babyroxie
New Born Pup
I’m looking for some advice on whether to get girl or boy Guinea pigs. These will be my daughter’s first Guinea pigs, and will be handled by a 4, 6 and 8 year old. I have heard that boars are better for handling esp by children as generally they are more confident and bigger than sows. However, I have three kids and I am certain that once my boys see their sisters Guinea pigs they are going to ask for one each themselves for Christmas. We don’t have room for another enclosure inside. So, do I
1. Get a pair of sows and add another pair of sows for Christmas when we would likely give the boys a Guinea pig of their own each
2. Get four sows from the beginning
3. Get a boar and a sow, neuter the boar, and add two more sows around Christmas
4. Get a boar and three sows from the beginning, keep boar seperate and neuter him then add to the sows 6 weeks later
5. Get a pair of boars, neuter both, and add a pair of sows at christmas
6. Get a pair of boars, neuter, add another pair of neutered boars (has anyone ever had success doing this?)
I’ve read so many conflicting things about whether you can keep more than one boar together with sows that I’m not sure what to think or what is the best order to introduce them to each other. Ideally we would have more than one boar but I’m not sure that is possible in a group setting. One website I found said it could work if there were 3-4 sows. The enclosure I am building is big enough for 5 Guinea pigs total.
Advice from those with experience of keeping multiple piggies together very welcome!
1. Get a pair of sows and add another pair of sows for Christmas when we would likely give the boys a Guinea pig of their own each
2. Get four sows from the beginning
3. Get a boar and a sow, neuter the boar, and add two more sows around Christmas
4. Get a boar and three sows from the beginning, keep boar seperate and neuter him then add to the sows 6 weeks later
5. Get a pair of boars, neuter both, and add a pair of sows at christmas
6. Get a pair of boars, neuter, add another pair of neutered boars (has anyone ever had success doing this?)
I’ve read so many conflicting things about whether you can keep more than one boar together with sows that I’m not sure what to think or what is the best order to introduce them to each other. Ideally we would have more than one boar but I’m not sure that is possible in a group setting. One website I found said it could work if there were 3-4 sows. The enclosure I am building is big enough for 5 Guinea pigs total.
Advice from those with experience of keeping multiple piggies together very welcome!