mercurybubbles8
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
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- Joined
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This is going to get complicated and is making me think of starting a rescue or something
i have 3 female pigs who have been together for 3+ years. One is fixed and the other two aren?t and introducing them was super easy - no agresssion or anything - and I followed all the rules.
in the last 2 months, I?ve gotten 3 new pigs - 2 from people I know getting rid of them because they didn?t want to care for them anymore and one would as found by a dumpster so now I have 2 boys and 1 girl who aren?t fixed. They?ve all been vet checked too, so I?m sure on the genders.
Im trying to figure out the best way to pair them off. I tried putting the girl in with the others, but the dominant one out right attacked within a few seconds. I tried again a few days later and the same thing. I?m thinking the dominant likes what she has now and doesn?t want to change things - I don?t know. Maybe I?m over thinking it.
So I?m getting one boy fixed and the one new girl - I haven?t had the second boy long enough to schedule him being fixed and he?s still in quarantine. I was thinking of introducing the fixed boy to the herd and seeing if he gets along with them. If he doesn?t, I was going to put him with the fixed girl or maybe the other boy (who is maybe only 3 months old at most). This young boy seems pretty calm though, so I was thinking of maybe trying to introduce him to the herd, but then I would have to get him fixed as well and from what I read, two boys and girl isn?t a good combination.
I think anyway I put it, I might have a lone guinea pig. Any suggestions? Am I overthinking this?
Im also worried about getting the guinea pigs fixed, but I know some things say it?s good for female pigs but I also think that it?s worth getting them fixed if it means that they have a friend.
i have 3 female pigs who have been together for 3+ years. One is fixed and the other two aren?t and introducing them was super easy - no agresssion or anything - and I followed all the rules.
in the last 2 months, I?ve gotten 3 new pigs - 2 from people I know getting rid of them because they didn?t want to care for them anymore and one would as found by a dumpster so now I have 2 boys and 1 girl who aren?t fixed. They?ve all been vet checked too, so I?m sure on the genders.
Im trying to figure out the best way to pair them off. I tried putting the girl in with the others, but the dominant one out right attacked within a few seconds. I tried again a few days later and the same thing. I?m thinking the dominant likes what she has now and doesn?t want to change things - I don?t know. Maybe I?m over thinking it.
So I?m getting one boy fixed and the one new girl - I haven?t had the second boy long enough to schedule him being fixed and he?s still in quarantine. I was thinking of introducing the fixed boy to the herd and seeing if he gets along with them. If he doesn?t, I was going to put him with the fixed girl or maybe the other boy (who is maybe only 3 months old at most). This young boy seems pretty calm though, so I was thinking of maybe trying to introduce him to the herd, but then I would have to get him fixed as well and from what I read, two boys and girl isn?t a good combination.
I think anyway I put it, I might have a lone guinea pig. Any suggestions? Am I overthinking this?
Im also worried about getting the guinea pigs fixed, but I know some things say it?s good for female pigs but I also think that it?s worth getting them fixed if it means that they have a friend.