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How Many? Will she be okay to be by her self for a while

RodentCuddles

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I have 3 boars, who get along great and are so happy living together.
I then have one girl who is living in a 2x4 + 2x1 L shaped c&c cage in my room ( which is not the same room as the boys!) and she is living by herself. Mum will not let me get her a friend till she gets a job or till it's my birthday ( In October). Will Trixie ( Girl Piggy) be happy by herself for a while longer with me handling her wayy more then the boys or should I give her up to someone who already has a girl piggy?
What I'm asking is, will she be okay living by herself till October at the latest?

Thanks!
 
Don't forget about a quarantine, which will add some time before you can introduce a new piggy to her. Still, I think she'll be okay until then.

I have a boar and sow and keep them next door to each other, but since you have multiple boars, they would probably fight with a girl in close proximity. It sounds like you're doing a good job of giving her attention until she can get a friend, though.
 
I agree with @mufasa. I think that as long as you give her lots of cuddles, floor time, and attention, she should be fine. The boys should be fine with a teensy bit less attention, since they have each other. Actually, I would bring her into your living room or another place where the rest of your family can see her. She'll get double the attention if you teach your family how to handle her!
 
She'll be fine. Our older pig, Quee, lived for over 4 years alone with her previous owners before we adopted her.
 
Okay, thanks so much! Yes, I won't forget about quarantine for her buddy when I can get her one. I have the pet shop cage I use to house my boys in untill I found this site but It is about as big as a 1.5 x 4 c&c cage so it'll be alright to house a pig or two in for 3 weeks?

Yes, Trixie has never meet the boys 1) because I don't want the boys to start fighting and 2) because the youngest one is still intact. (;
 
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