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My boy Lincoln is being picked on by one of the other boys Levi. How can I help prevent this? Lincoln has scabs from Levi and is now missing some fur. I took him to the vet about a month ago cause I wasn't sure what was going on. She said they were fight wounds and she gave him some antibiotics and after the 10 days on that they looked a lot better. What should I do though?
 
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Hi , lf this has been going on for a wile, l dont think you will curb Levi's builing behavure ! how many boars are in the group ? think the best thing would be to put Linclon in a cage with one of his cagemates that he gets on with .
 
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Hi , lf this has been going on for a wile, l dont think you will curb Levi's builing behavure ! how many boars are in the group ? think the best thing would be to put Linclon in a cage with one of his cagemates that he gets on with .
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I have 4 boys. And I have levi in a separate cage with one of his buddies for right now. I wish there was something else to do, cause running 2 cages is difficult
 
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My boy Lincoln is being picked on by one of the other boys Levi. How can I help prevent this? Lincoln has scabs from Levi and is now missing some fur. I took him to the vet about a month ago cause I wasn't sure what was going on. She said they were fight wounds and she gave him some antibiotics and after the 10 days on that they looked a lot better. What should I do though?
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Hi! It is good that you have divided up your boys. Four boars never work together for any length of time. with two pairs, you have at least got a fighting chance that they will make it to a hormonally more settled adulthood. Unfortunately, you have to get used to living with two cages. At least you haven't ended up with 4 single boars like it happened to another new member a few years back!
Boars: Bullying, Fighting, Fall-outs And What Next?
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/boars-a-guide-to-successful-companionship.76162/
 
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