Newton and Henry- Will they get along?

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Now that Newton lost his last wife, Olive. And Henry has lost his wife, Maude. I now have 2 single Boars.

Ideally, it would be sensible to take this opportunity to not have so many Guineas for a while. While my numbers are 5 instead of 7. This would mostly make Jon happy..not me, I’d love to rescue new wife’s for the boys! But it would be nice to have less cages to clean out I must admit! It has been difficult while being pregnant and I am going to have a newborn soon..

Anyway.. So I was thinking of trying to bond Newton and Henry, they have always lived side by side. But I have a feeling it definitely will not work. Newton has always had lots of girls around him. And Henry has always had his wife to protect too, And Henry is quite a full on crazy pig with attitude, I think he’d feel threatened by another male and cause a fight. Newton is pretty chill but I can’t see them getting along.
Do you think it’s worth giving it a shot? And if so how long should I wait until I try introducing them? Newton lost his wife a few weeks ago now. But Henry only lost his yesterday. Give Henry a few days, perhaps Friday?

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I think it’s definitely worth a shot Hannah. If it works out then that will be less work for you. If it doesn’t at least you tried. Good luck. I hope they want to be friends. 🤞🏻
 
You can certainly have a go, if you don’t you will be always wondering if they would have bonded. Choose a day when you have nothing to do, start early and be prepared with oven gloves or a dustpan just in case you have to dive in and separate

good luck 🤞
 
I agree with above. You have nothing to lose by trying. I would give Henry a few days, perhaps try it at the weekend. If they won't live together and you don't feel more piggies are a good idea at the moment with so much going on in your life they are fine keeping each other company as neighbours. Sometimes you need to put yourself first.
 
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All you can ever do is to give it a shot. If it works, fine; if not, you are not any worse off than you are now.
 
I agree with everything already said - if it works wonderful if not ….well you tried.
They are such lucky piggies anyway and I think this is the right time to think of yourself and baby and Jon ❤️❤️❤️
 
Give it a try Hannah, you never know. Thea didn't like Misty and Bramble at first. They were side by side neighbours for nearly a year then Thea decided that she didn't like living on her own with neighbours and wanted them as friends. Now they all get along and it has perked Thea up no end and given her a new lease of life at the grand old age of 7. I have my Boarder to thank for suggesting the bonding again and she did it for me. It took Thea a while to get used to Misty and Bramble being in "her" hutch but now she is used to them being around her. It's lovely to see Thea back to her old self again.
 
Hope it works out for them both 🤞 You have lots of space and I always found that really helpful when my bereaved boars ultimately moved in together. I also found that being neighbours certainly helped, and older boars are much easier.
 
It’s happening right now.
They had a little ‘fight’ in the first couple of minutes. Henry backed down straight away, Newton keeps humping Henry, Henry is being very submissive and just wants out of the pen. Newton is being chasey and bossy but just with excitement and hormones, nothing too aggressive since the little argument. 🤞
Will keep you updated!
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I hope they like each other enough to be roommates 🤞 🥰
 
Oooo exciting I really hope Newton and Henry can do this ❤️❤️
 
It went really well in the bonding pen for a good few hours.
I thoroughly cleaned out their cages and merged them together. To make a lovely huge L-shape.
Unfortunately the boys knew it was their own territories and Henry was not having any of it, He didn’t like Newton in his space. They had an argument and then stuck to their own hay trays each in their own part of the cage. Each time Newton tried to share his tray they were getting too upset with each other.
Too many fights were almost happening for me to realise it’s not going to work. :no:
Shame they could have had a massive cage!
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But I’ve now put a barrier up 👎
Boys!
 
That's a shame. At least you have them a chance of living together and they've made the decision to live apart.
 
Boys indeed 😂
You did a great job of trying ….sometimes they just don’t know what’s good for them !
They have fantastic spaces each so I’m sure being next to each other will be just fine ❤️❤️
 
That’s a shame but at least living side by side means they have company.
It was worth trying but piggies can have very decided opinions
 
@Hannah_xx maybe try them again in a week or two as it did seem like they were doing ok. If the bonding is going well l always keep them in the bonding pen most of a day, overnight and some of the next day too just to be sure. Good luck. Living neighbours is fine though. But I know it would be easier for you with your new arrival if they were in together 🤞🏻🤞🏻
 
I agree with @weepweeps .
Some time side by side may help them.
When Ruth went to live with @PigglePuggle the first attempt at bonding her was a spectacular disaster earning her the nickname Meep ( Dr Who fans will get the reference)
After a week or so living side by side the 2nd attempt went well and Ruth the Meep was very happy as part of the herd.
 
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