Boar Bonding Question

[Dh1971]

I have read so much info and advice on boar bonding that I am going cross eyed, but there is one unanswered question.
So you put them together in the neutral space and after say 30 minutes, no arguing. Just how long do you leave them together in the neutral space without arguement before you would deem it safe to put them in a cage together.
As you may have read in other threads I am looking for a boar to go with my lone boar. What I need to know is do I need to be around when they go in the cage for say, just a weekend, or should I be at home for a full week to keep an eye on things?
I work at a school so I am out from 7.45 until 4.30 - should I be postponing bonding until May half term, or could i do it in a weekend.

I know every case is probably different and there is not a definative answer, but whats the rule of thumb?

If you bond at a rescue, does your boar live there for a few days? So many unanswered little points!

Sorry if its a stupid question but I want to get it right first time.

 

[Guinea pig slave]

Usually after around 30 minutes, things should be ok but I would recommend being around if possible just in case - people all have different experiences.
I tried bonding my last rescue girl Sally into our herd, they lived next to each other for 2 weeks and did neutral intro's a couple of times which went really well Was fairly confident it would all go well.
It all went downhill when we tried them together in the pen (despite thorough cleaning and brand new accessories to pop in when they settled and them playing together minutes before) Sadly had to split them due to serious fighting, Amelia our top piggy and Sally decided they didn't like each other after all 8...GUTTED or what ?/
We took Sal sow dating and it kind of went too well...were waiting for the 'dominance' and 'rumbling', usual expectations but there was nothing :{ The girls got along really well so Sal stayed overnight with her new buddies to be 100% certain and came home with them the following evening |)
You may be lucky on the first attempt, I really thought Sal would be bossy and dominate any piggies we tried her with but it was finding the right ones. Really is all down to compatibility
Can be nerve racking to do and the guilt I felt after the bonding failed was awful :...

 

[Lilly]

After the quarantine period my boars lived side by side in their separate cages for a week having daily floor time and lap time together. Then I put them together in a new larger cage and did a 24 hour watch in shifts with 2 other family members. Maybe we went overboard but it all worked. They have never had a serious fight, but we have gone through rumble strutting and mounting. After 6 months of being cage mates they finally snuggled together.

 

[Wiebke]

Neutral space on average: Between 30-60 minutes. You go with your gut instinct - usually you move piggies when things seem to have settled down somewhat between them and there are no major signs of aggression nor is there incessant humping.

Some can take longer if things are not running quite as smoothly, but not so badly that you have to separate. I have had the occasional day long session with one piggy who was pushing things right to the edge (but never over it).

 

[Dh1971]

So if I managed to get a single boar from a rescue, is normal procedure that bonding would happen there before i took him or here?

 

[Dh1971]

And I'd be ok to bond say on a Saturday and go back to work on Monday. After say a week of housing next door to each other?

 

[Guinea pig slave]

So if I managed to get a single boar from a rescue, is normal procedure that bonding would happen there before i took him or here?

If you find a rescue that do the dating service, they will supervise the bonding. Most rescues have piggies available for pairing so if the first piggy doesn't work, they can try another.
If all goes well, you can bring your boy and his buddy home

 

[gogoguineas]

One of my pairs were from a rescue, so bonded but they fell out due to lack of space a few weeks after having them (i was waiting on a 140 cage that didnt come mallethead) so I had them seperated from tuesday until saturday due to work then on the saturday I put them on the living room floor with a grid between them (they'd been lunging at each other) and after half an hour removed it and left them on the floor all afternoon and everything was ok. They then went into their c & c and fingers crossed have lived happily ever since
That's my experience of re-bonding so a little different but I think about an hour would suit then they will need to re establish heirachy in their cage anyway.

 

[gogoguineas]

So if I managed to get a single boar from a rescue, is normal procedure that bonding would happen there before i took him or here?

I took my lone boar dating last june (his cagemate had passed away a couple of months prior) and he was paired with a 6 week old boar. They were put together and Fuzzy just wasn't very bothered with Tyler so that was considered good lol and they came home with my that saturday afternoon and I want to back to work as normal on monday. I wasn't concerned as Fuzzy was way more relaxed than anticipated.

 

[Dh1971]

Thanks everyone. My cage should be here on Tuesday so if I can get in touch with Windwhistle Warren I'd like to go there on Sat or Sun