Loneliness after death

[Willow&Kai]

Hello,
Sadly I have recently lost one of my two guinea pigs due to complications after a desexing, leaving my male piggy all alone. They were a bonded pair however had to live with a divider longer than I had hoped because I was reluctant to desex my female. I had my male "desexed" when I got my female piggy but the vets were unable to find one of his testicles and so I had to wait a while for them to drop.
As it turns out his testicles has an unusual placement and is unable to be removed - I only include this to provide context.
My question is what I should do moving forward, should I try bonding him with a male whose desexing is significantly less invasive or should I risk desexing a new female?
I don't want my poor guy to become lonely and depressed but I don't want to send another piggy to the grave because I put them through the surgery.
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Sweet Potato]

You only need to spay or neuter guinea pigs if you are planning to bond a male and female together or if there is a medical reason to do so it's not like a cat, dog or rabbit where it is advised to do so to avoid territorial or otherwise challenging behaviour because it doesn't have this effect on guinea pigs. If you don't want to go through another surgery you could just get another male (many rescues do boar bonding to make sure they will get along). I hope this was helpful.

 

[Pound Shilling & Pig]

So sorry you have lost your piggy. Once things are more back to normal and we are able to move about again the best solution would be to find a rescue experienced in boar bonding so your remaining pig can find a conpatable friend

 

[Willow&Kai]

You only need to spay or neuter guinea pigs if you are planning to bond a male and female together or if there is a medical reason to do so it's not like a cat, dog or rabbit where it is advised to do so to avoid territorial or otherwise challenging behaviour because it doesn't have this effect on guinea pigs. If you don't want to go through another surgery you could just get another male (many rescues do boar bonding to make sure they will get along). I hope this was helpful.

This was quite helpful thank you! I had always thought that desexing reduced aggression, I'm glad to hear it doesn't.

 

[Willow&Kai]

So sorry you have lost your piggy. Once things are more back to normal and we are able to move about again the best solution would be to find a rescue experienced in boar bonding so your remaining pig can find a conpatable friend

Thank you! I wasn't sure if bonding two boars would have a chance for success but I'm quite glad to hear it does.

 

[Pound Shilling & Pig]

Thank you! I wasn't sure if bonding two boars would have a chance for success but I'm quite glad to hear it does.

yes so long as the boars have conpatable personalities and are bonded by someone with good experience the success rate is very high

 

[Sweet Potato]

This was quite helpful thank you! I had always thought that desexing reduced aggression, I'm glad to hear it doesn't.

Sadly it is a common misconception my vet told me when I got my boys that one day they would start fighting and I would have to get them neutered well it's been 1 and a half years and they still get along really well and I've changed vets. Boars are less likely to get along than sows but neutering doesn't change this it's all down to their personality which is why boar dating/ bonding sessions are a great idea.

 

[alpacasqueak]

I think my boar couple Reggie and Sheepy were the most bonded of all my pigs! Were the happiest lads going and never one fall out! Just about character and compatibility like said above. And you don’t get those naughty lady seasons either to cause trouble sometimes! (Yes Aliona, I’m talking to you little miss hormonal lady as I type!)
Good luck finding him a lovely friend Sorry you lost your other piggy x