Boris And Bjorn Fallen Out Brothers

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after my trip to Wales to pick up Pluto and Saturn ( names Dylan and Sherman) I was confronted by the boys at a terrible stage, I'd been putting them in cooling off for the past two weeks because of constant teeth chattering and general Pickering. Well poor Boris had ended up with a torn ear and cut lip. And they were still at it. As luck would have it I had a spare cage 120 ferplas , so poor Boris is now in there on his own . I can't put them together because I know from how ferocious the set to was its not going to happen. I'm running out of room now I will have to rethink the whole set up . Bjorn is in the main run, I'm going to move him to the smaller pen that Dylan and Sherman are in, so they can have more room. Feel really bad but I really can't risk taking on anymore boars as friends to them , I just hope they will be ok on their own. Will post pigtures of Dylan and Sherman later on the correct forum x so sad for the boys :( xx
 
Oh I'm sorry to hear they have fallen out! It's something we all as piggy owners dread :( I hopoe you manage to sort things out x
 
I am very sorry; it sounds like they are not getting on and likely never will!

Can you find a solution with nextdoor pens? I am using Ikea linnmon 75x150cm tables, which fit into a 4 grids wide C&C cage. That allows you a 2x4 grid C&C cage, a 2x4 ft conventional or even 2x5 ft tradional cage on top and you could arrange two 2x3 grid C&C cages on the bottom. A 2x3 gird cage has the same ground space as a 2x4 ft tradional cage and is therefore adequate for a single piggy. Your two fallen-out boys could then live alongside on the ground floor and your two bonded boys on the table? The ables allow plenty of light and access to the bottom cages. For cleaning, I just lift them slightly with my shoulders without the need to shift them. The whole setup would fit in a 110x150cm space and allow optimal long term interaction.

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I so hope you can get them alongside each other in some way. If we had been able to meet yesterday I would have happily loaned you my spare big Ferplast, or I have a spare 3x2 C&C up in the attic. The forum just happened to crash at the wrong time! Good luck with everything:doh:.
 
Wiebke said:
I am very sorry; it sounds like they are not getting on and likely never will!

Can you find a solution with nextdoor pens? I am using Ikea linnmon 75x150cm tables, which fit into a 4 grids wide C&C cage. That allows you a 2x4 grid C&C cage or even 2x5 ft tradional cage on top and you could arrange two 2x3 grid C&C cages on the bottom. A 2x3 gird cage has the same ground space as a 2x4 ft tradional cage and is therefore adequate for a single piggy. Your two fallen put boys could like alongside and your two other boys on the table? The ables allow plenty of light and access to the bottom cages. For cleaning, I just lift them slightly with my shoulders without the need to shift them.

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AuntyC said:
I so hope you can get them alongside each other in some way. If we had been able to meet yesterday I would have happily loaned you my spare big Ferplast, or I have a spare 3x2 C&C up in the attic. The forum just happened to crash at the wrong time! Good luck with everything:doh:.
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aww you are so nice:hug: didn't know till I got home anyway. I'll have to save a little for a while anyway to get the money together for everything do you think they will be ok side by side I wasn't sure if they would still squabble through the bars xx
 
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Wiebke said:
I am very sorry; it sounds like they are not getting on and likely never will!

Can you find a solution with nextdoor pens? I am using Ikea linnmon 75x150cm tables, which fit into a 4 grids wide C&C cage. That allows you a 2x4 grid C&C cage, a 2x4 ft conventional or even 2x5 ft tradional cage on top and you could arrange two 2x3 grid C&C cages on the bottom. A 2x3 gird cage has the same ground space as a 2x4 ft tradional cage and is therefore adequate for a single piggy. Your two fallen-out boys could then live alongside on the ground floor and your two bonded boys on the table? The ables allow plenty of light and access to the bottom cages. For cleaning, I just lift them slightly with my shoulders without the need to shift them. The whole setup would fit in a 110x150cm space and allow optimal long term interaction.

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I have two bonded boys that live in a massive pen 8x4 ( murray and Darius) my new ones Sherman and Dylan are in a ferplas 120 with a c&c run connected 2grids x 3 grids don't think its big enough for two so want to move them to Bjorns run with is 5 grids by 3 grids then bjorn to there's just leaves boris in the felrplas 120 cage but no run that's my issue really he's used to it yours is a brilliant set up. Just need to get the money together to make things happen xx
 
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I have two bonded boys that live in a massive pen 8x4 ( murray and Darius) my new ones Sherman and Dylan are in a ferplas 120 with a c&c run connected 2grids x 3 grids don't think its big enough for two so want to move them to Bjorns run with is 5 grids by 3 grids then bjorn to there's just leaves boris in the felrplas 120 cage but no run that's my issue really he's used to it yours is a brilliant set up. Just need to get the money together to make things happen xx
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Could you poach a few grids from Murray and Darius' pen for the time being?
 
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Wiebke said:
Could you poach a few grids from Murray and Darius' pen for the time being?
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IvE managed to get 4 so far their pen is in a recess so they only have one long fence but might be able to free up another 3.then just got to work on the space to put the ru n as Boris cage is on top of Bjorn sleeping quarters so no space for a run . Going charity shops tomorrow see if I can get some tables might check Ikea see how much the ones are you have. I really appreciate your help sureit will all come good in the end.xx
 
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IvE managed to get 4 so far their pen is in a recess so they only have one long fence but might be able to free up another 3.then just got to work on the space to put the ru n as Boris cage is on top of Bjorn sleeping quarters so no space for a run . Going charity shops tomorrow see if I can get some tables might check Ikea see how much the ones are you have. I really appreciate your help sureit will all come good in the end.xx
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Just done a swap about put Dylan and Sherman in a bigger pen, bjorn is in the smaller one. I've been looking at murray and Darius pen and I could easily fit boris along the bottom of the pen seperate of course, so he can still interact. My question is would it cause problems to murray and Darius having another boar near them? I can't physicaly put boris near bjorn at the minute. I know how piggies work so any advise please xx
 
salembinx said:
Just done a swap about put Dylan and Sherman in a bigger pen, bjorn is in the smaller one. I've been looking at murray and Darius pen and I could easily fit boris along the bottom of the pen seperate of course, so he can still interact. My question is would it cause problems to murray and Darius having another boar near them? I can't physicaly put boris near bjorn at the minute. I know how piggies work so any advise please xx
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I meant to day you know how piggies work x
 
Wiebke said:
No, after some blustering, the boars should be OK as next door neighbours!
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Yes seems to be ok so far been a lot of rumbling and running along the devider and trying to get to one another but they are settling down just giving each other a little sniff from time to time. Just need to make the run a little bigger xx
 
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