Sehnsucht said:
Ulrike do they have any more grids in yet at Argos?
Havent a clue.. but there are still some around on ebay afaik, and B&Q apparently do similar grids aswell, so it should be possible to build some more CC Cages.
About neutering:
There is always a risk, it is an operation, all operations have risks. I have heard of freak accidents where the stitches opened and the piggy died in a nasty way, but this is probably one out of ten or even less.
Neutering is almost a routine operation nowadays, and doesnt involve alot of risk. It will never be risk free -
but if the piggy is healthy, over 500g heavy, and his bits are ready and grown enough to be chopped, there shouldnt be much going wrong.
I do think its the kindest thing to do for a male piggy, as they are the happiest if they have some girls around them.
They might be happy with other boars, but a girl is just something way better. Everyone who has seen the excitement of a randy boar will agree with me, I think.
The behaviour doesnt change. Some say they get calmer, but I dont think thats true, the neutered piggies I have known were pretty much exactly the same after the operation.