Questions About Boar+sow Combo.

[Jeniva]

I'm planning now to have my solo boar neutered after 5 failed bonding attempts with other boars. The rescue said in their experience you get a better match with a boar + sow and they bond a lot easier.
What are others opinions on this?
Also if one of them passed away, is it a lot easier to bond a sow with another boar or sow, and the neutered boar with another sow again?

 

[Wiebke]

Cross gender bonding still relies on initial acceptance and mutual liking (two dominant piggies won't work out), but it is generally easier and a pair - once bonded - is unlikely to fall out. Bereaved partners can re-bonded; you have a wider choice of potential partners and therefore a better chance of success.

I would still recommend to try and find a partner via rescue dating, so the big initial hurdle happens before you bring any new piggy home.

Age between the partners is less important than mutual liking. I have had 3 year old husboars bonding with a 7 year old sow (and then happily popcorning with a 6 weeks old wifelet after her death) and one of my 5 year old sows is currently very happy with her 5 months old "toy boy" who is adoring her in turn.

PS: I have currently 5 neutered "husboars" of varying ages living with 1-5 sows each.

 

[Jeniva]

Cross gender bonding still relies on initial acceptance and mutual liking (two dominant piggies won't work out), but it is generally easier and a pair - once bonded - is unlikely to fall out. Bereaved partners can re-bonded; you have a wider choice of potential partners and therefore a better chance of success.

I would still recommend to try and find a partner via rescue dating, so the big initial hurdle happens before you bring any new piggy home.

Age between the partners is less important than mutual liking. I have had 3 year old husboars bonding with a 7 year old sow (and then happily popcorning with a 6 weeks old wifelet after her death) and one of my 5 year old sows is currently very happy with her 5 months old "toy boy" who is adoring her in turn.

PS: I have currently 5 neutered "husboars" of varying ages living with 1-5 sows each.

I'm still going to do the bonding with a rescue. The rescue lady said you can tell within 5 minutes with a boarxsow pair if they'll get along or not. Once he's neutered and has had the appropriate time before meeting a lady piggie, then I'll contact them and hopefully they'll have some sows available.
I just really want Han to be happy. It's been a couple of months now since Chewie passed away and I've been trying ever since to get a boar, and it's just not happening.

 

[Wiebke]

I'm still going to do the bonding with a rescue. The rescue lady said you can tell within 5 minutes with a boarxsow pair if they'll get along or not. Once he's neutered and has had the appropriate time before meeting a lady piggie, then I'll contact them and hopefully they'll have some sows available.
I just really want Han to be happy. It's been a couple of months now since Chewie passed away and I've been trying ever since to get a boar, and it's just not happening.

He will be happy again!

Please wait 6 weeks post-op; my Tegan is the daughter of a supposedly safe over 5 weeks post-op boar (not one of mine).

 

[Jeniva]

He will be happy again!

Please wait 6 weeks post-op; my Tegan is the daughter of a supposedly safe over 5 weeks post-op boar (not one of mine).

I do plan on waiting, I want to make sure he's completely healed and fully recovered anyway.