Boars Had A Fight :(

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LaurenGpig

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the boars had a fight and I dont know why. They are both around 2 and short hair. They are kept in a different room to the young girl pigs.

Only half hour ago one started to mount the other I have seen that before then there was really loud teeth chattering from both and a bit of bodies close together which I thought may be a fight. They have both been quiet for the past 20 minutes. This didn't last more than a few minutes. They hadn't really done this before since we got them.

Is it something to monitor? I handle one more than the other. The most dominant loves to be handled and stroked for up to 30mins whereas the other who is less dominant wants to go back in cage after a couple minutes.

Should I remove the hideys in case they were fighting over houses? There's 2 food bowls. Someone I know doesn't have hideys with their pigs they say so they can't be terrortorial and they say it makes them more social.

Thanks x
 
Hello and welcome!
I would remove any hideys which one piggy could get cornered into, which could provoke a fight - but would leave any tunnels and hideys with two entrances, so they still have somewhere to go and get away from each other.
They are both past the hormonal stage so fingers crossed peace will be restored!
 
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