We've just bought a young boar (about 5 months old) to breed with our two sows. He came from a breeder, but had been kept in a very small cage in a shed. He was on his own, though there were lots of other guinea pigs in the shed with him. He seemed pretty tame when the breeder and I handled him.
We have put him in a four foot cage outside with lots of hay and food. The two females are in a cage together on top. Since putting him in there yesterday afternoon he hasn't eaten much (a few dandelions) and hasn't emerged from the nesting part of the hutch. I tried handling him today - he sits quietly, but won't eat or move at all. When I open the nest part to check on him (I don't do this often) he is usually sitting with his head pressed up against the door.
How long does it usually take them to settle in? Our sows were babies when we got them and it didn't take them long at all. I don't want to put a sow in with him until he's more settled, but maybe he would be if he had company?
What do you think?
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sphil · 11/10/2008 15:44
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