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my two board have just reached 6 months, they're doing a lot of rumbling and nosing off etc. Is t just waiting for it to pass? I've read the advice on this thread backwards but just want to check that unless they're drawing blood, you leave them to figure it out?
 
Sounds like it is the hormones kicking in. I have never owned boars but know that this is a tricky time for many pairings but it does often simmer down.

Please make sure they have two of everything, food bowls, hideys etc... We have a thread here detailing behavior in this difficult period Boars: Bullying, Fighting, Fall-outs And What Next?
 
sport_billy said:
Sounds like it is the hormones kicking in. I have never owned boars but know that this is a tricky time for many pairings but it does often simmer down.

Please make sure they have two of everything, food bowls, hideys etc... We have a thread here detailing behavior in this difficult period Boars: Bullying, Fighting, Fall-outs And What Next?
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Yeah, I've read that thread quite a bit. It's just trying to decide if I'm doing the right thing in leaving them to their own devices!
 
Yes unless they are fighting and drawing blood I would leave them to sort it out. Rumblestrutting and nose offs are sometimes a daily occurrence in boar relationships. My Alby was forever rumblestrutting. Lol.
 
Jaycey said:
Yeah, just leave them to it. Sometimes the rumblestrutting wears off, but sometimes you get a pig like my Podrick who is 3 years old and still does it all day. Thankfully his cagemate just ignores him!
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Yes that was like Alby. ((Rip))) always rumblestrutting. Lol.
 
my Lewis and Casper are having daily nose offs and rumblestrutting.both are being neutered today(does not change behaviour)just gives me more options if they fall out.Lewis is 10 months and Casper is 6 months.Lewis just looks at Casper as if to say "whatever" and does not rise to the challenge.it is just teenagers showing off and i do not worry about it.ive seen full on locked fights between two boars so i know what is not normal.just let them be.Hopefully they will come out of it as a settled pair.
 
Yeah, that was my overall feeling was to leave them to it! Both of them are pretty bad at it, they eventually back off but I know neither one of them is wanting to give in! My other pairs have always just been super relaxed.
 
RJade said:
my two board have just reached 6 months, they're doing a lot of rumbling and nosing off etc. Is t just waiting for it to pass? I've read the advice on this thread backwards but just want to check that unless they're drawing blood, you leave them to figure it out?
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It can be tricky, I have boars, just keep some supervision where possible and check rumps. I had a problem with one of mine being bullied, he had scabs all over his rump, could see it til I looked closer, he,d taken quite a battering, he's fine now living with another boar but it has taken weeks and weeks for him to heal.
 
Skittypigs said:
It can be tricky, I have boars, just keep some supervision where possible and check rumps. I had a problem with one of mine being bullied, he had scabs all over his rump, could see it til I looked closer, he,d taken quite a battering, he's fine now living with another boar but it has taken weeks and weeks for him to heal.
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I've only seen them have an actual fight once, and that was today. And they wasn't any injury and I've never seen any injuries on them before! They always seem to get very tense after I've cleaned them out.
 
Just found your thread after my two have started rumbling alot more and having nose offs. They've always done the occasional rumble. But iv just came bk from a weeks holiday and found they're doing it a bit more and having the occasional nip at each other. No blood drawn. Wondering if they have got a bit bored whilst iv been away, not sure how often my mum had a chance to get them out for a run around. They're about 5/6 moths old now so have also read it's hormonal. Think il leave them to it for now after reading the above.

Kay x
 
if you can just monitor the situation.it can be hormones,teenagers showing off !but if blood is drawn or one is bullied then you may have to look at the situation again.lots of space,two bowls,hidies,water bottles,just enables the under piggie to get to his food and water.the dominant piggie cannot be in two places at the same time.
 
eileen said:
if you can just monitor the situation.it can be hormones,teenagers showing off !but if blood is drawn or one is bullied then you may have to look at the situation again.lots of space,two bowls,hidies,water bottles,just enables the under piggie to get to his food and water.the dominant piggie cannot be in two places at the same time.
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My husband in is the process of finishing the three floor guinea mansion lol. So theyl have tonnes more space soon. Hopefully this will help.
 
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