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Hello, I have a group of 5 sows, a pair of boars and one lone boar. About 2 years ago I adopted 2 male guinea pigs called Pudsey and Bramley and they are both the same age but unfortunately they started fighting since the day we got them. We waited several months to see if they would get along but unfortunately they were getting worse with each other as they were teeth chattering all the time, grumbling lots and they both drew blood from each other so we decided to separate them. I had a different pair of boars living together called Teddy and Badger and they were brothers and about 1 and a half years old - they got on very well but unfortunately Teddy had to be put to sleep which meant Badger was left on his own. A couple of weeks ago we decided to bond Pudsey with Badger and that was successful so they are now living together. All the boars live in a C & C cage which has a partition to make 2 individual cages so they can all interact with each other. Pudsey and Badger have a 4 x 4 grid cage and Bramley has a 2 x 4 grid cage. Bramley has been chewing the grids of his cage to try and get the other boars’ attention and because of this one of his upper incisor tooth broke so we are thinking of putting some perspex on the cage to stop him chewing but if we do this he won’t be able to interact with the other boys very well. Because he won't be able to interact with the other boars we have been considering getting him neutered and putting him with our 5 sows (they have a 6x4 cage). Originally we boar going to attempt to pair him up with a younger boar but I'm not sure that he will get on with another boar. He has lived on his own for about 2 years but he has lived next to other males so he has been able to interact with them. Do you think we should get him neutered? It's a very difficult decision to make - I understand there are risks but it would be great for him if he could live with the girls.
Bramley lives in the cage nearest the right;
This is where he would live if we got him neutered;
Thanks
Bramley lives in the cage nearest the right;
This is where he would live if we got him neutered;
Thanks