What To Look For In A Young Guinea Pig

[i <3 piggies13]

I am going to view some young guinea pigs tomorrow to pair with one of my older males.
the younger boars are from an unknown breeder and as I got my older boar from a rescue I was wondering if I need to look for anything in the young boars?

 

[Jesse's pigs]

Rescues would offer a bonding session so your boar could pick his friend which would be more ideal but if you can't and have absolutely decided on going to a breeder then look for a boar with: bright eyes, alert, no scabs or sores or crust, no discharge, well formed feet etc, good fluid movement and clean, shiny hair that bounces back. Try to choose one that that has the opposite personality to the piggy you already have. If yours is bold try a more nervous piggy. Hope this helps!

 

[Wiebke]

I am going to view some young guinea pigs tomorrow to pair with one of my older males.
the younger boars are from an unknown breeder and as I got my older boar from a rescue I was wondering if I need to look for anything in the young boars?

You can never quite tell which piggy click with who until they meet, but putting two dominant boys together is usually not going to work out, latest once any youngster is hitting the teenage hormones.

Would it be possible for you go somewhere you can date? Many good rescues will offer dating under expert supervision at the rescue, so you come home with a healthy/quarantined companion only of there has been acceptance and you also have the support of the rescue of things don't go to while the boays sort out the dominance in the following two weeks.
Guinea Pig Rescue Centre Locator
Guinea Lynx :: Rescue Organizations

 

[i <3 piggies13]

Rescues would offer a bonding session so your boar could pick his friend which would be more ideal but if you can't and have absolutely decided on going to a breeder then look for a boar with: bright eyes, alert, no scabs or sores or crust, no discharge, well formed feet etc, good fluid movement and clean, shiny hair that bounces back. Try to choose one that that has the opposite personality to the piggy you already have. If yours is bold try a more nervous piggy. Hope this helps!

thanks for the advice since then I have got a new little piggie who I fell in love with the moment I laid eyes on him

Rescues would offer a bonding session so your boar could pick his friend which would be more ideal but if you can't and have absolutely decided on going to a breeder then look for a boar with: bright eyes, alert, no scabs or sores or crust, no discharge, well formed feet etc, good fluid movement and clean, shiny hair that bounces back. Try to choose one that that has the opposite personality to the piggy you already have. If yours is bold try a more nervous piggy. Hope this helps!

thanks for the advice since that comment I have chosen a healthy young boar that hopefully will be the perfect match for my older boar bear
again thanks for the advice I got a timid boar because bear is quite bold.

panda my new boar

 

[Wiebke]

thanks for the advice since then I have got a new little piggie who I fell in love with the moment I laid eyes on him



thanks for the advice since that comment I have chosen a healthy young boar that hopefully will be the perfect match for my older boar bear
again thanks for the advice I got a timid boar because bear is quite bold.

View attachment 62285 View attachment 62286 panda my new boar

Best of luck! He is a lovely boy!

You can find lots of bonding tips at the top of our behaviour and bonding section.

 

[Jesse's pigs]

Awwww he looks lovely and I hope everything goes well! You'll have to keep us updated

 

[i <3 piggies13]

Best of luck! He is a lovely boy!

You can find lots of bonding tips at the top of our behaviour and bonding section.

ok thanks I will check them out

 

[i <3 piggies13]

Awwww he looks lovely and I hope everything goes well! You'll have to keep us updated

thanks:like:

 

[Freela]

So cute! I typically just look for signs of health (clear eyes, healthy coat, moving around well, no nasal discharge/sneezing, fur not ruffled, normal behavior.) I also try to look at where they appear to be in the hierarchy. Especially if your existing pig is domineering, you probably do not want to introduce another pig who is expecting to be at the top of the pecking order. I also have found that, all considerations aside, one pig will just 'feel right.' The funny thing when we got Leela recently was that I had peeked at available pigs a few days earlier and although I thought she was cute, she was not my top pic as far as appearances went, but when the kids and I went back to make a decision, something about her calm, agreeable disposition won me over, and of course now I can't imagine having picked a different piggie!