How big should a cage be for 3?

[alezradkex]

I currently have two boys but I'm thinking on getting a third. My cage is currently 6 feet in lenght and 4 feet in width. Should it be bigger?

 

[fluffysal]

Please don't get another. Boar trios just don't work.
You can get another pair in a separate cage but unneutered boars need to be in pairs only.

 

[Piggies&buns]

I agree with fluffysal. (Although just to clarify - even if they were neutered they still cannot be in a trio as it still won’t work).

Please do not attempt to add a third boar - it is a recipe for disaster.
Boars can only be kept in pairs and if you attempt to add a third it will cause fights, break bonds and you will end with potentially all three of them having to live alone in separate cages. (At best the one of them (it could be the new one; or it could be that your original pair fight with each other) would be rejected and you would be left with one pair and a single)

If you want more piggies, you will need to keep a second pair of boars in a second cage and totally separate to your current pair.

Thread 'Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?'

Oct 31, 2017

1 Singles and Pairs
Singles: Challenges and solutions for different singles situations (link)
Pairs: A closer look all possible pairings (link)
2 Trios and More by Gender
Boars
- Trios and quartets - Why better avoided
- Large Groups...

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[fluffysal]

@Piggies&buns is right, I wasn't very clear. A neutered boar can be kept with several females. That group can still only have 1 boar though, so 2 neutered boars will have to be 2 separate herds.