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name my piggy with me hehe, i need help
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its a boy i check heh i am getting good at sexing lately heh
i have some names i like
millow
carlos
hector
solomon
i cannot think of others but I'm lookin heh
 
i think my favs are millows willows carlos everyone tell me what ** piggie names are
 
piggies past:

sid, salt & pepper

present:

Stan & Oscar

Hamster:

Joyce

Dogs past Nancy, Chips, Dougal

present Heidi & Jet

:))
 
Past piggies and hamster

Honey
Millie
Sully (monsters inc) I like disney themed names, my next set will be names along those lines.

Current Piggies

Lilly (male)
Toffeewoffee
Minnie.

Cats Lizzie & Chrissy

Past dogs

Misty & Rusty
 
i want a really cool name no food names heh i have one food name which is coffee beans i have a cute name mr snuffles and i have a name that matches the bigs colours mr moo, also i have a piggy named after a cute little kid who named hers wombat heh so i was thinkin willows or carlos
 
He's beautiful x), will have a think of some names! I like Carlos!
 
I love the name willow. It's my dogs name :)
 
i think he looks like a willow but i dno what do * reckon he looks like
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whats with the last two post lol, i havent put them in the same cage till i know its safe
 
i tried three together, it failed you could potentially end up with three being on their own, i was lucky i did nt probably not what you want to hear , sorry! what about the name harvey?
 
meganhannaford said:
whats with the last two post lol, i havent put them in the same cage till i know its safe
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You were previously given advice about NOT housing three boars together, by some very knowlegable and experienced people. If I remember rightly you didn't even WANT boys - why get another?!

I hope you have the room to house three boars separately, and the money to be able to afford to keep three more pigs, to bond them with into new pairs, as this is a real possibility if you try and add another male to a bonded pair.

I also hope you have plenty of cash set aside for the resulting vets bills if they do decide to fight - razor sharp pig teeth can do a lot of damage very quickly.
 
well for ** information, i have got money aside i have over $3,000. and obs i have change my mind on boys, for i love mine two bits. i also have come to the conclusion that my sisters first might be a girl, so i would have to sep her, i have put her in another cage for i know for a fact if she isnt preg now why risk it. (by the way at the start of my lil sis housiin it was my mothers responsibility not mine i am not fault for a pregnacy no should anyone say otherwise
also i ahve found this on numerous sites

Myth #1: Male Guinea Pigs Can't Live Together
Somewhere, sometime, someone started a rumor that two male guinea pigs cannot live together. In time, the rumor developed into a full-blown myth that's been hard to erase. There's rarely a week that goes by that Cindy doesn't have to debunk this myth for a prospective adopter.

Fact: Two or more male guinea pigs can live together quite happily, and seem to be less prone to the kind of surprise falling-outs that we've seen within pairs and trios of females. A perfect example of a happy trio of males is Cheech, Chong and Diego, three sanctuary pigs profiled on our Web site.

Fact: Two or more males can't live together if there's a female in the cage with them. Having a girl in the mix stirs up spatting and outright fighting amongst the boys for alpha male status. Inevitably, the female, and one of the males, gets hurt. No bonded pair or trio -- no matter how long they've been together -- is immune.

Fact: In many cases, two or more males can't live together peacefully if there's a girl or two living next door in an adjoining cage. There are exceptions, but they're the minority.

Ultimately, successful matches between guinea pigs -- in any species, for that matter -- come down to individual personalities. Some mix, some don't.

We'll debunk other myths about guinea pig relationships over the next couple of days. In the meantime...have stories about successful pairings of male guinea pigs? Share them in the Comments section!

http://guineapigconnection.typepad.com/pig_notes/2007/03/myth_1_male_gui.html

Myth #2: Pairs Must Be From The Same Litter
Last year at one of our care seminars, a mother and her daughter approached our booth to talk about adopting a pair of guinea pigs. The mother stressed repeatedly during the first 10 minutes of conversation that the pair they adopted must be siblings, and was clearly dissatisfied when she heard that -- at that time -- the rescue didn't have sibling pairs available for adoption.

At first, I thought it was about age. But she made it clear that it mattered not whether the guinea pigs were three months old or three years old. Finally, I gently asked why the pair had to be siblings. Her answer: She'd read in several articles that the only way to have a successful bond between guinea pigs was to have siblings. She'd asked the family vet, whose answer was "Makes sense to me."

Fact: Guinea pigs do not have to be from the same litter in order to have a harmonious bond. Our Happy Tails page is full of happy pairs...and some trios...of unrelated guinea pigs. The same goes for other rescues, like Cavy Spirit out in California.

