beanjaminfranklin
New Born Pup
About a year ago, I adopted a male guinea pig (Tato) to keep my first male (Bean) company. I did the introduction process slowly, but they were never able to bond and Tato bit Bean so we separated them permanently. Tato is super aggressive and dominant, he demanded to be the alpha and the bite wound was really serious, it required numerous vet visits. Now we're back to the drawing board, we don't want either of them to be lonely.
• If we had Tato neutered, would it be feasible to try to bond him with a female? or would he be equally as aggressive toward a female as he was to a male?
• Do some boars just do better as single pigs?
• If it's not safe to try to bond Tato with a female, would it be possible to get a sow companion for Bean without negatively affecting Tato? would the smell of a female out of his reach be harmful to Tato?
Thanks everyone!
Sincerely, an overly anxious pig mom!
• If we had Tato neutered, would it be feasible to try to bond him with a female? or would he be equally as aggressive toward a female as he was to a male?
• Do some boars just do better as single pigs?
• If it's not safe to try to bond Tato with a female, would it be possible to get a sow companion for Bean without negatively affecting Tato? would the smell of a female out of his reach be harmful to Tato?
Thanks everyone!
Sincerely, an overly anxious pig mom!
but also to add that if their cages are side by side then they currently aren’t lonely as they can interact through the bars, so don’t worry about loneliness. It is, of course, better to have a live in friend where possible though. In your situation I think I’d look to neuter both and bond them both with a sow each. As siikibam has said you can’t bond one with a sow and one with a boar as the boar pair relationship would be unlikely to work if there was a sow present With the other piggy.