anyone had a loan boar then adopted a mate?

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Hi Guys,

I want a friend for naboo obviously another boar....only i am terrified the bonding didnt work and that i would end up looking for a home for the new boar as i dont have enough room for 2 cages and i wouldnt then want to be an irresponsible pet owner..........arghhhhhh dilemma....i am deffo getting him a mate but am i going to be an big evil horrible lady if it doesnt work and i have to get rid of the new boar
 
of you go to a rescue centre then he will be able to choose his own friend.. there is many older boars waiting for homes that will possibly work out better because it will reduce the fight over dominance :)

I'm not an expert though but I'm sure someone else will come along with some advice
 
Meet Marvin...

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He's the wee black one... Unfortunately he is no longer with me :(. He was Fred's friend, well I got him as a friend, he was 10 weeks old and Fred was 18 months, Sadly Marvin hit the hormones and became a bully, him and Fred didn't get on, adventurally Bite wounds were appearing on Fred and then they had a scrap proper scrap, thankfully I was there and broke it up.

Marvin was rehomed, which is the most horrible thing I have ever done as I was living in Belfast I was travelling to and from Glasgow to belfast with pigs so couldn't have them not go in the one carrier, plus the fact Marvin was suppose to be Fred's friend. I still think about him often and remember his cheeky nature, it broke my heart giving him up but ultimately it was for the best. Ironically if I never got Marvin, I would never have got my girls, and If I didn't have my girls I wouldn't have Patrick, but that doesn't ever make up for the fact MArvin couldn't stay and ironically if I had Marvin now he could have stayed :(!
 
see i dont want to end up not liking the newbie as much if he picks on my naboo...its such a headache
 
Pigs are like people they get on with each other sometimes and other times not so well. We are going to introduce our boy Cedric to a baby boar soon. Far better to try than to have a lonely piggy x
 
I adopted a friend for my lone boar and they bonded well.

If your worried about bonding try and see if any local rescue will bond your boar with a friend, that way you wont have to worry about bonding them yourself and your piggy will be able to pick his friend. :)
 
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see i dont want to end up not liking the newbie as much if he picks on my naboo...its such a headache
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It's not a case of not liking him, I couldn't keep him. I would suggest getting a boar from a rescue, maybe you could make an agreement with them if it didn't work they could take the new boar back, you never know?
 
not saying * didnt like him sorry i meant thats how i would feel....the lovely suzanne has offered to do this for me so over to manchester i go it seems...scared tho
 
To be honest, it is not ideal to keep a piggy on its own. If you adopted a pal from a rescue I'm sure the rescue would have the pal back if it didn't work out further down the line.

We all know that these things happen and they wouldn't think badly of you if you had to return one of the boars at some stage if they didn't get on. It is much better than keeping Naboo on his own as he really does need company of his own kind and that must be the priority.
 
naboosmummy said:
not saying * didnt like him sorry i meant thats how i would feel....the lovely suzanne has offered to do this for me so over to manchester i go it seems...scared tho
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It'll be fine, if you don't try you will never know :). Fred now has a girlfriend, and Patrick has a girlfriend, to be fair regardless of what I had to go though to get were I am it was very much worth it I have 4 happy pigs, and I also know MArvin has a girlfriend... so everyone won! :)

I agree with Pollie, you will notice a marked difference in Naboo when he gets his friend, Piggy entertainment is amazing.
 
I agree - if you are worried, try to contact a rescue that is willing to bond Naboo for you. Most reputable rescues will take a piggy back if a bonding fails; they do care deeply about their rescues and have every interest in finding them a permanent home, so they will be very careful with a bonding.

The other possibility is to have Naboo neutered by an experienced vet (and you want to get a good one; it makes a real difference) so he can live with a girl. Cross gender pairings are usually very stable and loving.
However, you DO have to wait until Naboo is old enough for an operation (usually from 4-6 months onwards, depending on the vet and his physical development) plus a 4-6 week wait after the op until he is fit to join his lady love. You also have to face up to the fact that no op is completely risk free and there can be complications after the op.

Whichever way you decide, there are big pros and cons - and no promise of a guaranteed happy end; you have to take the same leap of faith like you do when you decide to get together with someone and marry him.
 
Honestly, we can't give you the answer you're probably hoping for... there are no guarantees... you're just going to have to try it and see what happens. It's great that you've got a rescue lined up to help you- definitely the best way to go about it as you're new to piggies. When a pairing works, it is wonderful.
Time to dive in at the deep end whilst holding Naboo's paw. Good luck. :)
 
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