Dealing with a baby

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Hi

I'm new and have been spending ages browsing the boards. Sorry if I've missed this question elsewhere, maybe someone could point me in the right direction.

We took in a pair of sisters but a few weeks later to our surprise one gave birth, fortunately to just the one baby.

I'm pretty sure it's male. I can see something peeking out from his nether regions when I press down gently plus I can feel a ridge just above which I read is part of the shaft.

He's now three weeks old today and I'm not sure what to do with him. Info is thin on the ground online due to anti-breeding stances (which I totally agree with).

When do I seperate him from Mum?
Should it be done gradually or in one brutal go?

I feel so sorry for him because when I give him cuddles he squeaks so loudly for his Mum. She doesn't appear as bothered.

I read they can reproduce as early as four weeks old so any advice would be much appreciated!

Thank you
 
Take him out today your little man is fertile from three weeks of age! Do it all in one go or mum will soon be pregnant again have you sexed the 1st two guineas you got are you sure there both female not one male one female. He will be fine once he is seperated and you could always get another boy to live with him or keep him on his own till he is old enough to be castrated.
 
Yes I would take the baby away now if you think it might be a male because he might just get his mum pregnant. I know it's hard separating them from their mums - you feel really cruel - I did when I had to take Nemo away from his mum nearly 5 years ago. I did try him with another baby boar who was a bit older than him but after they had lived together a few months Nemo started bullying and biting the other boar and the other boar was upset and had bite marks on his back and lost a lot of weight so I separated them and bought him inside and got him well again and kept him as an inside piggy from then on.:)

You could try getting another baby boar for him or just giving him extra cuddles and attention and he will be just fine.:)
 
You will be ok to leave him in until he is 4 weeks old, unless you have seen him rumbling after mum.

I have had plently of babies boars stay with their mum until 4 weeks old with no problems, plus this give you a week to find him a little friend or an older boar to bond him with.

If you chose to house him with an older boar, bath him before introducing and do it on neutral ground.
 
Thanks so much for the advice. I'm tempted to take him away this weekend. I definitely don't want to put his Mum through another pregnancy. I'll feel so cruel doing it but better than "mum-lovin" in the long run!

If we keep him indoors do you think he'd be okay on his own? I have two children so there's hustle and bustle and he'd get attention.
 
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