Thinking of getting another guinea pig, need advice.

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We have 2 boys at the mo, but have seen our local park have a few guineas that need adopting. Our boys are so soft, they never fight, do you think they would be ok with a new friend? I just don't want to get another one and find that they hate it.

Any advice would be goooood :)

I would be wary of trying to add another boy. I have heard that its tricky to keep boars in trio's.

They will already have established their roles, adding another make cause it all to go wrong.

Could you not get another pair and keep them separate to your original two?

Agree with above.

YY QueenBonkey-
you've got 2 lovely little boys who are happy.
It would be unfair to them to upset the applecart by introducing a third party.

A third boar would cause problems because it is very difficult to introduce a grown up to a group.
A baby might be accepted at first but as he grows up then their pecking order would change.
And if you introduce a girl (I'm assuming your chappies aren't neutered) there would be all out bedlam with the boars.

There's a section on Barmy4Boars (I think it's "Our Boars" the people who work there) introducing boars.Some get on if they need a companion. Others have a series of spitting up and forming new pairs , which means having umpteen cages at your disposal.

Rather than risk taking an animal, stick with your two little boys.
If you sows it might be easier.

(My 2 boars helped me write this BTW. They don't want to share their HogShed)

If you had sows it would be easier.

It does make you want to buy them all doesn't it 70. Make them better and give them a home :(

Hmm. I don't think I will introduce another guinea pig then. I just feel bad for these little gp's that are wanting homes at the park. They're all cooped up and need some cuddles.
Might have to work on dp letting me get another hutch instead!

Another hutch sounds the best answer! Oh, but that way lies danger (and lots of cuddles!) :)

If you take 2 adult same sex pigs then you could keep your hogs as 2 pairs.
Doesn't mean they would get on as a group of 4 though but it could work.
If you get 2 girls though your boars would be very happy but you'd have to make sure they'd not get together - female GPs shouldn't have a first litter after their pelvic bones 'fix'. You would get some of the history of the pigs though.

Our 2 boars who have been together 18 months (rescue brothers) had a squabble yesterday over a stolen spot in the haybox. Then later when I was cleaning the pighouse with them in it, GP2 kept niggling GP1. (Lobbed half a bag of hay on them.They went off to play Haunted Hay and were fine. Little toads)
I wouldn't introduce another pig into their set-up and they are fine 99.99% of the time.

Another hutch would be fab :)
Don't mix them though. They could try and kill each other - mine went for the jugular and needed a ton of stitches when they got into the other run by accident :(

Another hutch would be fab :)
Don't mix them though. They could try and kill each other - mine went for the jugular and needed a ton of stitches when they got into the other run by accident :(

The best option is to get a separate hutch and run ( try FREECYLE for this - we got a lot of gp related stuff this way). Ours lived in the shed in separate hutches - we had sows - and whenever I tried to introduce new girls, I worked very hard at letting them get used to seeing each other, and I mean months in some cases, but eventually they all ended up as one big happy family in the same cage and large run. Girls are very different though arent they, the boys like to fight and be territorial, if you do get some more, you have to do it very gradually, it might just be too late to introduce new ones. I know what you mean about guineas in 'captivity' tho', I have had loads of rescue guineas over the years. I can see myself being a very sad old lady with hundreds running about the garden............!!!