TheSilverH
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all,
So a little background, I have two boy piggles, 14 months (Raphael) and about 3 months old (Nepal). My wee man, now 16 years old , helps me clean out the boys every day and has asked about getting a pair of his own. I’ve never had more than 2 pigs before, so before I agree to anything I want to make sure I wouldn’t be having a negative effect on my current lil men. Raphael was a pet shop piggie so he could have had experience living near females, but I can’t be 100% sure, Nepal however was a single baby so I can only presume the only contact he’s had with a sow is mum. I’ve read that having sows close can cause a bonded pair to fight, so I’ve been looking for a pair of boars.
So, if I was to get another pair of boars would it cause issues for my current pair? Could they be in the same room? Or would it be possible to have one pair upstairs and one pair downstairs? I’d imagine at least a few times a week I’d be helping clean, and tbh I’d more than happily do so, but will the smell of the other boars on me cause problems?
I’d love wee man to have some pets of his own, but only if it doesn’t effect our current two.
Thank you for any help.
piggie tax
So a little background, I have two boy piggles, 14 months (Raphael) and about 3 months old (Nepal). My wee man, now 16 years old , helps me clean out the boys every day and has asked about getting a pair of his own. I’ve never had more than 2 pigs before, so before I agree to anything I want to make sure I wouldn’t be having a negative effect on my current lil men. Raphael was a pet shop piggie so he could have had experience living near females, but I can’t be 100% sure, Nepal however was a single baby so I can only presume the only contact he’s had with a sow is mum. I’ve read that having sows close can cause a bonded pair to fight, so I’ve been looking for a pair of boars.
So, if I was to get another pair of boars would it cause issues for my current pair? Could they be in the same room? Or would it be possible to have one pair upstairs and one pair downstairs? I’d imagine at least a few times a week I’d be helping clean, and tbh I’d more than happily do so, but will the smell of the other boars on me cause problems?
I’d love wee man to have some pets of his own, but only if it doesn’t effect our current two.
Thank you for any help.
piggie tax