Is This Big Enough For 3 Boars?

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Hello, I just wanted to ask if a 4 x 4 C&C cage is enough room for 3 boars? thanks :)
 
rosie and bramble said:
Are these boars already living together and how old are they?
Boars usually don't get along very well in larger numbers than 2 x
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They are currently living side by side but not yet together - I am trying to bond a pair of younger males (both are just 1) with and older male (I don't know his exact age but he is probably 3-4). Today I let them eat their veggies together and they also got outside on the grass together for a while. I think for their first rime being introduced it was quite successful. I am doing this because in the divided cage they have been really good with each other and haven't shown aggression and I would really like my older male to live with the younger males because I think he would be much happier with the company. I have done research online and I know it doesn't work out for some however I think with the personalities of my boars and the situation it could work x
 
I know the general feeling is that you can't keep more than a pair of boars together, but I have had many groups of three and four boars over the years. If I lose a boar, I just pop the remaining one in with another pair or group. This has worked really well for me.
 
Theres a forum member, Rodentopia, who has large groups of boars living together but I know she works hard on matching their personalities. Just try it and be ready with fhe oven gloves to separate if they fight x
 
furryfriends Excellent Adventure Sanctuary said:
I know the general feeling is that you can't keep more than a pair of boars together, but I have had many groups of three and four boars over the years. If I lose a boar, I just pop the remaining one in with another pair or group. This has worked really well for me.
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That's interesting. We have 3 boys together at the moment and I worry every day that they will fall out. Do you find three males together is often successfull?
 
furryfriends Excellent Adventure Sanctuary said:
I know the general feeling is that you can't keep more than a pair of boars together, but I have had many groups of three and four boars over the years. If I lose a boar, I just pop the remaining one in with another pair or group. This has worked really well for me.
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This is very interesting, I was unable to keep my third piggy with his brothers as he was attacked and finally bitten at least 3 times, but this is worth knowing and I would try this if I sadly lost one of my boys.
 
Davey-cavy said:
That's interesting. We have 3 boys together at the moment and I worry every day that they will fall out. Do you find three males together is often successfull?
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The overal success rate with boar trios is less than 50%, but the failure/success rate changes with growing age.

Baby boar trios have a very high fall-out rate as any tensions/frictions during the hormonal teenage months multiply and the fragile character balance is often near impossible to preserve as they mature into their adult identities.

Adult, older or sometimes mixed age boar trios have a better prospect, but it is always very much a matter of the individual character balance/combination; you need a mix of three laid back or at least one not too dominant and two submissive boys for it to work.

Ideally it is the boars that make the decision on whether they want to be together. Older boars are generally more accepting (boars often mellow with age as the sex drive/testosterone production becomes gradually less active, with notable exceptions), and stable older bonds may welcome a bereaved neighbour into their midst. There is no hard and fast rule as to what works and what not.
It may be worth trying for a trio if you end up with a single (especially non-dominant) adult boar and your other boar pair is chilled out and used to him being around. Adding a new third boar of your choice just for the sake of it on the other hand can be a recipe for disaster that can result in you ending up with three single boars if you are unlucky; it has happened to forum members.

If you try trios, you need to have in any case a plan B at the ready; you cannot count on success! We usually deal with new members who either are thinking of adding a third youngster to their pre-hormonal duo or have already bought baby boar trios, where the fall-out rate can be as high 90% before they reach a more stable adulthood at around 15 months of age; in that case, trios should definitely be avoided.

@furryfriends Excellent Adventure Sanctuary has a number of blind/deaf lethal sanctuary residents or a mix of seeing/hearing companion piggies/dental/lethal permanent residents where caring for each other and physical contact is another more central component to their often very close bond.
 
Most of my trios are older boars, and the bigger groups do have a mix of blind/deaf and normal piggies. I did have a group of four, which consisted of an adult boar and four young boars. This worked for about five months and then they became hormonal with attitude, so had to be split up. All male piggies I rehome are neutered, regardless of whether they live with males or females. This means that if they do fall out with their same sex friend/s then there are other options available then, such as living with females.
 
Davey-cavy said:
That's interesting. We have 3 boys together at the moment and I worry every day that they will fall out. Do you find three males together is often successfull?
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How old are they? Have they always been together? After personality, I think the next biggest factor is cage size? As long as they have plenty of space then it is much more likely to work.
 
They are only young at the moment, 5 months old, so anything could happen in the future as they go through their hormonal stages. I am prepared to split them and bond one or all with other piggies if the trio fails. They all do have pretty laid back personalities.
 
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