Hello all
Our rescue piggies are now nicely settled in. The dominant boar is now quite big, much bigger than his timid friend although I’ve never seen any sign of aggression between them.
My problem is with the dominant boar. He just loathes being picked up with hands, and will try his hardest to bite. Despite this, somewhat contrarily, he is very tame! He will run up to me when I approach the cage and happily sit and be stroked. He will also walk happily into a fleece sack and be fed veggies in the sack on my lap. He will then kick and squeal to be returned when he’s had enough.
He is a little character and I have no desire to make him into a cuddly toy, but I am concerned that I can’t do necessary health checks on him as I can’t handle him without him being in a fleece sack. I have tried and he scratches and kicks and turns his head to bite.
He is about 6-7 months old, and sorry to be graphic but he has absolutely enormous testicles, could it be that he’s just full of hormones and may come to accept handling as he ages? Like I said, I’m not worried about him not being cuddly I know that most piggies aren’t, I just want to be able to check him over properly.
My timid piggie is actually much easier to handle and submits to it quietly!
Any advice would be welcome thank you.
Our rescue piggies are now nicely settled in. The dominant boar is now quite big, much bigger than his timid friend although I’ve never seen any sign of aggression between them.
My problem is with the dominant boar. He just loathes being picked up with hands, and will try his hardest to bite. Despite this, somewhat contrarily, he is very tame! He will run up to me when I approach the cage and happily sit and be stroked. He will also walk happily into a fleece sack and be fed veggies in the sack on my lap. He will then kick and squeal to be returned when he’s had enough.
He is a little character and I have no desire to make him into a cuddly toy, but I am concerned that I can’t do necessary health checks on him as I can’t handle him without him being in a fleece sack. I have tried and he scratches and kicks and turns his head to bite.
He is about 6-7 months old, and sorry to be graphic but he has absolutely enormous testicles, could it be that he’s just full of hormones and may come to accept handling as he ages? Like I said, I’m not worried about him not being cuddly I know that most piggies aren’t, I just want to be able to check him over properly.
My timid piggie is actually much easier to handle and submits to it quietly!
Any advice would be welcome thank you.
