Bi curious pigs!

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Morning all, I have a male abyssinian and a male rex who are 9 weeks old and seem to be very happy. They are getting much better at being picked up and love going outside in the run and seemingly jump for joy quite frequently which is very amusing.

However - they both make 'rumbling' noises from time to time which is quite different from the normal pig noises and both my partner and I are unsure what this is but attribute it to mating noises. We've seen them mount each other twice in the 2 weeks we've had them.

Can anyone suggest if this is normal and will it settle down? Really don't want to put them through a snip op if possible.
 
Hi - welcome to the forum :)

Rumblestrutting and mounting is perfectly normal behaviour between two male pigs - it's all part of the process needed to sort out dominance between the two.

We've seen them mount each other twice in the 2 weeks we've had them.

Two of my boys do this on a daily basis (it's almost like a game to them whereby they both chase one another around) - it doesn't sound too intense, so i wouldn't worry about it :) They sound like very happy piggies and are enjoying the company of one another....
 
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