Can boars have a friend even after 7months?

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Hi :)p

Ok, so I keep sows... but i was looking at our local free-add mallethead.. and for the past week they had a gorgeous chocolate semi long haired male piggy for sale..that i love x) i think he was like £5-£10? and i thought nothing much of it, just another person trying to sell a piggy for money...so i shrugged it off then a week later i noticed "free" on the title.. i was like Oh no! he's now free... But. he comes alone.. now would it be hard for him to get a friend at 7months old... (oh forgot to mention he would NOT be housed with my sows.. i have a seperate hutch) lol someone told me me that boars are harder to get friends for when they are older as they fight? which is why ive always kept sows and i found i can mix them easier (any age) and if you want a male you have to get them as a pair if they are litter mates.. is this true?! 8:)

I'm still thinking about this... Oh and if you house a male that is near females... this kinda torture for them as they can smell females?

Esther x
 
Not 100% sure on this one but I adopted two boars and one is about a year older than the other one and the younger one is the bossy one!

They are not littermates but usually they get on fine:)) They are housed below the sows and they have seemed calmer since I got ths new cage and have have had less fall outs since they we put closer to the sows
 
All my boars and sows live in the same room with no problem at all.
With regard to bonding, boars can live happily together. You just need to observe a few ground rules when doing the introductions. 7 months is not the best age, as he will be pretty hormonal. What you need to do is create the widest age gap that you can. So for this little fella, that would mean either a much older boar, say 2 - 2.5, or a very much younger boar, say 6 weeks. With the age of this one, I would be tempted to go for the much older boar combination first. You could check out your local rescues, they usually have single boars looking for pals. They should be experienced at bonding, and will help you with this. If you do get this piggy, settle him in for just a couple of weeks or so, this will give you chance to see if any health issues arise, and also for you to get a little knowledge of his character. Then hopefully you will have contacted some rescues. The introductions MUST be made is a neutral area, ie a specially made c & c, or a run etc., but the rescue should know this. If all goes well and you take a pal home, you must not just put them in your original pigs cage, as he will see it as his and could become territorial. Completely clean out, re arrange everything, so it no longer looks/smells like HIS home, then put the new pig in first, quickly followed by your original one, and usually all is well.
Just looking at your location, not sure about rescues in your area. You could always look again on preloved and do the intros yourself as above. Another option, would be to get this little lad and settle him in then have him neutered, and after 6 weeks introduce him to your ladies. He could have his own little harem. Best of luck, let us know how you get on. x
 
thankyou everyone for your help but he has gone now anyway... oh well just wasnt meant to be.. inbreeding lol.. but thankyou for all your advice.. btw we do have a local rescue near me (well 1) the isle of wight rspca and they rarely have piggies in tbh.. mostly rabbits more..

Esther x
 
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