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Hi a bit of a long one so bare with me.
I have two brothers that have been living along side each other in c and Cs after the had a major fight last year. My mum has had a lone boar for a while after he lost if brother and he's only two. I've tried to find a bonding service locally to her but the one rescues that did get back to me didn't have a bonding service available.
Now my mums circumstances have changed and she is going to have to give up her boar. I really want to take him on and see if I can bond him with one of my boys but I have a couple of questions.
How do I go about picking which boar to bond with? If the bonding is then suscessful would the other boar living alongside effect the bond?
Hope this makes sense!
 
It is literally a case of trying your mums boar with one of yours, and seeing what happens. You won’t know which one he will get on with until you try. If bonding with either of them does not work, ensure you have a plan for the three of them to live separately.

The other boar living alongside will not effect the pairs bond. It’s fine to keep boars alongside each other but what you can’t do is have a sow in the same room.

This is the guide for how to carry out a bonding
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics

Ensure the cage is big enough for a boar pair (180x60cm ideally).

Keep us posted on how it goes.
 
Hi, if you take on your mums boar, you could try him with both your boars and see which is the most stable bond. Having a pair and a single living next to each other won’t affect the bond of the pair. But be prepared that it may not work out with either of your boys so make sure you have a plan B. Good luck!
 
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Hi I I posted a previous thread a while ago regarding taking on my mums bereaved boar and bonding with one of my boars who live as neighbours after having a major fall out last year. So I’ve got him home with us and he’s spent the night in a pen next to them so he can see them. Well there doesn’t seem to be much reaction from all parties? I was expecting so sort of Reaction but apart from a few sniffs nothing really! The boar I was thinking of bonding him with seems less interested and the other one a bit more so. So my question is do I try bonding with the more inquisitive one or does it not matter? I just want to do it right! I’m planing on scent swapping soon and setting up the bonding pen for the rest of the day
 
Beck1986 said:
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Please be patient, we try to get to posts as soon as we can but not every post can be answered immediately

A successful comes down to character compatibility so how they react through the bars doesn’t really give an indication on how they are going to be when they are together and how able they are to form a hierarchy All you can do is try with one and see how it goes, trying the other if the first one fails
 
We are all volunteers here, doing our best. Sometimes you have to be patient. Unlike social media where it’s instant, but by and large unmoderated and often unreliable advice is given, you may have to wait for a reply from a member of the team or an experienced forum member who feels able to offer advice.

As said above, you can only know if a bond will fail or succeed by trying the bonding. With boars it’s a one off, all or nothing event that you have to see through to the end - success or failure. Please ensure you’ve read the bonding guides in detail and are fully prepared before you proceed with the bonding attempt.

Good luck
 
VickiA said:
We are all volunteers here, doing our best. Sometimes you have to be patient. Unlike social media where it’s instant, but by and large unmoderated and often unreliable advice is given, you may have to wait for a reply from a member of the team or an experienced forum member who feels able to offer advice.

As said above, you can only know if a bond will fail or succeed by trying the bonding. With boars it’s a one off, all or nothing event that you have to see through to the end - success or failure. Please ensure you’ve read the bonding guides in detail and are fully prepared before you proceed with the bonding attempt.

Good luck
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VickiA said:
We are all volunteers here, doing our best. Sometimes you have to be patient. Unlike social media where it’s instant, but by and large unmoderated and often unreliable advice is given, you may have to wait for a reply from a member of the team or an experienced forum member who feels able to offer advice.

As said above, you can only know if a bond will fail or succeed by trying the bonding. With boars it’s a one off, all or nothing event that you have to see through to the end - success or failure. Please ensure you’ve read the bonding guides in detail and are fully prepared before you proceed with the bonding attempt.

Good luck
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As said above I didn’t realise and apologised

Thankyou for your reply!
 
Good luck with the bonding, I hope it goes well for either of your boys and your Mum’s piggie 🤞
 
Bill & Ted said:
Good luck with the bonding, I hope it goes well for either of your boys and your Mum’s piggie 🤞
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Thankyou! So far so good I think! Lots of rumbling and mounting from the one I thought would be dominant but no fights as of yet !
 
Oh yes. Sounds fine. For me, if they get past the initial “meet, sniff & hump” phase and they are not fighting, the next most “dangerous” phase is after they’ve had a bite to eat and a nap. It’s sometimes then that they “wake up” and decide it’s a no. But if they are eating, napping and then back to business as usual I’d see that as a good sign
 
Sounds like a good sign to me. Yours went smoother than mine. My boys squared up but Mocha backed down and Cappuccino won the dominant roll. My boys still have their little tizzys as Cappy is a little jerk always rumbling toward poor Mokey. However, if you hear teeth chattering, raising their little paws and getting ready to lunge then be sure to have a towel ready to break up a fight.
 
dhill_cb7 said:
Sounds like a good sign to me. Yours went smoother than mine. My boys squared up but Mocha backed down and Cappuccino won the dominant roll. My boys still have their little tizzys as Cappy is a little jerk always rumbling toward poor Mokey. However, if you hear teeth chattering, raising their little paws and getting ready to lunge then be sure to have a towel ready to break up a fight.
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Oh no that sounds like it was nerve racking! All well so far no teeth chattering just the odd rumble and chase then eating and sleeping
 
Indeed very nerve rattling. I actually trial separated them for a day. Mokey was biting and pulling the bars to get back with Cappy. Cappy didn’t seem to care after awhile. He did bite the bars too at first.

Reintroduced on neutral ground. I learned I over reacted as I did not fully understand dominance behavior. I thought he was biting him but it was more like a hey I’m boss nip. Never blood. Never hair removed.

Good luck with your situation. Mine was caused by rehoming and giving them an upgraded 6x2 c and c cage over the shelters 2x3 little cage.
 
Sorry just need to ask a question!

There’s still a bit of rumbling chasing and chinning ( I think that’s what it’s called) and the more dominant boar is chasing other one about a bit. It happened just now when they heard me come in as they know it’s good time! They are now eating together though?
Should I be concerned or is it normal?
 
Beck1986 said:
Sorry just need to ask a question!

There’s still a bit of rumbling chasing and chinning ( I think that’s what it’s called) and the more dominant boar is chasing other one about a bit. It happened just now when they heard me come in as they know it’s good time! They are now eating together though?
Should I be concerned or is it normal?
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Yes it’s normal. It takes around two weeks for them to fully form their relationship and hierarchy So you will see a lot of dominance during this time. Equally, boars do tend to show dominance behaviours regularly, particularly as teenagers. You only need intervene if there is a full on fight
 
Piggies&buns said:
Yes it’s normal. It takes around two weeks for them to fully form their relationship and hierarchy So you will see a lot of dominance during this time. Equally, boars do tend to show dominance behaviours regularly, particularly as teenagers. You only need intervene if there is a full on fight
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Thankyou for your reply! I hope they work it out ok! They are 2 and 3 years old
 
What I’ve just observed happening is the less dominant boar is doing some rumbling and the more dominant one chasing him off. I’m guessing it’s him putting him back in his place? Will he push him too far one time though? That’s what worries me! Sorry for all the questions I just want it to work!
 
Beck1986 said:
What I’ve just observed happening is the less dominant boar is doing some rumbling and the more dominant one chasing him off. I’m guessing it’s him putting him back in his place? Will he push him too far one time though? That’s what worries me! Sorry for all the questions I just want it to work!
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We are here to help with questions, so don’t be sorry about asking them!

If they can work things out between them, then the submissive will not push too far - he will know his place. As I said, they are in a period of working these things out but if they can’t work things out then you will know about it. Hopefully all will be well.
 
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