Advice needed

[jewels49]

I brought a guinea pig who turned out to be pregnant, she had 3 adorable babies 10 days ago 2 female 1 male and is a wonderful mummy,all the babies are eating well they are thriving and really healthy.I intend to keep 1 female for company for her and have read that I need to take the male away from mummy at 3 weeks,I do have a spare hutch but I am concerned about taking the baby male from his mum and putting him in a hutch on his own as I'm worried he will be lonely,is he going to be ok?. my daughter has 2 males about 15 weeks old will he be better with them rather than on his own?as she has a huge hutch big enough for 3 guinea pigs.

 

[gracie]

unless you want to keep the male, in which case you'll need to have him neutered and find him a friend, i'd look for a home for him as soon as he's old enough. you must seperate them to avoid further pregnancies.

i would say try a rescue as they will probably have plenty of lone boars; you could have him paired up with one of those and they will have a good chance of finding a good home, but maybe someone who runs a rescue would be able to clarify that this is a good idea?

 

[jewels49]

I am only keeping 1 female to stay with her mother the other female has a new home when ready to go,the only male as yet will be needing a home however as I said my daughter has room for him will he be ok to go in with 2 15 week old males and at what age can he be introduced to them?. I am concerned that when I take him from his mother and sisters at 3 weeks that he will be lonely in a cage on his own and get distressed.

 

[sophiew (EAGPR)]

Hello

3 is not a good number for boars, generally speaking, and he might upset the pair of boars and you'll end up with 3 single boars if they fall out. His best chance of having a friend is to rehome with someone who has a single adult boar that wants company, or another baby boar of the same age. Whereabouts are you?

Sophie
x

 

[fi.cantillon]

You are doing the right thing but dont put him in with the other boys despite all sorts of issues that may arise from this you intend to rehome him. It is a very valid point about him being lonely and you are right to address this. I personally would put him in a hutch/cage next to other piggies so he can see and talk to them.

Hope this helps

 

[boureki]

It's a tricky one. Just to clarify, you are definately looking to rehome this new boar but it's a question of where to safely put him in the meantime?

I would avoid keeping him on his own, but you are absolutely right, you must separate the boar from any females soon as they are capable of reproducing at just a couple of weeks old. I have no experience with pregnancies or aftercare, but hopefully someone more experienced will be able to clarify how soon they must be separated.

As for keeping him with an established pair - you say they are about 15 weeks old, this is where they are entering the adolescent stage (between 3 months to over a year old) and being springtime they will likely be establishing and testing their boundries already with each other. Personally I wouldn't put him in with them as you may end up with 3 seperate boars which you obviously won't want. It is possible for 3 boars to successfully live together, but rare and I wouldn't recommend it for the inexperienced.

Your options look like they would be to put the single boar in his own cage next to mum and daughter so he at least can still interact with them but be physically unable to get into them until you find a home for him; or you could find a reputable local rescue and hopefully they will likely have a mature single boar who they could pair him up with and they rehome him as a pair; or if I have mis-understood and you want to keep him, take him along to a rescue and see if he can choose his own friend. If you need help finding rescues, there are some good ones in the Midlands who will probably be able to help, there is a sticky post in the Rescue section with rescues and www.guineapigrehome.org.uk which has a large list of local rescues.

 

[fi.cantillon]

I am not sure where your nearest rescue is but i am happy to take your little boy if you or a piggy train can get him to me in Bristol if no one nearer able to help.

 

[Rae1508]

I am not sure where your nearest rescue is but i am happy to take your little boy if you or a piggy train can get him to me in Bristol if no one nearer able to help.

I don't know where you are in the West Midlands, but i live in Swadlincote in South Derbyshire and i regularly travel to Bristol. If you wanted your baby boy to go to Fi, i could probably go via you and take him down.

The next trip i have planned is Thursday 11th or Friday 12th June.

Just a thought ...
Rach

 

[KingBoris&HisFollowers]

I am not sure where your nearest rescue is but i am happy to take your little boy if you or a piggy train can get him to me in Bristol if no one nearer able to help.

I don't know where you are in the West Midlands, but i live in Swadlincote in South Derbyshire and i regularly travel to Bristol. If you wanted your baby boy to go to Fi, i could probably go via you and take him down.

The next trip i have planned is Thursday 11th or Friday 12th June.

Just a thought ...
Rach

these are some very good offers that don't come up often you are very lucky i would say its the best choice seeing as they will have suitable boars to pair with him,being alone is not an ideal option but its the only safe option in your case,i hope all works out xxxxx