What are boar's like

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I have 5 sow's and am happy with them but i see this picture
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and i am soooo tempted but i know nothing about boar's i know he would have to be neutered so i guess about £50 for that, how long before he could join them and is there anyway they wouldn't get on? is there any special thing's i need to know about boys?
 
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ha ace name!

I couldnt see it at first but can now, hes a dish.

Ive always had boars so cant compare, but i think they are just perfect. All i can imagine is that you have to check their bits to make sure they are clean and have no hidden debris hanging about :red
 
I'm guessing thats less often if they are on fleece? tho i do have sawdust in the kitchen area i was worried about cleaning that and impaction and how often do you have to clean their grease gland? do they smell ?
 
Awwww gorgeous x) I love my boars- wouldn't change them for the world thy have such cheeky characters and are always upto no good! Umm the only thing I think is different from sows is that boars can get impaction in later life, and they need their boy bits checking reg. as sometimes hay can get caught up in it, as well as making sure it's not inflamed, or infected etc.

Also boars can be a bit messy esp getting 'boar glue' on all of their hideys, wooden sticks and their cage mates mallethead but they are just wonderful i find, and I think i have the boar bug, I want more! :))
 
Do they hump everything then or does it just come out? youd think they'd be happy with 5 wives
 
ooooh lucky me...never had any glue! Although i did once catch my first boy with his willy out omg it was massive! Scared me half to death, thought it was a carrot lol

NOOO they dont smell, i dont think so anyway. Grease glands do need to be checked, but ive only ever had to clean a couple of times and you just use swarfega or something similar, they arent difficult x
 
Ohh yersh, if you get a hormonal 'teen' piggie, between 3 months to a year, they can be quite smelly just need to keep ontop of the cleaning of the cage, as the hay smells just like them hehe :)) I think boys do smell a little different to sows, more musky but i love my boys smellyness :))

Cleaning the greasegland I use this webpage for advice http://www.guinealynx.info/grooming.html and I spot clean the greasegland monthly, and give the boys a bath every two months :)
 
doglovinpiggylover said:
ooooh lucky me...never had any glue! Although i did once catch my first boy with his willy out omg it was massive! Scared me half to death, thought it was a carrot lol

NOOO they dont smell, i dont think so anyway. Grease glands do need to be checked, but ive only ever had to clean a couple of times and you just use swarfega or something similar, they arent difficult x
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I think i have the most smelliest, boar glue-ing piggies on this planet! Haha! And Harvey and Artie always have their man bits out when rumble strutting around the shed mallethead
 
4piggiepigs said:
Do they hump everything then or does it just come out? youd think they'd be happy with 5 wives
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I think it'll depend on the boar and age, Artie is a very polite calm piggie and is happy pottering around the cage, munching his hay and finding veggies whereas Harvey is well errm....a little monkey? He is always, always doing something he shouldn't be ie munching on his hutch, rummaging through his food bowl and spilling everything out in the process, climbing on top of everything, dragging hay, newspaper and whatever else is in the hutch onto the shed floor and lastly humping Artie in every direction possible...I hope he calms down as he gets a little older rolleyes

But if you go to a rescue they'll help you find a 'calmer' boar like Artie, they're will be a lot of humping in the introductions to your girls whilst they figure out who's boss but after a while everything should quiten down, and he'll be one happy and lucky piggie with five wives x)
 
doglovinpiggylover said:
ooooh lucky me...never had any glue! Although i did once catch my first boy with his willy out omg it was massive! Scared me half to death, thought it was a carrot lol

NOOO they dont smell, i dont think so anyway. Grease glands do need to be checked, but ive only ever had to clean a couple of times and you just use swarfega or something similar, they arent difficult x
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Oh my god that made me laugh out loud lolololol xx
 
Personally, having been owned by both genders, I prefer sows. However, I currently have three boars, and will be fostering boars for a local animal charity in the very near future.

As mentioned above, impaction can be an issue - particularly with elderly/ sick boars. However, 'cauliflower member', and grease glands can also be an issue, and may require regular attention.

Personally, I have not found that boars are required to be cleaned out on a more regular basis than sows. However, I clean/ scrub out my cages approximately every four days.

However, bonding can be an issue, and, personally, I believe boars to be unhealthier than sows. Although, I would have to agree that boars tend to be more affectionate.

In regards to 'humping', in my previous mixed gender pairings, the sow has soon let the boar know if he was being too persistent. However, once the initial introduction, and settling period, had past, the number of attempts to mount the sow decreased significantly.
 
hi,

I have three sows and two boars (seperate cages):))

I must say personally I prefer sows only because I have had some small issues with the boars sometimes not getting along:{

They do need their grease gland done regularly and impaction does affect boars, I love boars though their chunkyness and they are very sweet. In my personal opnion my boars smell a bit more than the sows.

One neutered boar would get on fine with females and you have to wait 6 weeks after the neuter:))
 
Boars are wonderful :)
I have a neutered boar who lives with 6 sows. An intact boar who lives with 2 spayed sows & 2 intact boars who live together.

