just seen 2 gorgeous guinea pigs for sale over facebook! they look so cute, ones a boar n ones a sow for £15.
do you think my 2 boars would welcome them? rolleyes
do you think my 2 boars would welcome them? rolleyes
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a boar & sow are for sale
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Hi
Are your boars neutered? If you are putting a sow in with them then you will end up with constant babies which just isn't fair on the sow - they can get pregnant straight after giving birth and back back to pregnancies are bad for them.
Also if your boars are happily bonded introducing a third + a sow would probably cause problems and break up the happy pair.
If this current pair on Facebook aren't neutered then there is a good chance that she's pregnant already.
Sorry but I think it's a bad idea.
Are your boars neutered? If you are putting a sow in with them then you will end up with constant babies which just isn't fair on the sow - they can get pregnant straight after giving birth and back back to pregnancies are bad for them.
Also if your boars are happily bonded introducing a third + a sow would probably cause problems and break up the happy pair.
If this current pair on Facebook aren't neutered then there is a good chance that she's pregnant already.
Sorry but I think it's a bad idea.
no mine arent nuetered , ive asked if hers are but she hasnt replied .
my OH wouldnt let me have them anyway but they really are cute
i hope hers are nuetered just incase someone buys them n ends up having lots of babies
my OH wouldnt let me have them anyway but they really are cute
i hope hers are nuetered just incase someone buys them n ends up having lots of babies
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I have to say that I agree.
However, you could take this pair on BUT you would have to house the bonded ,ale and female away from your 2 existing boars x
thanks, id love the idea of having two more but i wouldnt want them fighting or breaking the bond between monty and fudge
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Also it's very uncommon for sows to be neutered, so even if the boar is she wouldn't be able to go in with your boars unless they were neutered.
Neutering doesn't affect a boars behaviour just prevents them from breeding, so it could mean that the three boars in with a sow would probably fall out.
The best groups are usually one neutered boar with a group of sows.
Neutering doesn't affect a boars behaviour just prevents them from breeding, so it could mean that the three boars in with a sow would probably fall out.
The best groups are usually one neutered boar with a group of sows.
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