (changed all the bedding) and they seem normal, I just worry given their fight before that things now may not be the same.
I am so glad to have found this forum, and although I have made a very large mistake today, I have learnt so much from reading the posts here and I'm so grateful.
Huge slap on the wrist from me to me, great start to 2024.
After a long time thinking of expanding our brood, I decided today to add another boar to our group.
We saw a boar we loved via a local breader and decided it would be lovely as we had the space. I had always been told the more guinea pigs the merrier, so didn't have a second thought.
To cut a long story short, our two original boars were fine initially, but as time went on they both began mounting the new boar, and eventually began chasing eachother around, chattering teeth and begging to fight with one another. It was almost as if they were fighting over the new boar, who thankfully was not harmed. Sadly, one of my two original boars has a small cut on his nose which I imagine he received during the squabble. This all took place within a 2 hour fully supervised period, so thankfully it was very short-lived.
I have immediately removed the new boar, who sadly I will be returning to the breeder first thing tomorrow (I don't have the space for 2 separate set ups for 2 pairs of piggies, and feel as he is still young he deserves a chance at being rehomed with one of his litter mates and a proper chance at a long happy life).
Having done a lot of research after the events of today, I feel utterly stupid. I am worried I have ruined my two original boars relationship (although, as soon as we removed the new boar and gave them some time out, they are now back in their cage together popcorning and being their normal selves as if nothing happened... Hopefully this is a good sign). Those who have had similar squabbles, do you think my two original boars will be ok now? We have removed all scent of the new piggie (changed all the bedding) and they seem normal, I just worry given their fight before that things now may not be the same.
I am so glad to have found this forum, and although I have made a very large mistake today, I have learnt so much from reading the posts here and I'm so grateful.
Huge slap on the wrist from me to me, great start to 2024.
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I forgot the pee pad and thought it would be fine for 5 minutes but buttons had other ideas. 
