FailedFoster
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2015
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- Joined
- Oct 3, 2015
- Messages
- 111
There's really nothing stranger than life, and I seem to end up with a lot of wayward critters lol. Long story short, there was an "intervention" of sorts in my neighborhood. Person loved guinea pigs before the dragon of addiction took them, and unfortunately stopped caring who was in which cage. :weepy: I received three young boars, 1 from one litter and 2 from a different litter, and I'm caring for two of them now. I took them to the vet, but sadly a lethal white baby couldn't be saved despite our very best efforts, which is why I'm down to two little babies. Each baby that I have left is from a different litter. Unfortunately, the mom is deceased (from the symptoms he described, sounds like either pyometra and/ or a placental site infection) and he gave away the father. The guy is in treatment right now, thank god.
I also have two singleton adult boars, ages 2.5 and 5. I was wondering if, once the quarantine period is over and I'm sure everyone's healthy, what other folk's experience is bonding two pigs with big age differences? I've only ever bonded similarly-aged pigs before. I tried bonding my current boars for over 6 months before I gave up (long introductions, buddy baths, sterilizing everything in the cage, etc.), but they are both 100% alpha pigs, which is why I'm wondering if I should try bonding these little ones to my older ones once they're old enough and we're sure they're healthy?
Thanks!
I also have two singleton adult boars, ages 2.5 and 5. I was wondering if, once the quarantine period is over and I'm sure everyone's healthy, what other folk's experience is bonding two pigs with big age differences? I've only ever bonded similarly-aged pigs before. I tried bonding my current boars for over 6 months before I gave up (long introductions, buddy baths, sterilizing everything in the cage, etc.), but they are both 100% alpha pigs, which is why I'm wondering if I should try bonding these little ones to my older ones once they're old enough and we're sure they're healthy?
Thanks!