Am i being selfish?

[beckyboo]

My dads friends wife has 2 female guinea pigs, i only found out 2 weeks ago that she even has guinea pigs so have no idea how she came to get these 2 sows. However one of the girls has had babies (she had two but sadly one died shortly after birth) she took mother and the one remaining baby to the vets and the vet confirmed that baby is a boar. She's asked me if i want him. My problem is i have 2 boars already and know that it is extremely unlikely that all three will get along happily although i could build a second level to my c&c cage i have already and then get him a friend in the future but i won't be able to do this for at least a week until i will be able to get hold of grids and correx. She's already said that if i do not have him "she don't know what to do with him". I can't stop thinking of this poor little baby and how much i'd love to have him would it be selfish of me to go get him and then put a partition up in my boys cage for him to stay until i can get around to making him his own cage or do people think i am being silly for even considering taking on this new baby?

 

[piggyfan]

Three boars cannot live together so only take this baby on if you can provide a large enough space for him to live and are prepared to take him boar dating for a friend. There is no need to feel you must take on this baby as she said she does not know what to do with him as there are many rescues who would be happy to take him on. She could post a thread on here about rehoming him.

 

[beckyboo]

i have one of those metal runs that are often pictured in an hexagon shape if i put something water proof underneath would this be okay to keep him in just until i can make him a cage? boar dating is not an issue my mum and dad have no problem with me having him and i've already made it clear that he'd need a friend if i was to have him and my mum has offered that she'll help with transport ect. i just didn't know if i was being really selfish to even consider it.

 

[Shuvvy]

Don't feel that you're being silly for considering it, it's a great thing to consider rehoming an unwanted pet. Please make sure that they know to separate the boar from the female after 3 weeks as there's a chance he could get the sow pregnant again.
In regards to housing I personally wouldn't recommend the run as a solution unless you could put a lid on it and the bars were cable tied together. Reason being that there's always the chance of escape & even though he's only little these things happen so it's best to prepare for every eventuality.
When you have the c&c set up, give him a couple of days to settle in then see if you can go boar dating at a local rescue
I really hope this helps. Again, please don't feel silly for this, he could end up in a much worse home. Just make sure it's what you really want, rather than feeling it's what you have to do. He could always go to a rescue after all

 

[piggyfan]

You can provide him with a loving home and a friend so how on earth is that selfish? I think it is lovely. I expect to see photos.