Our "middle aged" GP is looking for lurve .....

[agnesf]

Following on from my previous thread about sad demise of our Boy's brother I can report that we have decided to give him the snip.

Spoke to a couple of local vets and one seemed pretty confident about GP snips and charmingly called our Boy "middle aged". We are waiting till after half term but have already been on the look out for a lady and rather excitingly have found one just down the road - a feisty girl called Beyonce.

Apparently our neighbours tried to match her up with their girls but it ended in a bit of a spat so Beyonce is back home waiting to for some piggy to "put a ring on it".

Am not sure if our Boy will be able to cope - he's a bit of a wimp so she might just be a bit bossy for him but we shall see. We have to wait a month after his op before they can get it together but she may move in next door to him in advance so they can get to know each other.

Any advice on GP speed dating welcome. He's 2.5 & she's about 3 so not sure if she is too old and set in her ways.

We had almost the exact same situation, although with a younger female (2 years). She is very feisty and bosses our neutered male (3.5 yrs) around no end, but he seems to love it! Feisty females seem to do better generally with neutered boars, in my experience, than with other females, as there is more of an established pecking order and they seem to know their place in it, rather than the power jostling you get with lots of females. Good luck!

I saw on another thread that your GP is having the 'snip' this week.
Good luck to him.

My 2 boars send their regards (and are tucking away their mahoosive boy bits in case I get any ideas. GP1 whispered "soft blankets". I'm sure your guinea will know what he means.

God, I thought your were talking about your doctor for a minute

He had his op today and so far all seems well. he came round from anaesthetic ok, is stuffing himself with all manner of favourite veggies but a bit perturbed at lack of hay in his run/ bedroom. Have put soft blankies/ towels covered in fleece in there to avoid "bits" sticking to his bits. I can tell he knows its not quite right but hey, give him a bit of parsley, and he's fine.

Seems to be running around as normal (not even walking ina funny way as you might expect given the nature of the op).

He's got a follow up appointment on Monday to check all going well down there! TBH haven't actually had a look yet as I'm a bit worried it might be a bit sore.

Keep watching for news of the arranged marriage - scheduled for Easter weekend!

My boys have volunteered to be witnesses.
They'll get drunk on grape juice and make lewd comments about knowing the 'bride'. (They are the type of brothers who share )

And comment every few minutes about their intact dingly dangly bits.

PS: They scrub up well.

at the "boys" plans.

We are hoping to visit bride to be at weekend to check her out. Hoping she will not be expecting too much "bling" at the wedding ..... our budget does not stretch to mini diamante encrusted Rolls Royce.

Do you think she should move in early so that they can meet through the bars of adjacent cages or will that be too frustrating for them?

How long is it until your boar is Jaffa? (seedless)

(Thinking back to my horseriding days, there was a rig (a gelding who doesn't accept he's gelded) who would try and mount the mares, and would even if we were on horseback. )

If your boy's operation hasn't filtered to his brain, he might go a bit "Oh I say" if he's next to his new cagemate.

Does he have to go back to the vet for a check-up? Maybe phone and ask to make sure.

I've kept females together but seperated by a cage screen.(They didn't get on when out of the cage-oldest female was the instigator of the fighting.

Hope your boar is in good spirits today, bless him.

Ah, just read- he's going in on Monday to bite see the vet.

You see, I was really confused as to why your doctor would ask you to post this on MN.

The last time I noticed a thread in this topic, I read 'GP' as Grand Parents....made for a very confusing read, until the penny dropped!

Yes I did a post about bringing GPs in at night, lots of posts about me keepng my mum&dad in the shed...

Maybe we should call our guinea-pigs cavies from now on.

ah yes - that was you 70, that's the thread I recall.

It doesn't help that at the moment there is this thread and then an 'In the news' thread about GP's, as in doctory types.

It's ok though, anybody with half a brain (ie not me) will check the topic first!

Apparently the op does nothing to their desire so he may still be keen on some bedroom action (although he may have no idea what to do having lead a previously monk like existence).

Opinions seem to vary as to how long it takes before its safe to put them together properly - seems to be 4 - 6 weeks (hence Easter wedding date).

We got him from a rescue where the lady does loads of neutering/ match ups so am waiting to hear back from her and will pass on the info.

He seems very well this morning although fed up with lack of hay - put a small pile in corner for him to eat and he has clearly been sitting on it for most of night (judging by number of poos) in preference to cosy nest of fleeces.

Getting near to Easter now agnesf is it still All Systems Go for the wedding?

