dragging bums?!

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Hi everyone,

I just wondered whether anyone has noticed their pigs occasionally dragging their bums on the floor?!
My two do it every so often, usually when their cage has just been cleaned, they have newspaper, shredded paper and hay for bedding. They kind of stomp around following each other on the clean bedding and look really excited, but then they both drag their bums on it for a second or two, sometimes just once, sometimes intermittently over 5-10mins.

Thanks
 
sazmatazz said:
Hi everyone,

I just wondered whether anyone has noticed their pigs occasionally dragging their bums on the floor?!
My two do it every so often, usually when their cage has just been cleaned, they have newspaper, shredded paper and hay for bedding. They kind of stomp around following each other on the clean bedding and look really excited, but then they both drag their bums on it for a second or two, sometimes just once, sometimes intermittently over 5-10mins.

Thanks
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It's because they are 'scenting' their home. New bedding = new smells.
 
One of mine does this a lot. He walks slowly and drags him bum along the floor as if he's leaving his scent.

Strange things aren't they!
 
Yep boars generally do this as a display of dominance; they're scent marking & they may also emit the most pungent smell too which once smelled is never forgotten. :))
 
God I thought I was about to get a shock and be told they're actually boys ha ha!
It is very strange, I usually stand there with my confused face on telling them they're silly!
 
my boars do it and god do they smell dirty lol let them loose in daughters bedroom under her bed and freddie kept dragging his bum and he hummed lol
 
They're scent marking their territory- sows do it too. Whenever I clean the cage my two sows will try to outdo one another, running around and seeing who can rub their bum on the most territory as fast as they can!
 
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