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Delitedcavy

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my 3 boars are around 4 months old andare hitting puberty I have had the worse time breaking up skirmishes it’s exausting work I was wondering if you had any tips to mellow them down and distract them from fighting also what time should this end please help I’m going crazy with worry and sleep deprivation
 
Update I’ve separated my piggie pie who is the main problem and things have calmed down a bit
 
you shouldn't keep boars together as they feel stressed and usually fight. it is normal for them. do you have and girl pigs?
 
It is possible, but unlikely that 3 boars in their teenage months will stay together. The forum quotes a 90% failure rate, so it is nothing you can really do anything to prevent, and is more about their personalities than anything else. You have done the right thing separating off the one who is not getting on so well. You could look at getting a fourth piggy as a friend for him, but try a rescue which will do the bonding for you to avoid trouble later. Alternatively you could keep him in an adjoining cage where he can still interact with the others without fighting. Good luck x
 
Sadly a trio of young boars will very rarely work. Especially if they are within scent of females. Their hormones are to blame, not them individually. You have done the right thing. Hopefully the pair will now settle down. You can start planning Plan B for the single boar.
 
my 3 boars are around 4 months old andare hitting puberty I have had the worse time breaking up skirmishes it’s exausting work I was wondering if you had any tips to mellow them down and distract them from fighting also what time should this end please help I’m going crazy with worry and sleep deprivation

Hi! Your two boys have now hit puberty.

Please take the time to read this very detailed guide here. It has information on the different phases of puberty, what you can do to eliminate as many fash points as possible, check whether a bond is still working and is discussing in detail what your various options are in detail if your boys' don't get on as a pair.

The key to any successful boar bond is character compatibility, first and foremost; lots of space; and no hideys with only one exit. Baby boar trios have unfortunately a fall-out rate of around 90% during the teenage months btween 4-14 months of age before they reach a hormonally more settled adulthood.

Boars: Teenage, Bullying, Fighting, Fall-outs And What Next?
 
you shouldn't keep boars together as they feel stressed and usually fight. it is normal for them. do you have and girl pigs?

With all due respect, your statement is not correct, as over 10 years experience on this forum has shown.

The key to any successful boar bond is character compatibility and mutual liking. Even with unmatched shop boar pairs and too small pet shop cages, more boars than not make it as a pair through puberty. Personality matched boar pairs are pretty much as stable as sow pairs and can be very devoted to each other indeed.
Unfortunately, far too many pet shops and breeders in English speaking countries push the sale of baby boar trios, which are a recipe for disaster indeed once they reach puberty.

It is our aim on this forum to help members from all over the world and from very different backgrounds and often limited options to improve the lives of their guinea pigs in their individual situation and to the best of their local and financial possibilities and options.

Please do not give any advice in our Care sections unless you have personal experience and be careful to ask members about their situation first - especially when demanding neutering operations off-hand, which can cost up to $1000 in this poster's country!

Please also take into account that by far not that all members have got access to an experienced general or an exotics vet or a good standard rescue in the first place before making any sweeping statements and demands. We are a successful forum because we take care to improve welfare and provide support in a practical and not a missionary way and because we respect our individual members' situation. ;)
 
I read the link it was very helpful I am trying again with them has been going well I will say if they do get separated permanently or if they come to peace
 
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