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i know you guys have said before to try boar dating but there really is no one in my area.

albert does seem like a bit of a grump tbh. we have had his since november.

I'm going to get some supplies today and have really been thinking about getting another boar.

there are no loan gps at any local rescue centres.

our local pet shop does sell/adopt gps and i was wondering if i got another gp today could i just put them straight together? i dont have another cage atm so they would need to be together. thanks!
 
You cannot just put them together or they will fight. They need to be introduced on neutral ground. They may not get along and then what would you do? You said you only have one cage so it would cause you a huge problem.
 
Your tempting fate shoving them in a cage together... It's pretty much doomed to fail if I'm honest... If your going to try bonding yourself then you need two cages just incase it goes arse up... And a large pen to bond them in and a sterile cage to put them in... This cage must be a minimum of 2ft x 4ft...


Where are you...?
I have baby boys in rescue at the moment and they would be bonded here to make sure everything goes well...
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you really cant just put them in together, you need to introduce them very gradually.

Give them bonding bath, and giving them time to get use to each other before they start living together.

the younger new piggie is the more chances you have of successful bonding, but not necessary of course as all pigs have different personalities and tempers.

have you thought of neutering him and getting him a girlfriend?

but if you do get a new pig, try going to a rescue, make some piggie very happy! :)

good luck. :)
 
How about putting wire in the middle of the cage so you can split it, therefore they would be able to sniff each other, without being able to fight very easily. Are you sure that there are not any rescues that would have someone else transport the pig for you? Also if you do split the cage, I would suggest bathing both the guinea pigs.

Try and get a piggy from a rescue, as there are so many out there in rescues - and too many breeders. Wait a while as sometimes they may have a big rescue and there may suddenly be loads of piggies coming in. I wouldn't go rushing into getting a piggy from the pet shop, but it would be nice for your piggy to have a friend.
 
As already mentioned with two boys it is more than a matter of just sticking them in a cage together unfortunalty. If you get a new boy from a pet shop you'll have to do 2 weeks quarantine from your boy anyway so you can be sure he is disease/ problem free, which we'll mean you need two seperate cages.

I'd say keep trying with rescues, it may take a little while but I'm sure you'll find either someone who will rehome you a boar and help with bonding or rehome a boar with the option to bring him back if they don't get on. I'm sure if you made a thread we'd all be happy to help if you try bonding with a rescue pig yourself. This way you also give a pig who really needs it a home and get to skip the 2 weeks quarantine.
 
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thank you for your advice, i really wouldnt know where to start tbh so i just left it and glad i came on here to ask before hand.

it was at *whispers* pets at home.

i was looking at the animals in their "adoption" area. and their was a loan gp. I ask the assistant was it male or female, he couldnt tell me (?) There was also a cabinet next to that one with 2 gps in them.

i felt very guillty leaving without one as the reason for them being adopted was "we were originally for sale but no one wanted us so the charity have let us rehome them through our adoption programme" i thought this was very very sad.

i dread to think what will happen to them eventually when no one takes them.
 
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