Hi! I'm trying to bond two boars (Chippy and Chiyo) after one of the piggy’s brother passed away after only 8 months. Chippy is 9 months old and the new one (Chiyo) is about 7 months old.
I introduced them to each other about two weeks ago on neutral grounds. At first it seemed to go really well but after a few hours the teeth chattering and rumble strutting started. They became more and more aggressive to each other until blood was drawn and I had to separate them. After letting them cool down for a day in seperate cages I tried to reintroduce them a couple of times but each time it would only take a half hour or so before they started to fight again. I also tried bathing them but this didn’t resolve anything. So I gave up last week and started looking for a shelter where I could find a new buddy for Chippy and could leave Chiyo.
But the last few days they seemed to become really interested in each other again. So I tried putting them in the same cage with a divider instead of keeping them in separate cages. Besides a lot of rumble strutting along the divider there was also a lot of popcorning and they were sleeping next to each other.
I am trying to reintroduce them today for one last time on neutral grounds. They've been together for two hours now and there haven’t been any serious fights yet. There has been some teeth chattering and rumble strutting. But they are sitting next to each other without biting or annoying each other and they even shared some food!
But they will nip at each other when they to sniff butts and they both don’t allow any humping. This is when the teeth chattering starts again. So i’m not sure if things are going great but the lack of any serious fights is giving me hope that the bonding will be successful after all.
Would it be safe to put them in the same (cleaned) cage tonight if they don’t start a fight today? Or should I just give up and continue looking for a new buddy for Chippy?
I introduced them to each other about two weeks ago on neutral grounds. At first it seemed to go really well but after a few hours the teeth chattering and rumble strutting started. They became more and more aggressive to each other until blood was drawn and I had to separate them. After letting them cool down for a day in seperate cages I tried to reintroduce them a couple of times but each time it would only take a half hour or so before they started to fight again. I also tried bathing them but this didn’t resolve anything. So I gave up last week and started looking for a shelter where I could find a new buddy for Chippy and could leave Chiyo.
But the last few days they seemed to become really interested in each other again. So I tried putting them in the same cage with a divider instead of keeping them in separate cages. Besides a lot of rumble strutting along the divider there was also a lot of popcorning and they were sleeping next to each other.
I am trying to reintroduce them today for one last time on neutral grounds. They've been together for two hours now and there haven’t been any serious fights yet. There has been some teeth chattering and rumble strutting. But they are sitting next to each other without biting or annoying each other and they even shared some food!
But they will nip at each other when they to sniff butts and they both don’t allow any humping. This is when the teeth chattering starts again. So i’m not sure if things are going great but the lack of any serious fights is giving me hope that the bonding will be successful after all.
Would it be safe to put them in the same (cleaned) cage tonight if they don’t start a fight today? Or should I just give up and continue looking for a new buddy for Chippy?
Is there any chance you could keep the divider there and have then living side by side so they both have company but can’t hurt one another? Your boys are unfortunately in the teenage months where hormones are raging