Has your chap been ok on his own all this time? I know it's preferable for them to have company really.
Hope everything goes well when they meet up properly.

Is he having a Stag Hog Do?

Hi 70

Its lurve - I think. Stag do a low key affair - more like a batchelor last supper of parsley and carrot tops.

She arrived this morning. The wedding venue had to be relocated to our garage due to cold weather - we put the outdoor run in there with lots of hay and grass plus a "honey moon suite" (cardboard box).

Wedding at 10.30 involved a lot of running around squeaking (her), chasing manfully and rumblestrutting (him). He tried a bit of love action but soon gave up and now they are snuggled up together in the box.

Lets hope it continues harmoniously.

he was fine on his own and actually became a lot tamer and happier to be stroked but I think this is just the ticket.

They'll be moving into his batchelor pad later as is warmer and snugger than garage (even though she is tough as nails). Have cleaned it all out and disinfected so hope he doesn't get too territorial about it but judging by the current situation he'll be pleased to have her in with him.

Awwww that's lovely. Wipes tear from eye.
Nice to hear they are settling in. Your new girlie might turn out to be the bossy one of the partnership if your boar is a bit shy, but he might like being a bit henpecked . It'll be lovely for him to have some cavy company for the long summer evenings and the cold nights.
When you had the two boars, did they snuggle up close? Ours keep to their own corners like boxers in a ring! Your boar will wake up to find his new mate practically sitting on him!

BTW, my boars have thrown some rice.......oh wait, Chester, why didn't you take it out of the flipping tin first?

All seems to be still well. Still sitting in the box together - she seems to be mainly sleeping.

Yes my two boys never snuggled up together - I'd look in their box and there would be two holes in the hay.

Will update on move in to his place.

Glad the boys have entered into the matrimonial spirit!

The honeymoon continues. They seem to be getting along just fine. They have moved into the batchelor pad and have settled into sleeping on either sides of the box. They had a couple of days outside but today are inside due to cold damp weather.

He has completely manned up since she arrived. When his brother was around he never rumble strutted but now he seems to be almost constantly in "stealth mode" as DS calls it - slow motion creeping around and rumbling combined with lots of showing off with the cardboard tunnels. He has sneakily attempted to "jump" her a few times but she's having none of it [busmile].

She is quite nervy - doesn't like being picked up and hides behind him whenever I open their box. Eats about twenty times faster than him.

Couple of questions about her:

1. She's quite skinny - am wondering whether this is just old age or the fact that she used to live outside the whole time so got more exercise. Any tips on fattening up?

2. She's quite long haired - I have cut her hair round her bum but think she might need a bath as she a bit erm whiffy [buwink]. Any recommmedations for shampoos? She doesn't seem to have tangles but do I need to brush her? (Our boy has longish hair but wears it in a crew cut).

Nice to hear your pigs are doing well. Is your boy the bossy one or is she showing that she has the upper hand.She might get more assertive when she settles down.

Some GPs are skinnier throughout their life.Do you know her history? She might have been in a group where there was more of a challenge for food?
It might be her age, but thinking back (whirr whirr) my childhood GPs seemed to keep their figures (If they started chubby, they stayed chubby. One of our homeborn GPs was tiny and slim her whole life.Her very young mum was pg when we got her, luckily she was a single piglet birth)
She may well fatten up a bit with grass when she can go out, or try alfafa hay (It's recommended for pg and nursing pigs to build them up).

I use Johnsons Small Animal Shampoo /Insecticidal Shampoo (not the Baby Stuff ).
Or Gorgeous Guinea shampoo is supposed to be good.
She probably won't thank you for a bath (mine certainly don't) ,maybe just dunk her bum half in to clean it and trim her fur.I'm dreading the thought of flystrike(this is my first summer with our boys) .
Definately brush her though, it's a nice way to bond with them, it's relaxing, and will help her to get used to you all. I used to use a baby brush and comb, the prongs are short and blunt. I used to have a Peruvian (Mop on legs) and she took alot of grooming.I didn't put her in rollers but did keep her fur at floor length.

If your boy has his hair short, why not cut her fur too (unless it's in your adoption contract to keep her looking like a walking wig) .
I did feel sorry for my Peruvian in summer,she fared alot better without all the fur-easier to wash too. (I never showed her and I didn't even know she was a flipping Peruvian when I got her)

Your boy seems to have taken to his new wifey, new lease of life.

It's lovely to read how they're getting on. Ours didn't like being bathed but loved the hairdryer