Just Introduced A Third To My Bonded Boys

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Hi, I rescued 2 male guinea pigs who were already bonded about 3 months ago. Anyway today I went to go get them some more food and toys, and saw a little 8 week old teddy boar and fell in love. I bought him home and placed all 3 on a freshly washed fleece blanket, with lots of food and the new toys that were unmarked. They were on there for about an hour. We had plenty of rumbling, chasing and a bit of humping but not physical scraps or biting. My Abby who is the more dominant of the pair wasn't bothered at all by the new arrival, my d.e.w was a bit more unsettled with lots of humpin and chasing. They are together, sniffed lots and eventually settled away from each other so I've just put them all together in the cage my bonded pair share currently to see how they are.
My d.e.w did some chasing again but they're all now in they're own places sitting down and not bothered. My question is do I take my new boy out tonight and put him in his own cage, or leave him with my others if they're not fighting or scrapping?
Thanks in advance.
P.s my cage is 6ft long c&c style so lots of room for them with fleece, litter tray, cuddle bed, bridge and tunnel as well as toys so lots to occupy them all. X

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Those 3 are adorable.
I'm afraid I can't help on what to do tonight, I'd be interested in the advice your given though as I often think about adding a 3rd to my bonded 2 but am not sure what to do and am worried it will be really difficult.
My Guinea pigs are female though not male, not sure how different that really makes it
Hope you don't might be tagging on to see what other say.
Good luck with them, hope they continue to get along
 
My boys were bonded but had some scraps. They actually fought and left marks, but we couldn't really separate them, so we left them. They sorted things out, but they're teenagers, so;)
They may bond just fine, but being all boys there could well be fights:no:
 
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My d.e.w is now sitting next to my new teddy very happily and calmly so think it was a success! My bonded boys are 8 months and new boy is 8 weeks. Need a name for him though. Abby is called Egon, d.e.w is called Winston, so may continue the ghostbusters theme and call him Ray, but like Ted and Asher too?

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Trios of boars very rarely work.It could break the bond between the two you have and you could end up with three separate boars.I would keep the bonded pair and get a friend for the new boy.When heirs four to five months and maturity you could hot real problems.Sorry to be negative but I personally wouldn't take the risk with my bonded boars.
 
I've got another cage that my other boys came with in case it doesn't work out. If that happens I'll separate them and get a friend for my new boy.
 
helenv87 said:
Those 3 are adorable.
I'm afraid I can't help on what to do tonight, I'd be interested in the advice your given though as I often think about adding a 3rd to my bonded 2 but am not sure what to do and am worried it will be really difficult.
My Guinea pigs are female though not male, not sure how different that really makes it
Hope you don't might be tagging on to see what other say.
Good luck with them, hope they continue to get along
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@helenv87 females can be easier than boys but remember that every guinea pig has its own personality and may not mesh with others. Just do your homework (research) beforehand to know what you are getting into. Here are some links for you.
Illustrated Bonding Behaviours And Dynamics
Sow Behaviour

One thing that is the same as boar bonding is that if blood is draw then there is no chance of a bond developing.
 
My bonded boys are 8 months and new one is 8 weeks. This is th current set up they are in.

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I wil be extending their cage at some point, and have the spare cage also. So If things didn't work I could partition it so I had enough room for 3 individual boars. Hoping I won't need to though. My boars are quite well tempered, they don't scrap at all, literally we only get a little rumble and strut from my Abby every now and again and he wasn't bothered by the new little guy at all. My d.e.w has never showed any dominance before and thus far has only rumbled and chased the new one a little bit. He's eased off now and was even lying down next to him for a while.
 
The testing time will be when the new baby boar hits the hormona teenage time. Their may well be fights for dominance at that point. Sounds like you have plenty of choices re set ups which is great.
 
Of course yours could be the rare bonding, although its always safe to quarantine any new piggy if you don't know the background ie. pet shop. Good ol' piggies disguise their illness and any little carriers that come with them of course. Better safe than sorry. x
 
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