Hello,
I recently lost one of my two piggies, and am trying to think of what is best to do for my little guy who is remaining. Romeo is 5 years old (ish, he was about 2 when I adopted him), but not in the best health (under-control eye problem which makes him mostly blind in one eye). He has always had super curly toes and nails too (not sure if this is a breed deformity or what, he's long haired), which makes him a little slow. He has been coping ok alone, but I am pretty sure he would be happier with some other pigs around.
Because of his health and age, I am reluctant to neuter or attempt to bond another young boar in the cage with him (partially because of how that might go, and secondly because I will be in the same single pig situation after Romeo passes away). There are also no boar-dating type things that I am aware of near me, unfortunately.
So I am considering getting an adjacent cage (shared wall) and another pair. From what I have read, it seems this would work ok with both males and females in the next door cage? I've nearly only had male pigs, so was considering females. But I have a couple of questions:
I recently lost one of my two piggies, and am trying to think of what is best to do for my little guy who is remaining. Romeo is 5 years old (ish, he was about 2 when I adopted him), but not in the best health (under-control eye problem which makes him mostly blind in one eye). He has always had super curly toes and nails too (not sure if this is a breed deformity or what, he's long haired), which makes him a little slow. He has been coping ok alone, but I am pretty sure he would be happier with some other pigs around.
Because of his health and age, I am reluctant to neuter or attempt to bond another young boar in the cage with him (partially because of how that might go, and secondly because I will be in the same single pig situation after Romeo passes away). There are also no boar-dating type things that I am aware of near me, unfortunately.
So I am considering getting an adjacent cage (shared wall) and another pair. From what I have read, it seems this would work ok with both males and females in the next door cage? I've nearly only had male pigs, so was considering females. But I have a couple of questions:
- Do boars get too worked up from having sows next door? I don't want him hurling himself at the bars, hurting himself etc.
- Is there any chance of pregnancy from having a shared wall?
Has anyone heard of this? I want him to be able to see and hear the other pigs as much as possible, so was thinking to just have a grid dividing the cage. I don't think there is any risk of him jumping/climbing but I might put on a roof just to be sure (I know this is fully possible with younger/more agile pigs).
