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can you tell me how they get on please, their personalities and why the trio works. also the ages of them aswell and the size cage they have.

thanks. :)
 
I have two trios. I have a two groups of two girls and a boy. One group is a neutered boar and two intact girls. The other is two spayed girls and un neautered boy. They live in a 10x2 c and c. Split in the middle.
For ease call the first group group and the latter group 2.
Group 1, the male is 2 and bit ish. The girls about 11months ish. This group is the loudest as the girls come into heat. The releationship is very stable. There is an alpha female and she and the male often lie close together and the least ranking a little away. All very happy and popcorn all the time.
Group two again, alpha female and male lie together morem but relationships are all stable and nobody ever squables.
The addition of a male to two females if the females have some hairy moments in season atends to settle this out.
All my piggies are strongly bonded happy contented wee things.
 
Howdy, evening...

I have a trio.

My history is, 3 sisters, one died, replacedwithafriend without bonding, luckily they got on fine. It's at that point they came to me. I now have buttercup, 5 years, Violet, 4 years and I have just bonded Millie, who isn't a year old.

The sisters were close, but the dynamics changed with a death, hence Millie. They have changed again and are still settling, but the oldest is head piggie, followed by violet then newbie Millie. Violet grooms buttercup, but can always be found to be with Millie.

They are fine, depends what type of day it is depends on whose with who but since Millie is still skittish it's no problem.

I have a ferplast 140 with a custom made half second level with no probs of fighting or disagreements. Buttercup is a teddy, violet a satin and Millie a coronet cross something.
 
We have a trio of sows.
We introduced Millie 3wks ago when she was 6wks old. Bonnie and Lottie are 7mths. It's working out great. Lottie is the dominant one and she did used to peck at Bonnie a lot but since we've had Millie its calmed down a lot. Lottie has someone else to focus on and Bonnie gets some peace :)
They have also been very motherly towards her and clean her sometimes.
 
I have a trio, neutered male and 2 females. The girls are sister, had them a year before I got Archie. They were unsure of him at first and there was a lot of bickering, but I think that was because he was a cocky adolescent :)). A year later they are inseparable. Lexi is still the dominant sow, but they all get along and no-one seems left out and they don't bicker at all. Archie is a noisy and will set all the others off. Freya is quiet, but always has been. They all have moments where they prefer to be alone, but they also enjoy spending time with each other.
My cage is 2x5 I think...or whatever the minimum is for a trio. And the pigs are 2.5 and 1.5 years old (roughly).
 
I have a trio of girls; Chubbs (mummy pig) Daisy (daughter, youngest) & oddbod Ziggy an Aby. She is a month older than Daisy.

They live in a 5 x 2 C & C with access to a big run most days (indoors). When I first got them, after 2 weeks they started arguing quite badly, we heard the "puffing" noise you may have read about, the teeth bared, heads raised etc. It was pretty scary I admit. After about a week like that they settled into a hierarchy; Chubbs, Ziggy won second spot then Daisy. Ziggy adores Chubbs, she sometimes tries her luck (typical teenager!) but Chubbs keeps her firmly in place. They often sleep near each other, Ziggy will groom Chubbs quite a bit.

I found Daisy had an abscess (from a bite probably) about 4 months after getting them. She was operated on & separated after for about 2 days. The others took a while to accept her again. Daisy now lives with them still but she is a definite odd one out rolleyes Sometimes I find it sad to see her sleep on her own, the other two usually sleep near each other. She will often have a go at Ziggy if she comes close & Ziggy will chase her away from food, Chubbs & hay whenever she can. They tolerate each other & that's about it :(
I'm not sure I would have three from the outset again, a pair is great, four is a good number but three definitely means an odd one out unless they are very happy with one another.
 
I let my two redoubtable three year old cataract girls choose their own new husboar at a rescue after they had become fast friends last summer. Thankfully, they fell for my own favourite, a very submissive boar. They really worked as a trio until I added more girls.

Trios are great, especially if you let the piggies choose, otherwise you run a higher risk than with other bonds that they bomb.
 
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The one bonding I ever did that failed quite spectacularly was when I tried to bond one sow with my existing very loving cross gender couple. However, I had no problems when I introduced two younger sows to the same pair a few weeks later...
 
I do I do I do I do - I have a trio! Hand shots up on reading title of post, lol.

Basically my boys were neutered because they weren't getting on. They then got wives. But one of the wives gave birth (she was almost 3 weeks past her pregnancy watch - it was a complete shock) she had just one little baby, who turned out to be a girl! So I kept her :)

Their cage is almost 200cm long by 75 cm wide - and this is how they get on!

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- I've just moved house so here they are exploring the lounge :)
 
I have 2 trios, both consisting of 3 females. One is 2 sisters and then one further female introduced and the other was 2 pairs which were introduced to make a 4 but sadly one died almost a year ago now, they're all related but I can't remember quite how. They get on just as well as a 3, as they did when it was the 4 of them.

The first trio the sisters are about 18 months old and the other is a little younger maybe 11 months, they're all Rex breed. The second trio are all around 6 1/2 years old (old ladies!) and they're all Aby x Peruvian.

