Rescuing Baby Pigs- Herd Dynamics?

I'd suggest just keeping them next to each other (in seperate cages) for a while until they get used to each other and then introducing them on mutual grounds if they get along start extending their floor time with each other until they seem fine together. I wouldn't think them being bonded would be an issue though


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@Piglet, please do NOT recommend that people keep cavies adjacent to each other before introductions. Not only does it not help, it can actually interfere in their adjusting to each other.

@My Squeakhearts, please keep the pigs separate from each other until you get ready to do introductions. Unless you're very sure that the new pigs are disease and parasite free, they should be kept in a separate room for three weeks to keep from giving something to your established herd.

When you do get ready to introduce them, it should be in a VERY large neutral area that smells nothing like any of the pigs. Put plenty of hay and food piles around, but no hideys. Do it at a time when you've got hours to give to it -- introducing groups of pigs almost always takes much longer than introducing two singletons. The last time I introduced a singleton to a pair, it was 11 hours before I felt it was safe for me to go to bed and leave them. And those were sows, which are usually easier to introduce than boars.

The other thing you should be prepared for, when introducing herds, is that you may wind up with two or more groups because some of the pigs just won't live with the others. That doesn't happen nearly as often with sows as it does with boars, but it can happen.

Here's the bible on guinea pig introductions: https://guinea-pigs.livejournal.com/3002707.html