A new friend for Sergio?

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Hello!I really need your advice...
I'm thinking of buying a bigger cage for my gp and I thought that maybe it would be a good idea to get him a friend too,since there is going to be plenty of room for 2 gps..The thing is,that he has always been by himself ever since I adopted him 5-6 months ago,and I'm really concerned about both his and the other male's reaction..It'll break my heart if I see them fighting or hurting each other,not to mention that I won't know what to do with the other male in that case,since there's not room for 2 cages here where I live..
Sorry for the long post,but it's the first time I'm facing such a problem :{
Thank you all in advance :)
 
hi, I'm sure other people will be able to advice better, but when I had a problem, everyone advised me to bond with a baby (6-8 weeks) and that there should hopefully be less problems. I know someone who took their piggie to a rescue centre and had him bonded with a piggie there, so dont know if that could also be an option?

I always feel sad when I think of piggies on their own so if possibe, would definately suggest getting sergio a friend.. good luck with it! :)

Tori x
 
hi i have all boars and the best option of pairing them is to get a young piggie for your older boar around 8-12weeks old is best;),read through the behaviour section and possible do some research about bonding boars i think there may be a sticky for it in behaviour:) i would definantly get him a companion you will notice a big difference in how happy he is in himself;)btw the best way to introduce is in neutral grounds and a rescue is best because then you can take your piggy to meet theothers or if your lucky trial a new piggy so that if it doesn't work out you can return rather than being stuck with two piggies that dislike eachother,the other advantage to rescue is that you won't have to do a quaranteen with the piggie like you would have to with the petshop piggies;)
 
PLEASEHELPSAVEboris said:
i would definantly get him a companion you will notice a big difference in how happy he is in himself;)
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oh yeah, you may think he's happy now, but once he has a friend, you'll see a much happier piggy! After I got my girl a friend last week....she's like a whole new pig!
 
Unfortunately I live in Greece and rescue is not an option here :( The only way is to buy a new gp from a petshop and hope that everything goes well. Thanks for the advice,I'll have to think about it though,just to be sure for their one safety and well-being :)
 
If you get another piggie could you take it back to the shop if they didn't get on? It is better for them to be in pairs. Maybe get a baby and see how they get on? You would have to do all the usual stuff like introducing on neutral ground etc..
 
Briony_Y said:
If you get another piggie could you take it back to the shop if they didn't get on?
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I don't really know if this is possible but it's worth trying anyway :)

Is it obvious from the first hours if the piggies are getting on well together? Because I'm afraid that even if everything goes well during their introduction, they might fight during the night,or at some point that I might not be there to separate them :(
 
The other threads have useful hints and tips. You need to introduce them when you have a day free so you can watch them in neutral area and then watch them for a bit in the cage. You will know if they are going to fight!
 
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