How will I know?...

[teddy2011]

I have put my nearly four week old boar with my 6 month old boar, they have a divider between them as I didn't feel they were getting on great.
How will I know when its ok to take away the divider?
I am getting a new bigger house for them next week, would it be best to wait and put them in that as it would be a neutral environment?
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Thank you!

 

[Wiebke]

I would wait. You can either do the intro in neutral territory with preferably a wipeable floor and then move them into the new cage (please wipe down any "furniture" they've got!), or if you think that your new cage is big enough, do the intros in the cage. Personally, I prefer more space than just a cage, unless it is more than 2x5 ft.

Make sure that you do not use any hideys with only one exit or have corners/crannies the little one can get "locked" into. It is also a good idea to have a soft humping toy for intros. At that age, intros should not be much of a problem, but you would get a new set of dominance display if your moved your already bonded pair into a new territory.

Here are more tips: http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38562

 

[teddy2011]

I introduced them in a neutral environment a few days ago, and it was fine for a bit but then it got a bit rough, and the baby pig was so scared so I took him away!

They seem to be ok the way I have them at the moment but I still think they should have real company!I feel bad having them kind of on their own!

Il leave them that way for a bit then, and see how things go!

Thank you for your help! x