Neuter?

[laura_dungar]

Hello!
Any advice would be appreciated! I have a lone (around 5 month) boar who needs a cage mate. I have bonded male guinea pigs together in the past and some have gone well, some needed to be separated! It is very hit or miss!
I am considering neutering my guinea pig and pairing him with a female. Does anyone have any opinions on whether this is the best way to create a solidified bond or would getting a baby boar be just the same?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Wiebke]

Hello!
Any advice would be appreciated! I have a lone (around 5 month) boar who needs a cage mate. I have bonded male guinea pigs together in the past and some have gone well, some needed to be separated! It is very hit or miss!
I am considering neutering my guinea pig and pairing him with a female. Does anyone have any opinions on whether this is the best way to create a solidified bond or would getting a baby boar be just the same?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hi

You may find our comprehensive neutering guide helpful; it should answer most questions you have and give you a grasp on the subject. But we are happy to discuss any points or anything that is coming up when reading with you further. A lot depends on your vet and the operation/recovery team.

Thread 'Neutered / De-sexed Boars And Neutering Operations: Myths, Facts and Post-op Care'

Mar 7, 2018

Introduction
1 Neutered Boars
- Myths and facts
- When is boar neutering useful?
2 Neutering Operations
- Finding the right vet
- Operation costs
- Neutering age
- The operation
- Post-op care and recovery (with list of possible neutering complications)
- The necessary 6 weeks post-op wait
3 A Real Life Example
- How a problem-free...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Gender & Pairings

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You may also find this guide here interesting because it takes a closer look at the various advantages and challenges that come with the different pair constellations.
Ultimately, it always comes down to a personality match and whether your two piggies want to be together - and the dynamics between them, which are never fully predictable.

Thread 'A Closer Look At Pairs (Boars - Sows - Mixed)'

Aug 23, 2020

This guide is an article series that I have written for Guinea Pig Magazine issues 50-52 (May/July/September 2019).
It is the propriety of GPM and is being shared on here with the magazine's permission.

1 Introduction
2 Sexing Guinea pigs: Where to look and feel yourself
- Textbook pictures
- The hands-on sexing check
3 Boar Pairs
- Common misconceptions
- The tricky teenage months
- the 'Golden Boar Age'
-...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 5
• Forum: Gender & Pairings

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Personally, I am a great fan of 'husboars' (neutered boars living with one or several several sows). I have and have had quite a succession of them but I am also the first to admit that acceptance and finding a good match is never a given. When a mixed bond works it is great and the most stable constellation of them all. I have had quite a few life-long love stories over the years.