I don't know what to do?

[trojanman10101]

Hi I have a one year old male guinea and I was looking to find him a roommate however the first male that I tried 2 introduce him 2 was a failure because he seriously injured my first piggie. So I went to the pet shop and talked to a women and she said males always fight and unless I have 120$ to neuter a female I shouldn't buy a guinea pig. So I don't know what to do... 98) Please help!

 

[@Debs111]

Yeah you need to get your male castrated...cant you do some work for friends/family to get a bit of money?

 

[MemberY]

Ok, males don't always fight, lots of people have bonded boars on here that get along really well. It is tricky with boars, but can be done. Also, you dont need to neuter a female which costs a lot more but you could neuter your male, which over here cost about £30.
The way I see it, the best thing to do is ask the lady at the pet shop if she has any baby boars, as he is more likely to accept a baby. See if you can bring your boar along to the pet shop and you can try to see if he will get along with one of them. They have to be introduced on neutral territory, so in a different place or room which does not have one or the others scent. If you put another male piggie in your piggies cage, he will fight to defend his territory..hope that makes sense?
If that does not work out, then you could have your boar neutered. This operation does carry some risks to your piggie, as does any op. Do your research to find a good vet who has done many of these ops on guineas before. After he is done, you can get him 1 or more lady friends but you need to wait a couple of weeks or so after he is done

 

[maisydaisystar]

yes you need the youngest boar you can find, as you will have a better chance bonding

 

[vikki2203]

Males don't always fight, I have two pairs of males that are very happy with each other, and they didn't come from the same place either, so haven't always lived with each other. And now the eat and sleep together so I don't know what one would do without the other.
I agree with what other people have said, you need to find the youngest boar possible and again introduve them on neautral territory even try giving them a bath so they both smell the same, but I wouldnt if the piggie was still young.

 

[CobwebandPigpig]

There is also an option if you find that after an initial good match, your pigs start bickering to the point they need to be seperated. This is what happened with mine. They got on well for a few weeks, now they will have to be seperated at pretty much all times. This sounds a bit drastic, but they live in the same cage with a 'fence' down the centre. They each clearly have their own space and whilst I admit they did seem to find it a bit frustrating at first, they are happier now and will snuggle up together at the fence, and can obviously still see, smell, hear and chat to each other. They even popcorn together on their own sides of the fence - it's very funny!

Here's a photo to show the sort of 'fence' I'm using:

As you can see they're not totally cut off from each other, they just can't climb all over each other - which would lead to a fight.

But successful bonding can be done, there are many stories on this forum which confirm that. A baby is best, but sometimes there can be fall-outs when the new baby hits his 'teenage' stage. I just wanted to let you know about my method, which not everyone would agree with, but it's best for my pigs and I now know they are happier this way.

Good luck! O0

 

[MemberX]

I personally think that castration is a no no, it can be costly especially if things go wrong. Getting a young boar and meet on neutral ground, introduce slowly and see if that works.

Louise