Bonding

[koolkathan]

Hi all!

Sorry about this post I just want some advice, and someone to point me in the direction of which help guide would be best?

Tomorrow, I am hoping to introduce my two boars on neutral grounds. I've had my boars for a while, Stan I've had since he was six months, and he is now one year and four months. And Ollie, I've had him for a month, since he was one, and he is now one year and one month.

Basically they've been side by side in different cages, they wheek together when they want food, I've noticed Ollie has been cage biting the bars to see Stan. And they both jump on the side of the cage looking at each other.

I know to only seperate them if one draws blood. And of course not seperate to put them back in the seperate cages.

Thank you!

 

[Wiebke]

Hi all!

Sorry about this post I just want some advice, and someone to point me in the direction of which help guide would be best?

Tomorrow, I am hoping to introduce my two boars on neutral grounds. I've had my boars for a while, Stan I've had since he was six months, and he is now one year and four months. And Ollie, I've had him for a month, since he was one, and he is now one year and one month.

Basically they've been side by side in different cages, they wheek together when they want food, I've noticed Ollie has been cage biting the bars to see Stan. And they both jump on the side of the cage looking at each other.

I know to only seperate them if one draws blood. And of course not seperate to put them back in the seperate cages.

Thank you!

Hi!

You may find this recently updated guide the most helpful. It takes you through all stages and aspect of bonding and social interaction in great detail and with illustrations and some videos: Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics

Please always have a plan B at the ready if you bond at home; not all bondings are successful. No trick in the world can change personality and make piggies like each other any more than it works with humans!

 

[koolkathan]

Hi!

You may find this recently updated guide the most helpful. It takes you through all stages and aspect of bonding and social interaction in great detail and with illustrations and some videos: Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics

Please always have a plan B at the ready if you bond at home; not all bondings are successful. No trick in the world can change personality and make piggies like each other any more than it works with humans!

Don't worry, they'll still have the seperate cages, incase it all goes wrong. I have the plan b at the ready.

Thank you! I'll let you know how it goes on!

 

[koolkathan]

So far Ollie the newest boar squirting wee at Stan? At least I think it's wee. It's very smelly whatever it is. Apart from that a lot of rumble strutting and chasing in circles trying to hump but none suscessful because they start squirting stuff again. Is this a good sign?

 

[Wiebke]

So far Ollie the newest boar squirting wee at Stan? At least I think it's wee. It's very smelly whatever it is. Apart from that a lot of rumble strutting and chasing in circles trying to hump but none suscessful because they start squirting stuff again. Is this a good sign?

It is par for the course of boar bonding. You have to wait and see how the dynamic develop; whether they will eventually settle down together or whether frustration from one of the boys is taking over.

 

[koolkathan]

It is par for the course of boar bonding. You have to wait and see how the dynamic develop; whether they will eventually settle down together or whether frustration from one of the boys is taking over.

They seemed to have settled. But then they started chasing and running after and squirting each other again. Haha. Silly boars.

 

[Wiebke]

They seemed to have settled. But then they started chasing and running after and squirting each other again. Haha. Silly boars.

Bonding happens in rounds, a bit like a boxing match.

 

[alpacasqueak]

Hope all goes well x

 

[squeaksandcarrots]

Wishing the best!