Thread: Piggies?
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Old 11-05-2020, 08:19 AM  
Ria P
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Default Re: Piggies?

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Originally Posted by Engel View Post
There's no other pigs at the moment and tbh it's not as drastic as you think. Most boars that go into rescue now are castrated to allow them to live with sows. Also 2 boars can fight over a female in heat so I don't want another boar if I can help it also I'll have the worry of what if one of the boars get in with the sows? If they're neutered I won't be worried about any pregnancies.
Ah right. I had piggies in the 70's and 80's and i guess things have changed since then. Didn't know that guinea pigs can be neutered and always thought they were too small an animal.
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