Taking on a lonely boar

Status
Not open for further replies.
Lady Kelly

Lady Kelly

Senior Guinea Pig
Joined
Jan 11, 2011
Messages
18,521
Reaction score
36,627
Points
2,115
Location
Leicester
Some people may remember that I was in contact with someone through gumtree who was trying to rehome 5 boars and had even considered selling them at Melton cattle market mallethead anyway I had been in regular discussion about rescues and passing on details. He has finally come back to me today and said he has managed to rehome 4 and all that is left is a white aby male would I be able to take him.

Its far from ideal but I do have two ferplast 100 cages so of course I had to say yes even if just to make sure this fella gets the attention he needs until he gets a forever home as he must be so lonely :(

So a couple of questions really. My current gang consist of neutered boar and 3 females. Is it a good idea to place the new cage next to theirs so that the new boar has piggies in eyesight/ear shot to talk to or is this going to cause issues with my current lot?

Erm... I'm sure there was another question but can't remember what right now as I will be doing a health check and double checking the sex. He will have plenty of one on one time to help him get used to humans and once a couple of weeks has passed and I'm sure he's fit and healthy I can start trying to find an alternative home for him where he can have a friend
 
i think really you should keep him away from yours for two weeks, just in case he has something that could be passed on to your piggies, that is what i would do anyway, well done for taking him, hope all goes well x
 
Ok very good advice :) I would rather have just one vet bill than 5, would keeping him in the same room but not too close be good or would it be best to quarantine completely away from the others in another room?
 
Well personally when I've quarantined (when I had the four rescue boys) they were in the same room just not in direct contact with my others and I never had any problems. Marble had bad fungal and nobody else ever got it.
 
remember too when handling, to wash hands when swapping , it may sound like going too far, but a plastic apron is nt a bad idea either,keep the risk of passing any possible infection to a minimum.
 
Thanks luckily my living room is fairly large and I think I will place the new cage the other side to my lot so that he can still hear and see them and it will help him get more used to humans etc. I have some xeno somewhere as well so might as well do a mite treatment as a precaution, he should be coming on Wednesday night now eeks!
 
I agree with all the replies. And Xeno is a good idea. I wouldnt house them right next to each other (after quarenteen) as Peter will get very protective of his girls, he might try and attack the little fella through the grid. But being in the same room etc, should be fine.

x.
 
Hey
If I have any newbies come in...
They are quarantined for a minimum of two weeks I must stress that for it to be a proper quarantine it must be different air space... My quarantine area is my bedroom... And my indoor guys are in the living room... When feeding or cleaning out always do him last... I tended to clean and feed mine in quarantine just before I get changed in to my P.J's... And always wash your hands after handling him or his cage etc..
All my newbies are bathed in the first few days of coming in... To give them a good clean but also when they are wet you can give them a good feel and are able to see abnormalities e.g. Lumps and bumps...
Zeno. As mentioned before is a good idea... Again my guys are zenoed...

I think that's it as far a quarantine etc.
Once that's over there's no reason why they can't be next door neighbors...
x
 
Thanks, I'm sure he'll love his temp home being subjected to a bath immediately :)) I'm hoping the little guy has been well looked after, suppose I will get a chance to question his owner when they bring him round
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top