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I made the sin (i know bad girl) of buying a boar from a pet shop earlier today...he is pretty big, they didnt know how old he was...i think maybe four monthsish....maybe he was used for breeding or something :-\
Anyway, i fell in love with him and brought him home. Harry is a little ****tard at the best of times when it comes to other guinea pigs.....when we thought he was a she, he would never leave the girls alone...never ever and even now hes seperated, he chews the bars constantly to try and get back to them (not so much anymore though to be honest)
We got home, waited a few hours and thought we'd bite the bullet and put them together and see how the first step went. Harry chased the poor pig (Boris) around in circles....some teeth chattering, then boris' hair all stood on end....i went to pick boris up, and harry was showing his teeth, mouth open really wide like he was going to take a chunk out of him...it scared the crap out of me! obviously i seperated them and now i am pretty much in tears as i think we will have to take boris back! I really really love this pig already, hes so sweet and beautiful and gentle...
I have no idea what to do. Andy is telling me to put a divide in the biggest cage and put one of them each side, but i can imagine harry somehow getting through and coming down in the morning to god knows what horror. This has really ot me down....does this mean that harry can never be put with boris or even any other piggies. The way he constantly would go after a girl, i would hate to put him in with one as id feel sorry for her! I really dont want to have to take boris back as hes such a lovely pig...he was in the pet shop with like 5 other males of mixed ages, so i think its harry with the problem. Boris is a fat porker but harry is still massive in comparison.
I'm feeling so down about this, any help would be really appreciated....
Anyway, i fell in love with him and brought him home. Harry is a little ****tard at the best of times when it comes to other guinea pigs.....when we thought he was a she, he would never leave the girls alone...never ever and even now hes seperated, he chews the bars constantly to try and get back to them (not so much anymore though to be honest)
We got home, waited a few hours and thought we'd bite the bullet and put them together and see how the first step went. Harry chased the poor pig (Boris) around in circles....some teeth chattering, then boris' hair all stood on end....i went to pick boris up, and harry was showing his teeth, mouth open really wide like he was going to take a chunk out of him...it scared the crap out of me! obviously i seperated them and now i am pretty much in tears as i think we will have to take boris back! I really really love this pig already, hes so sweet and beautiful and gentle...
I have no idea what to do. Andy is telling me to put a divide in the biggest cage and put one of them each side, but i can imagine harry somehow getting through and coming down in the morning to god knows what horror. This has really ot me down....does this mean that harry can never be put with boris or even any other piggies. The way he constantly would go after a girl, i would hate to put him in with one as id feel sorry for her! I really dont want to have to take boris back as hes such a lovely pig...he was in the pet shop with like 5 other males of mixed ages, so i think its harry with the problem. Boris is a fat porker but harry is still massive in comparison.
I'm feeling so down about this, any help would be really appreciated....