What to do about Marv

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Okay, I bought 3 piggies last year from the Pet Store that I worked in ( I know, I know, ) Marvin, Horace and Gary.

Sadly over the year Horace and Gary have gone to the big Hutch in the Sky ( god I miss them ) and since February this year, Marvin has been on his lonesome.

I dont know what to do for the best for him. The OH and I have spoken about having him castrated, but having lost piggies ( and bunsteres ) during or very soon after ops before, I am very reluctant to do that.

I know he is lonley, even tho we spend loads of time outside with him.

So would it be possible to introduce a young male with him? or to have a spayed female? or is it a case of he has been alone for ages, and he wouldnt accept?
 
LOL i'm not going to lecture you at all, i'm glad you got those little guys and gave them a loving home xoxoxoxoxoxo
SO sad about them going to the bridge tho 8...8...8...
Yes i'd have a go at bonding a young boar, but i'd try taking him to see the boar in the first place and see who he picks out! I've heard this is quite successful.
If you have further questions go look on barmy4boars site brilliant ideas and info on boars :)
Good luck and let us all know how it goes, paws crossed for you and Marvin (cute name too btw) x>>
 
HI there
I had a lonely piggy called freddy, as of yesterday I now have a baby boy called star to befriend him.Hopefully they will get along once intraduced (which I am going to do slowly) but i think they will be great friends :))
 
Benjamin needed a friend so I got him a baby boar. He and Dave bonded really well - I introduced them straightaway which some may disagree with, although it has worked for these two. Ben is a boss pig so it all worked out quite well...he's been training Dave to be his right hand man since day one!
 
I agree a baby boar should work well, I've never had any probs doing this and in my experience it's never too late having company generally seems to give the old guys a new lease of life:)
 
i recently have introduced a really young baby boar to my older boar, and they are so far (fingers crossed!) gettin on perfectly!

i think this would be the best option as others have suggested.
 
Well atm, he is living in a huge hutch all by himself ( 6 ft, with a huge run open ) and imo its probs too big for one or two piggies to keep warm in the winter. So I'm going to try and find a decent sized 2 tier hutch for him for the winter.

He seems happy enough, and I always get shouted at if I'm late feeding him.

He was slightly bullied by his brothers, so hopefully if we find a baby boy for him he will be happier.

would just adding one baby boy be enough, or could I get away with adding 2-3?

( i miss having a big herd! )
 
There are exceptions but it is generally safer to keep boars in pairs:)
 
All the advice i got before getting star was to just get the 1 baby, as it's really hard trying to get more than that to get along .
 
I would only try one baby boar with him.
Sometimes a herd of boars can work but more likely then not it's not a good mix when the youngsters are getting hormonal.

You can always get some girls once you've got the other hutch for your boys. Then you can have your herd and your pair.
 
hmmm, I always thought that if you had boys in one hutch, and girls in the next, it would guarantee fighting?
 
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