Each trio lives in a 6ft by 2ft hutch with as much time as possible in the 6ft by 4ft run. I do think trios are a little bit risky, in that it can create a 2 on 1 situation. To me it really depends on the piggies and their personalities. Like both my trios have a clear 'boss' pig and the others don't challenge that so there have really been no arguments. I have a sow and neutered boar paring though and there is no way the female there would accept another female. Her husboar is hers and no one elses, no sharing, full stop and he's smitten too. Again she's an old girl 7 1/2 years and very set in her ways. So I guess you have to use your best judgement depending on your personal situation.
 
oh my goodness, we are going to attempt this! :(|) we have asked to reserve the piggy, little esme from rspca walsall. :)
 
I have a trio in the making, Angel is 28 months old, Lola is 17 months old and Rebel is 10 months old. Rebel is intact at the moment however he is finally getting snipped next month after 2 false starts. Lola is Rebel's mum, she was only 4 month old when we rescued her, unknown to us, she was 3 weeks pregnant. It was certainly a shock when he came along. He is in his own hutch in the shed at the moment but he will be moving in to the girls hutch which is a 5x3 double decker palace. The girls absolutely love him, when they're in the pen on the lawn, they are always licking each other through the mesh and rubbing noses, they are very happy and content in each other's company. ;)
 
I have a trio - see avatar! I started off with 2 sows, Mabel and Dottie and then added Sir Finley Pig (neutered, also from Walsall RSPCA). The bonding was tricky and took multiple sessions over a period of weeks due to my highly strung sow - Mabel! I had no idea she was as stroppy as she is and I learnt a lot about each of their personalities throughout the bonding.

They live in a 6x2 C&C. They all get on really well now and I often see them grooming each other. They don't snuggle up to each other (but Mabel & Dottie didn't do this before) but will all sleep in the same area only a few CM's apart. I don't feel that one piggy is left out, they like their time together but they like their time apart :) luckily it somehow all worked out! Phew!
 
I have a trio of girlies, nicknamed 'The Who Pigs'.

They will be two years old in August and they get on fairly well. They have the occasional squabble, but so do all siblings! :) They all share the bed and bed area, food bowls etc, and no one gets bullied.

I believe Ace is the dominant pig, and she can be a bit of a moody so and so but she's harmless.

Amy is the typical 'middle sister' - she's good friends with both girls. I initially thought Amy would be the dominant piggy because she's very brave and outgoing.

River is very timid and is usually the one caught up in any squabbles. She is very hesitant about coming out for food but will fight for the best bits.

Not sure of the hutch size off the top of my head. I believe it just meets the minimum requirement.
 
We have a trio of Himi sisters living in a pen just over 6ft x 2.5ft with an upper level and they get along really well, Maia is the top piggy (centre) :x Chei is as cheeky, her and Maia run around playing together and have the odd girl bicker but Xuix is definitely the quieter piggy and likes her own space :)) The girls are 13 months old now.

Chei, Maia and Xuix:

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Our other trio evolved from a little girl Sally who didn't like our top piggy Amelia in our herd so we took her sow dating where she chose two little buddies, Tilly and Winnie - I have never seen piggies love each other sooo much, they are extremely close. Winnie is a small girl of 8 months and is 'mothered' by the older girls, Sal is around 13 months and Tilly approx. 16 months x) Again, they live in a pen the same size above the other girlies.
Sally, Winnie and Tilly:

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I have a trio of three girls. Sookie is 3, her daughter Sherbert is going to be 3 in august and the baby, Rio who is 1 year old.
Sherbert took over as boss pig after my previous piggy Pumpkin died. But Sookie and Sherbert really didnt work well as a pair, Pumpkin and Sherbert always played together and argued with each other while Sookie prefers the lazy life. So as a pair Sherbert just annoyed Sookie and they didnt get along at all.
So I introduced Rio and they couldnt be happier together. Sherbert is in charge, Sookie is second in command and Rio is at the bottom of the pack (though she will spray the older girls with wee if they put her in her place too much :{) Rio almost seems to have a split personality, she switches from being completely crazy to really calm and cuddly. She can go from pop corning round with Sherbert to snuggling up to Sookie while Sookie uses her as a pillow x) so she fits both there personalities perfectly.
 
Forgot to add cage size. they have a 6x2 ft
and heres a pic of my girlies
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Rio is the black and tan, Sookie is the grumpy looking one in the middle and Sherbs is the silver and white on the end.
 
thanks everyone, we are going to stay at the two. the piggy we asked about has had interest in her and if there is chance she can go to a home with some of the girlies she lives with currently then i think that is what would be best for her.
 
I have 3 girls. :) 2 sisters and another girl but one of the sisters was added after 2 years! They get on fine, never had any problems. At the moment they are in a hutch too small for 3 and I will openly admit that because I know it's wrong but I had to get my third girl when I did or she could have died...


I am hoping to get them a 4ft x 4ft playhouse very soon! :(|)
 
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