How long till i can introduce my neutered boar to my sows?

[MintyChocolate]

Hi,
We netuered our boar a while back and are eager to try introduce him to the girls, however looking online and even here i have found very conflicting information about how long we should wait, in two days it will be exactly 4 weeks since his surgery, is it ok to indroduce him now? i have seen people say you should wait 6 weeks but some say 4 weeks and some say 3 weeks i even came across someone saying 10 days is enough. I'm really confused at this point.

 

[Flutterby]

Hi. 6 weeks is the minimum as there have been documented pregnancies at 5 weeks post op.

 

[Betsy]

You need to wait 6 weeks until he is safe to go in with your sows. When you introduce them don't just dump him in with the girls you need to do it carefully. Follow this guide here:-
Introducing And Re-introducing Guinea Pigs

 

[Wiebke]

Hi,
We netuered our boar a while back and are eager to try introduce him to the girls, however looking online and even here i have found very conflicting information about how long we should wait, in two days it will be exactly 4 weeks since his surgery, is it ok to indroduce him now? i have seen people say you should wait 6 weeks but some say 4 weeks and some say 3 weeks i even came across someone saying 10 days is enough. I'm really confused at this point.

Hi! The little baby in my avatar picture on the left is the surprise legacy of supposedly safe over 5 weeks post-op neutered boar (not one of mine), just as a point-in-fact that it can really happen as late as that and that it can happen to anybody. Tegan is celebrating her 7th birthday in a month's time, by the way. She is not the only reported late birth. While they are rare at this late stage, they do happen! At 4 weeks you are about 90% safe, but we have seen a few people with surprise pregnancies come on here over the years when things have gone wrong from mixing neutered boars too early.

Our forum advice follows best rescue practice, which is 6 weeks. With hundreds of rescue boars neutered in the intervening years without any unplanned pregnancies (the news would make the rounds like wildfire), we can assume that this is the period to wait if you want to be 100% safe. Why go to the effort and expense of an operation unless you want to make sure that there are no accidents? Unfortunately, there is a crucial difference between between 'mostly safe' and 'totally safe' - and it is really well worth waiting for the latter!
You may find this guide here helpful and informative: Neutered / De-sexed Boars And Neutering Operations: Myths And Facts

Here is our bonding guide. Your boy will have a better chance for acceptance and a smooth bonding if he can live alongside the sows as long as you make absolutely sure that he cannot get into the sow cage. Boars can be amazingly athletic and persistent when a sow is in season.
Bonding: Illustrated Dominance Behaviours And Dynamics

 

[MintyChocolate]

Thank you for the replies! 6 weeks it is, hopefully the introduction will go well.