i have just rehomed a male pigger

[jet]

hi!

I'm new to the forum.
I have just rehomed an unwanted male pigger. Hes lovely. He has been homed for almost a year with a female pigger who had three litters of guinea pigs all of whom were eaten by my male pigger.
Its a long story but i ended up abscoding with the piggers and managed to rehome the female where she is now living with 3 other female piggers in happiness and peace.

NOW! what id like to know from all you experts out there is a few answers to my questions please.

Jet my pigger is now living alone in a luxury indoor cage(i know I'm a softie) in my conservatory. He is showing no signs of lonliness and he is allowed play time outside in the garden with my silly tame and friendly neutured male rabbit under my supervision of course.
Id love to get Jet a friend though as i find it so cute when they sqeak to each other.
What are your opinions on this idea?
should i leave him alone?
will he squeak to me and be content with that?
should i get him a female pigger and get him neutured?
should i get him a male pigger and introduce them ? Will they fight?

I can't think of any other questions right now.

Main thing is a WANT a happy pigger. If it means me going and rehoming another male then so be it. I just want to do whats best. Thats why I'm here.

I am really looking forward to hearing your ideas, opinions and advice. thankyou in advance.

 

[CharlottiesPiggies]

Every guinea pig should have a friend, they are primarily herd animals so its nice for them to have a friend.

Is he castrated? If not you could pair him with another boar or you could get him castrated and put him with a female.

You have a few options, castration will depend on his age of course.

 

[jet]

he is a mated boar though. does that matter when rehoming with another male? should i go for a young male or another adult male?
thankyou for your reply

 

[stargrrlclaire]

Definately a baby boar, they have a higher success rate as far as I know. (Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong anyone) x

 

[jet]

oki doki. I'm sure if i ring the rspca they will have some that need rehoming.

 

[piggiesforever]

I agree a baby works best when bonding boars, considering he's had company in the past he will probably appreciate a cage mate. Never heard of them eating young before, thought that was more rabbits style. Anyway back to the point if you do get a young boar just be sure to introduce them slowly on neutral territory and fingers crossed they will buddy up and be happy

 

[jet]

thats what i presumed had happened. I think one litter was squashed

 

[jet]

awww i loved ready this - its made me think about rehoming a baby boar again for jet. ive seen loads needing homes in my hunt for a female -

 

[Wiebke]

If you can, please look at places that will allow you to bring Jet, so he can make his choice of who he gets on best; otherwise you run a certain risk of a fall-out when the youngster hits the big hormones at 4-14 months old. the key to a successful boar bond is character compatibility. An age gap can help, but it cannot prevent a clash if you end up with two dominant boys!

Many good rescues offer "boar dating" under expert supervision at their rescue, so you only come home if there has been success - and you minimise the risk of a later fall-out considerably. You also always have the rescue to fall back on. https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=209994852075231951564.0004b8fd9391b4257d8eb&msa=0

A few rescues offer residential "full" boar dating, which allows them to bond adult boars with other adults. the resulting bond is as stable as a sow bond. it takes experience to do this, so don't try it at home!
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?59233-Boar-Dating-Service-Wales