One Failed Trio.....what To Do Now?

[3littleguines]

The trio got into another fight over the weekend, the youngest (now hit that awkward age of 4 months) had some blood on his face and actually looked in pain holding his face to one side

so i have seperated him from the other two, in a C&C so they can still see each other, his half needs extending so more C&C is on its way.

the overall mood of the guineas seems low - the two older pigges have not bites other than a small scab in more dominant pig ear which looks to be healing fine. The younger single pig is looking low he is chewing on the bars to get to the other two, although the dominate pig is still rubblestrutting at him, through the bars at times.

i have read the threads about fall outs and given the odds of a trio working with matched personality pairs, never mind one that got chucked into a pair I don't feel that re-introductions is the way to go.

With Doug hitting the bad parts of his hormonal phase I'm now unsure where to go from here. Taking him back to the rescue just isn't an option, if they bundled me off with a trio saying they will be great together then a future home from their is going to be less than ideal.

i have found another resuce closer to me than although isn't on the list of rescues does offer speed dating for single boars, however I'm guessing most single boars are going to be quite dominant, hence why they are single boars and not put up with a hormonal piggys occasionally BS.

What would you do in this situation?

 

[Poppy'sMum]

Did you get them from an approved rescue on our list? If so I would contact them for advice, they may even suggest he goes back to them so they can pair him up with another boar for rehoming elsewhere.

 

[3littleguines]

Unfortunately not, which is why i said returning him to the rescue isn't an option in my post. the rescues in the locator are too far from where i live unfortunately.

 

[Wiebke]

If the little one wants to get back to his friends, then I would give it another try on neutral ground. Just make sure that you get the face wound seen by a vet to judge whether it is indeed a full-on deep bite or just an accidental scratch; the second is not yet quite the end of the road. it is very normal for the piggies to be subdued for a day or two after a major bust up.

In any way, I would not speed date at the moment and I would also not ask for advice from a rescue that adopts out baby trios - you are right in that! Sadly, anybody can call themselves a rescue at the moment, and a range of people of all shades do. This is the reason why why we have a rescue locator for the good ones that we can guarantee for, even if it means tavelling further afield for peace of mind.

If you wish to hang onto your boys in the long term, as there is no residential boar dating at a good rescue available within reasonable reach of you, you may want to consider going down the neutering road - but for the time being, keeping them next door to each other if they don't get on, is the best thing while you think things over and do your research. There are some good vets (we have got a vet locator) that could help you overcome the worst of the operation risks. What your options are, always depends very much on your local access to good rescues and vets.

 

[3littleguines]

If the little one wants to get back to his friends, then I would give it another try on neutral ground. Just make sure that you get the face wound seen by a vet to judge whether it is indeed a full-on deep bite or just an accidental scratch; the second is not yet quite the end of the road. it is very normal for the piggies to be subdued for a day or two after a major bust up.

In any way, I would not speed date at the moment and I would also not ask for advice from a rescue that adopts out baby trios - you are right in that! Sadly, anybody can call themselves a rescue at the moment, and a range of people of all shades do. This is the reason why why we have a rescue locator for the good ones that we can guarantee for, even if it means tavelling further afield for peace of mind.

If you wish to hang onto your boys in the long term, as there is no residential boar dating at a good rescue available within reasonable reach of you, you may want to consider going down the neutering road - but for the time being, keeping them next door to each other if they don't get on, is the best thing while you think things over and do your research. There are some good vets (we have got a vet locator) that could help you overcome the worst of the operation risks. What your options are, always depends very much on your local access to good rescues and vets.

Thanks, they do seem to want to back together, the thing with them is they are not huge fights the bit on his face is actually very small i have been cleaning them up. none of the bites a deep at all, the only reason i could see a little blood is that he is white, i wouldn't of seen it otherwise - they are in 6 X 2.5 C&C could they possible need even more room than this? - i do love my piggies realistically i really should have gone further a field to a better rescue, although the soft side of me is happy they are away from that place!

i had a quick look and i do have pretty good vets near me Rose cottage in frodsham is very close and Molly Vagra is also in a do able distance, i have heard her name mentioned a few times on this forum as a very respected vet. I am tempted to give them another go from your reply, and if they do not work i may consider neutering and looking for a sow for him.

do you know ball figure for a neutering? obviously all cases are different ad different vets will always charge different prices but 100-200? or ? just so we can save a little to the side if it comes to that.

 

[7squeakers.]

The price for getting a male neutered is not terribly high. The last time I had one done at my Vets, it cost £56, and I have always thought that my Vet was quite expensive. But then as you say, it varies from place to place. You could always phone around for an estimate.