My Boys are still fighting after neutering.

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My guinea pigs are 6 months old, they started fighting months ago and drew blood on each other, we were advised to have them neutuered as we didnt want to keep them separately but together. Having had them neuteured a fortnight ago, the dominant one still keeps trying to mount and fight with the other one and is always chasing him. We have separated them again since but not permanently and have someone willing to re-home this guinea pig, we could get a female instead for company. Has anyone some good advice please or what our next step is, we were told it could take two months for them to settle down but this seems quite long and if its not meant to be we have to do something sooner. Thank you for your help and look forward to hearing from you.
 
Sadly the advice you were given was not entirely accurate. Neutering stops babies, not bad behaviour although it can sometimes be a by product. If you decide to introduce a sow to one of your neutered boars, you must wait for 6 weeks to ensure he is completely infertile. It would be a shame to separate though and have one of your piggies as a lone boar with someone. Maybe a baby boy could be found for him to pal with. Take a look at the sticky above about dominance etc. it may help you find a solution. Good luck. xx
 
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Boar cavies unlike some other animals do not loose any sexual ! behaviour after neutering so i really hope it works out between your boys.
I was advised to be totally on the safe side and wait 6 weeks post op which i did and none of my neutered boys have had any suprises with their other halves ! All my boys are now happily married and you can see my oldest married couple in my photo opposite.Greg is 3 and Toffee is 5 bless them.
All the best
Helen xx>>>xx>>>
 
You can pair either boy with a female (please after 6 weeks - your chances of a "golden shot" are fairly small after four weeks, but sadly not nil and accidents HAVE happened) or a baby boy, but do not keep them on their own.

Eventually, your boys ,who are right now at the top of their hormonal behaviour, will calm down, but will not be able to live together again after blood has been drawn.

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28949
 
I can only echo what has been said; neutering does NOT alter behaviour in male piggies, only their ability to father young.

Now they have been thru' the op i personally would pair each with a sow as they may not take to a baby boar or you could end up with the same situation when baby hits his teens.
 
Thank you for your help, I dont think the cage would be big enough for another 2 females and then the dominant one might decide he wants both the females and I would be in another pickle. If I were to sit out the next 4 weeks and re-home one boar and buy a sow for the lone guinea pig, do you think this would be the best option? Obviously listening to all your help and advice these two boys living together is out of the question and we didnt buy guinea pigs for them to be on their own and lonely, my three children want to see them both happy. Thank you for all your time and thinking of what the next step for me is.
 
You can always contact you closest specialist rescue and work out the best way to go about things with them... Please do not go and buy piggies - adopt them! At least then you will know what you are getting and will have help with the bonding process!

Here is a list of addresses: http://www.guineapigrehome.org.uk/gp/centres.asp
 
You have to do what is best for your family & the piggies themselves.
The options are: -
House each boy separately next to one other so they can still interact with each another but can't hurt one another.

House them separately & bond each with a sow.

House them separately & bond each with a baby boar.

If you don't have the space for another cage or your circumtances won't allow you to care for another 2 piggies then your only option is to rehome one of your boars, preferably to someone with prior guinea pig knowledge, be that a friend or rescue. Please don't advertise on freeads sites or similar.

With your remaining boar you can take him along to a local rescue & allow him to choose his sow; whilst most boar/sow pairings go well there are those that don't.
Your piggy is the one who has to share his life with the sow & it is nice if he can choose her & her him.

Good Luck with what you decide & please keep us updated :)
 
Thank you Nikki and absolutely, they will have to live with each other so its only right they choose. We will keep one and have someone willing to take on the other. As it is nearly three weeks since neutering we will re-home one tomorrow all being well and the other we will let them have a bit of space and de-stress themselves if they are feeling a little that way, then when they are 100% hopefully 'neutured' we will get a female of his choice and let hiim decide. Thats one decision I won't have to make ;) Thank you for your help.
 
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