Did They Really Bond

[Julia Rafferty]

My pigs are 2 and 3 months old. I bonded them yesterday and they cuddled all night. When I woke up they were chasing each other around, humping, and popcorning. The pop Corning was what threw me off because they also began to teeth chatter. They were fine for 7 hours while I was asleep so will they be ok for the 6 hours while I am at school, or should I separate them?

 

[sport_billy]

Bonding takes days to complete and you will often see dominance behaviour happening for a week after as it settles

Make sure they have two of everything and read this guide Illustrated Bonding / Dominance Behaviours And Dynamics

 

[sport_billy]

Sounds like it is going well, no nipping or anything?

 

[Julia Rafferty]

Sounds like it is going well, no nipping or anything?

No nipping, although my one like to lick the other one excessively.

 

[Wiebke]

My pigs are 2 and 3 months old. I bonded them yesterday and they cuddled all night. When I woke up they were chasing each other around, humping, and popcorning. The pop Corning was what threw me off because they also began to teeth chatter. They were fine for 7 hours while I was asleep so will they be ok for the 6 hours while I am at school, or should I separate them?

They have bonded but are still very much in the dominance phase, which lasts typically for about 2 weeks. Please take the time to read our bonding guide. It is all explained in there. @sport_billy has given you the link in his post.