Keeping a boar alone?

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I MIGHT be helping a friend out by taking on one of her un-castrated boars on - I am not going to put him in with the girlies obviously, but I am not sure about having him on his own.

What would you suggest?
 
Is he used to living by himself?

Some boars are ok by themselves - it depends on the pig. I've got one who's very loving and active and is the first to come and say hello to people - but he's happy to be an only pig (although he's got others in the vicinity, so he can hear them).

If he's used to living alone, as long as he gets lots of attention from you then he should be ok. Are you looking after him long-term? If so could he be neutered and live with your girls?

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Sophie - how much is castration? and I already have Hamish :-\ I think I could keep him alone, I think hes been on his own for 4 weeks and Id give him lotsa cuddles daily 8)
 
I think it varies depending on vet - £50 plus.

I think best see how he goes - if he seems depressed and withdrawn then he probably needs company, but my guess is he'll be fine with your company and having other pigs around

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in my opinion i think ALL piggies whether a boar or sow should get company when possible :) they might do ok by themselves but surely they are better with a friend? and i dont think humans can replace a guinea pig friend :)
 
I agree with Kelly, there is a pig for everyone. I wouldn't keep him on his own. :)
 
I wouldn't keep him on his own either. I don't think it's fair for them to be kept alone unless there's a good reason..no matter how much attention and love you give him, that can never replace a guinea pig.
 
My Bobby :smitten: absolutely hates other piggies - certainly boars - but I am seriously thinking of having him castrated so I can possibly find him a girlfriend. He absolutely adores me and i adore him but I would love him to have another piggy in with him. I HATE the idea of having him castrated but think like the others he does need a friend to live out his days with. He is next to piggies and in a room with lots of other piggy noises but still I would love him to actually live with another.

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I agree Graham, just as not all Sows won't get on with females. Fleur would never accept a boar she was teeth chattering at the babes yesterday so if I put Sunshine in with her if he was 'done' I can't see it working.

Like Bobby some boars just love to be alone, they are all different. And like my Twinkle he is another who is like Stan although I will try and re-bond with Sunshine I've not given up on them yet! :)

But if there is no reason for a boar to be alone then I do think 2 is better than 1. :)
 
Definitely if you can get them to bond then great - but not all of them will, no matter what you try!

My Mr B is a loner and seems quite happy to be so. My boys that are paired up also seem happy - just fingers crossed the whole time that they don't fall out when they grow up!

Foster pig Moose was in with lots of boys and not very happy about it, he's too old to be neutered and is happy in his bachelor pad at the mo! Depends on the pig doesn't it
 
Would just like to say that i know most boars will get along with another but you have to remember that in the wild the boars dont live with eachother which is why they're harder to pair up, but they do have the company of sows etc so it is best to try to pair them but boars arent naturaly meant to share territory or whatever so some do prefer to live alone, others are bullied so much they are scared of other pigs, they're all different but in this case as he hasnt shown that he doesnt like living with another boar it might be best to try to pair him up x
 
If i was in Charlottes situation i would defo try and bond him with another boar, he has only been on his own for 4weeks, and every pig should get the chance to have a friend :)

Sophie maybe Moose was in with too many boars?
 
What is wrong with me! I meant all Sows won't get on with a castrated boar! ::) My fingers type faster than my brain can process! I agree Emma, it's like the lions 1 male and a gang of females to keep him happy! Human men would love that too! :D
 
I wouldn't want to keep a boar alone, even if he couldn't be paired up with either sow or boar, I would have a divder and place him next to another piggie. We have four, two bonded and two singles next to each other. Dylan, one of our single lads just will not accept another boar as he was badly bullied before he was in rescue, but likes to spend time chatting with Oscar and they sit together through the divider quite often. Whilst Oscar was in piggie hospital recently Dylan spent a lot of time trying to find Oscar and wondered where he had gone. They need the company even if it's through a divider :)
 
My single boys live with a divider inbetween, they are quite happy to have their own living space but can see & chat if they have the urge :)
 
all my boys are positioned in my room so that they can see and chat to each other. merlin loves watching bob and munchie potter around, but he turns into a right bully when paired up.

until i moved his cage heath was a little depressed, but now he can see bob and munchie, and he spends time with them every day he is much happier and has started popcorning. in the future i will try introduce him to another boar, and merlin will most likely be castrated and tried with a sow
 
I have a lone boar he lost his hutch mate before :'( Christmas.. I'm stuck what to do myself I don't like him being all by himself, Idealy I'd like to bond him with my other 2 boars but not sure if it could make the 2 bonded piggies fall out...

My lone boar fell out with his mate when they smelt the other 2 piggies I'm just so confused 98)
 
Karen I'm not sure all three would work :-\ is there an option of getting another piggie? :)
 
my boar boris is a lone pig, he doesn't like any other guinea pigs, not even sows,he is very happy in his cage were he can see them and smell them and even chatter to them, but the minute i put him in the run next to the girls it machine guns at dawn and he starts showing his teeth. :(
 
My 2 boys have fallen out when they have caught a whiff of another pig - usually after much cajoling they become pals again but if you have 2 that get onw ith each other I would leave well alone!
 
2 of my boys live on they own

Max - becouse he dosnt like his 5 sons
aflie - becouse he tired to kill ruben

Max is fine on his own as he has been on his own most of his life now he knows the other piggies are there and he is quite happy doing his own thing

Aflie he has only been on his own since the middle of December before that he was living with his 4 little bothers but before his little borthers were born he was on his own for about 3 months (he has born with 3 sisters) He is doing ok on his own he is happybut he is a guinea pig who likes company so i have bring him in every day even if its only 5 or 10min
 
it depends on the piggy, mine end s up getting bullied by other boars ive tried to pair him up with. Hes alot happier on his own, when he was paired up with snowy omg he just sat there all sad looking and didnt get a word out of him. Now hes on his own he popcorns and squeaks at me and is alot calmer.

It doesnt always work, personally i think as long as you give him attention when you are home and keep him indoors with you i think it will be fine. Mines outside now running riots in his run and hes happy enough all he wants to do is eat ;D

Not all piggies have to have a friend to be happy , that s my opinion anyway ;) choice is yours at the end of the day :)
 
Once my new boar is cut, hes going to hopefully paired with Merry & Rosie and Fergie and Pie will stay with Hamish :smitten:
 
well iv got a g/pig of here own iv had here on here own since she was 5weeks old nd i did get an nother 1 coz she keept makin noises then wen i got him she keept havin ago at him so wen i wnet away to cornwall i gt a pone call sayin tht he had died
 
i had a lone boar and he was ok on his own...was much more friendly towards me as a result.

now i've got the new boys i was worried that they would fight but if one cant see his brother for a long amount of time...he starts squeaking and getting grumpy around the cage! ::)
 
I have tried keeping boars together, boars alone and neutered boars with sows and had very mixed results. In my opinion, boars can be very difficult to pair without fighting, even once they are castrated as they tend to make a nuisance of themselves with sows. I will say though that they are definitely happier with company, even if it does mean putting up with the odd bit of aggression. My neutered boar now lives with 2 sows and I have only just realised how much happier he is. He made SUCH a wonderful pet by himself because he was so tame and attention-seeking but I now realise a lot of his behavior such as bar-chewing and constant squeaking was boredom/frustration behaviour caused by him being alone. Now he has his sows he seems much more content. you could try introducing another boar but everytime I have done this, even with brothers kept together from an early age, there has been some degree of fighting, sometimes minor enough to carry on keeping them together, sometimes too bad. a divider might be the best option?
 
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