Lone male piggy

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I have an 8 month old guinea pig, And i was thinking about getting him a friend. i have two other males, but really dont know how to mix them, and so far have been to scared to put them together

do you think i should get another piggy to share his cage with him? or can anyone give me any tips on introducing the three guineas i have?

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Hi Ruth,

I would introduce the ones you have got you can do this by putting them together on neutral ground maybe when they have floor time. If you do decided to get another one then you have to think if the solo pig doesn't get on with his new cage mate then you'll need to seperate them and that means more expense with a hutch and bedding etc.

Good luck and would love to see some pics of your guys if you have any! :)

Louise
 
Hello and welcome to the forum :)
Are your other two males already bonded? If so, it will be unlikely that they will accept another.
If you want to try, you have to do it on neutral territory, somewhere none of them have been before like the bathroom, hall or even the couch! or set up a run or pen. Beforehand, you could hold your lone guinea pig and just let the other two sniff him or have them next to eachother with a divider between them and see what happens. If that goes ok after a few times, try them together in a neutral space with clean towels or something similar.
If they are going to fight, it will start with teeth chattering and they will square up with reared heads. If this happens, have a towel handy to hrow on top of them and separate. Dont get your hands in the middle of it otherwise ouch!

If it were me though and the other two are already bonded, I would consider getting another boar to bond with the lone one. There are still no guarantees but may be more likely to work.

There are a couple of members on here with trios of boars, so hopefully they will be along to help you. I have a bonded pair and a pair that fell out so they live next to eachother now :)
 
the two males are only 3 months old, they are brothers so have always been together, I have introduced them through the cages, and in the run, just letting them see and smell each other, There wasnt really any argression, only scent marking, And alot of rumble strutting, But as the others are babys, I'm worried that hoppaty could do some really nasty damage to them if he did go for them, and hes not a little piggy.

I cnt put any pictures up it wont work :(
 
If 2 of them are 3 months old and the other is 8 months I would not try and put them all together. They will all be very hormonal at those ages and it is quite likely that in trying to get them together you will upset the bond between the 2 younger ones and end up with 3 single pigs. I have 2 groups of 3 myself and had several in the past but I am very wary of what ages to match them up. To be honest you would be better either getting the single one castrated and finding him a girlfriend or getting a little baby male to go with him.
 
I agree with sgprescue. Three months is a very hormonal age for piggies. It was at that age that mine fell out with his cagemate so introducing another at this stage would likely not work.
 
ok. thanks, thats why i havent introduced them properly together yet
 
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