Advice needed

[donnamarie]

Hi well you all know I'm looking for friend for Ollie who is 7 months old, who we got about a month ago.
A friend of mine has 2 baby 7 week old males that I can have, what I'm wondering is do I have them both, cant leave one on his own or do i wait to find one on his own just for ollie or will all 3 be happy together or what about if i put the 2 babys together in one cage and leave ollie on his own next to them? would he be happier than being on his own?

sorry for all the questions lol

Donna x

 

[MemberY]

Well my advice would be this: You could get the two baby boars and slowly introduce them to Ollie on neutral territory over a period of a couple of wheeks. See how that goes. If you follow the advice on bonding boars on www.barmy4boars.co.uk, it may well work out! but if it doesnt work out, you still have the option of having Oliie living next to them and he still has the company of other piggies but his own space

 

[donnamarie]

Thankyou

 

[donnamarie]

Re: Advice needed - updated with photo

Meet Tuffles and Jasper

I decided to have the 2 as i really couldnt leave one on his own.
They have been on the lounge floor with ollie and he loves them so much and now i now he has a squeak lol.
he was humping them both which i know was a dominance thing but then they all settled together eating their veg and then snuggled up together.
Problem ive got now is they've gone to bed babys in one cage and ollie in an other, babys have gone to bed and are quiet but Ollie is going mad squeeking, He's so loud! Think he wants his friends back...What do I do keep them seperate or put them together?

Donna

 

[gus and jack]

If all went well when they meet for play time then I'd put them in the same cage. Though make sure it's well cleaned and changed around so that no pig feels like it's their cage. I'd keep a close eye on them as the two young ones grow, I introduced a baby to one of my boys 3-4 months ago and they are still fine but baby has started to rumble. With two rumbling things might get a bit more heated. Hope it continues to go well.