Fact: Adopting siblings does offer some advantages. They know each other. They have been getting along. They're evenly matched in size and weight. They're the same age. You have a pretty good chance of them continuing to get along.

Fact: Having a sibling pair does not give you a 100% guarantee of a lifelong, peaceful match. Sometimes, as siblings grow older and hormones kick in, there's a shift in the balance of power. An alpha pig gets bossier...almost bullying...with his or her sibling. A guinea pig that has been living as the less dominant member of a pair suddenly gets tired of it and jockeys for alpha pig status -- which typically doesn't make the reigning alpha pig a bit happy. All the same things, though, can be said of any species (including humans). With siblings, you have a much better than average chance of having a lifelong, peaceful match. But it would be wrong to say that having siblings is a 100% sure-fire way to permanently avoid conflict.

Ultimately, successful matches between guinea pigs come down to individual personalities. Some mix, some don't.

now i know you guys believe what you do but it is a myth for it could happen it couldnt i am prepeard for the wosrt for all my cages can be spilt in two for they are big enough and i have two spare cages. i never allow teeth to break to break out at all, as soon as a single chatter happens i will be seperating them, howver if that comes to that i will try atleast too together and if that works get a female that is desex for my last boy and all have two in each obs the one with the giirl will be a far distance to the others.
with my past exprience i have notice that my boys only chatter with mr moo in the cage together it has come to my understanding and research that the person who gave us mr moo gave us the wrong sexing, he might be a she, for when mr moo is not present all 3older ones pop corn. now with the new pig he is in a cage next to them no chattin has occured i am given it up to 5days to see if i can house them together by together i mean coffee beans and snuffles for they are the friendlist than wombat.
my mother also when she was in her teens had three boys together for oever 3yrs and they were more happy than the girls she had as a child. i know * guys disagree but that is only for ** mad moments, every pig is different every situration is different. i am not sayin it will not happen i am sayin give me and my pigs the chance to have a trio. i will update * guys with this for i do agree in some way with ** advice for * guys give great adivce and because of * guys i ahve pop corning pigs 24/7 so i am very thankful. oh and i got this guy for he was in a cage with four others some girls! which the cage wasnt big enough for two, i had to get the guy out of there it had been a week since they were in the petshop i waited to see if people would buy them they didnt.
 
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why * do that, you know the safety i have done to prevent this, i know i am new and i said i didnt like boys but just like i dont like schools without my boys i would miss them completly it would make me insane if i didnt have my piggies
 
We can all find a site somewhere that will tell us what we want to hear.

If you want to go ahead and try and bond them as a trio, then we wouldn't be doing our "job" as caring piggy people without warning you - at the end of the day, it's your decision.

I had a trio of boars - they lived happily together for 2 and a half years. Then for no reason, decided to fall out and start fighting - it can happen at any age, for any reason, so just because they seem happily bonded to begin with, doesn't mean that it's going to remain that way.

Finally, if you're unsure of the sex of Mr Moo or ANY of your pigs, get them checked out by a vet.
 
i know you guys are only sayin this for the health of my pigs so again i am saying thank you, no one in this world shows this much love for others piggies them you guys do. and i agree what if they are fine for months a year even three and fall out it could happen it couldnt hopefully it doesnt but if it does i have 2 back ups
1. if mr moo is a girl put my new one with wombat he shoudlnt be lonely
2. if it doesnt work with all than i will get a cage that all my pigs can live together in a way however have wire sep them that way stilll can talk and still wont feel lonely hwoever that also means i need to make sure all are big enouh for toys food and hidy house.
3. if it doesnt work out than i am to blame but again i only got this little guy for he was in worse conditions for a week and i couldnt allow it, i see a pig in a cage with 5000 others (not really that much) and i see the cage can only fit two and they have sexes mix and no veg i cant help but get one atleast. the only time i *** spend my time with my pigs is when i am at school after and before i am near there cages talking and making sure everthing is okay.. i am not someone who doesnt know these things i am a person who si tryin to give the pigs taht i have seen in cages 3x to small with the wrong food a better life. that is why with my sisters first pig my mother took two home for the cage it was in was suitiable for 2 yet have 20 in there i am not lieing, and with coffee beans he was in the sam situration but he had more than 20 others both different sexes. and well this newbie was jsut the same situration i cannot help myself i know my mum says i cannot keep getting pigs just because how bad the situration it, that is why when i finish year 12 i am going to tafe to get better knowlege how small animals and see if i can make a shelter in my area which i will make sure i follow ** opinion for i cannot help but take pigs out of tindy places
 
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