There are no guarantees your sows will accept him. I have had a sow who hated all boars & there are boars who have attacked sows but generally there are usually no problems.

My older boy does get impacted from time to time but you get used to the smell & the only time my boys (the pair) emit their "skunk smell" is if they get a whiff of a girl.

Yes there was a bit of humping & chasing when the boars were introduced to the sows but it quickly stops & as has been said a sow will make her feelings known, generally with a squirt of pee to the boars face & or a kick to the chops.

I see more humping from my sows when they're in season than i do from any of my boars :)
 
I have a neutered boy living with three girls and agree that Boris can be quite a character! He is the happiest of my piggies and always running laps and popcorning though and never far away from one girl or another.

I would say that he has brought my girls closer together as a group. There is a definate heirarchy, but very little bickering, not that there was previously, they just seem more... harmonious somehow

I think I'm lucky too in that we have seen no 'glue' and although he rumblestruts the girls ALL the time, they pretty much ignore him! I have only witnessed him humping twice and both times it was Pixel letting him have his wicked way. I don't think Pippa and Willow are that much of a push-over!

As for bonding, it's not a given that your girls would take to a boy. I didn't think that Pippa was going to accept Boris at first as there was lots of chattering and lunging going on but he soon figured that she wore the trousers and knew when to give it up.

Good luck with whatever you decide, he's a handsome chappie!
 
I have 3 pairs (boar and girl).

Pebbles and Patrick adores Pebbles and does get a little frisky at times, sometimes I think Patrick could be breaking laws. He's a real pest at times but his personality is out of this world he just wants to be your friend and you can't help but be smitten regardless of the fact he's chasing Pebbles about like a moron he is very cute and such a softy. Patrick stinks to high heaven's and if you've ever seen a picture of him in a clean basin water you would get a shock he is so mucky. His boarly bits need cleaned reguarly and he also suffers from Cauliflower willy although that doesn't affect him in the slightest.

Fred and Wilma aren't as close and Fred can be a pest too but not as bad as Patrick. Fred's personality is totally different although he was neglected for a long time and it shows in his personality although alot better now. He also stinks and needs his boarly bits cleaned.

Milo and Esme are very cute, and young. Milo is neutered, my other 2 boars aren't done but there partners are spayed. Behaviour wise he's the seem as the unneutered boars. Although he doesn't smell half as bad.

As for introduction, there are no guarantee's this is Milo and Bette meeting for the first time. Failed introduction (not all sows will accept boars).

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Although I do have 3 success pairings with one failed, I suppose thats not bad going and Bette was a huge personality and dominant sow, she had never lived with another pig and clearly didn't want too not your average pig.

Please also remember the risks of neutering. Postop care a boar may not bounce back quickly and they can get infected which may result in an abscess or other problems. You do need a very Guinea Pig Savy vet for the op aswell. Once the op is done generally best too wait between 4-6 weeks before introductions, certainly do not introduce before 4 weeks babies can still happen.

All my boars are huge characters and I so prefer a boar/sow pairing especially Patrick and Pebbles, Patricks loves his wife so much. I never knew animals could have such deep feelings and Milo has never been happier. He previously did with males at another home but sadly he hit the hormones and fellout with them. I asked the rescue if they would neuter him, that way I knew the vet was experienced.
 
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I read right through this thread and found it interesting about the boars, We might be keeping 2 boars from Cinnamons litter, (separate from the girls of course)
Since the boars can't mate, its funny to watch them rumble when they walk, like Sweetpea did when she was in season!
This thread has helped me out about boars, Thanks!
 
We have one boar and his four wives. Our boar is the gentlest most gorgeous Boy Guinea Pig on the planet. He's very affectionate, and creaks the minute you pick him up then simply won't shut up! He never mounts the girls, and I would agree his presence is a stabilising influence in the colony.
We had one other neutered boy and he was just as friendly. I think boys are ace, I'd have 18 except I can't. X
 
OMG. LIPS.
Uhm, well, I don't know much about mixing boars and sows, but I've only ever had boars, and only ever 1 problem boy (htey are still bonding, and he's.. A teen xD )
I'd just like to say that baby boys are lovely litttle thingies, and so adorable and.. Well, You know. Guinea-piggy xD

Good luck in getting your beautiful lippy boar
 
glad this post is up... i have my eye on a pair of boars (free) for a few days now that I'm tempted with.. now i keep sows.. but iam not planning on mixing them (even if castrated) what i would like to know is.. would it be cruel to keep male and females housed next to each other?

I'm still not sure if i should get them...lol but they are pretty boys ^)

esther x
 
Curlycritter said:
glad this post is up... i have my eye on a pair of boars (free) for a few days now that I'm tempted with.. now i keep sows.. but iam not planning on mixing them (even if castrated) what i would like to know is.. would it be cruel to keep male and females housed next to each other?

I'm still not sure if i should get them...lol but they are pretty boys ^)

esther x
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opted NOT to get them, due to just realising they need far more space than sows..oh well..

esther x
 
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