Falling out ?

[Kittykatindeed]

We’re on day two now of teeth chattering. Chasing teeth chattering and some lunges from my dominant piggie.
they’ve been successfully bonded boar pair for a month now, and yesterday things just seemed tense.
my submissive boar just runs and squeaks. But it’s like never ending with my dominant pig Oreo. He constantly wants to chase. Unless they’re eating or sleeping.
am I looking at a fall out between them? I’m going to stick them together unless blood or my submissive piggy seems down. Any advice .?

 

[Piggies&buns]

How old are they?
How big is their cage?
Do they have two of every item? Beds, bowls, bottles etc
Make sure you handle the dominant first.

Chasing and teeth chattering are mild dominance behaviours. Unless there is a full on fight, you need to let them get on with it.
It is easy to put human feelings onto it but that doesn’t always equate to what’s actually happening between them - you say he looks down - what is he actually doing that makes you think that? The running away and squeaking from the submissive are good signs. He accepts his position in the hierarchy which means they are likely to be fine together. Problems occur when one refuses to back down into a submissive position

 

[Kittykatindeed]

How old are they?
How big is their cage?
Do they have two of every item? Beds, bowls, bottles etc

Chasing and teeth chattering are mild dominance behaviours. Unless there is a full on fight, you need to let them get on with it.

They are around 8-10 months , still teenagers that’s why I didn’t separate yet cause I’m sure Oreo just has a lot of hormones going on.
they do have 2 of everything. Except hay. I put it all in a huge pile.
their cage is a 2x3 c&c at the moment, though today I plan on making it 2x4 until I get more space. As well as they get floor time 2 hours a day.

 

[Piggies&buns]

They are around 8-10 months , still teenagers that’s why I didn’t separate yet cause I’m sure Oreo just has a lot of hormones going on.
they do have 2 of everything. Except hay. I put it all in a huge pile.
their cage is a 2x3 c&c at the moment, though today I plan on making it 2x4 until I get more space. As well as they get floor time 2 hours a day.

There is a big hormone spike at around 9/10 months old and My guess is that is part of what you are seeing. However, lack of space, particularly with teenage boars, will also be a major contributor to any tensions between them and A 2x3 is far too small. A 2x5 is recommended for boars bit bigger is always better.
It might be wise to go give two hay piles.

 

[Kittykatindeed]

There is a big hormone spike at around 9/10 months old and My guess is that is part of what you are seeing. However, lack of space, particularly with teenage boars, will also be a major contributor to any tensions between them and A 2x3 is far too small. A 2x5 is recommended for boars bit bigger is always better.
It might be wise to go give two hay piles.

I’ll have to swing by and get some more chloroplast than ! I’m heading off to work and I’m just so nervous about them being home by themselves where I can’t keep an eye out !

 

[Kittykatindeed]

I’ll have to swing by and get some more chloroplast than ! I’m heading off to work and I’m just so nervous about them being home by themselves where I can’t keep an eye out !

Just upgraded their space from the 2x3 to a 2x5. Hopefully they calm down slightly. Oreo , my dominant piggy, seems a little calmer than yesterday. So fingers crossed !

 

[Piggies&buns]

Excellent news!
A bigger cage often helps. Boys need their own territories and space to get away from each other. It also make it easier for you to feed them at opposite ends of the cage to stop any issues with food. Also ensure any hideys have two exits. Nothing enclosed where one piggy can corner another.
More space certainly helped my boys when they were teenagers...mind, they now have the entire 8ft x 6ft shed to themselves and I’ve lost my storage space!

 

[Kittykatindeed]

Excellent news!
A bigger cage often helps. Boys need their own territories and space to get away from each other. It also make it easier for you to feed them at opposite ends of the cage to stop any issues with food. Also ensure any hideys have two exits. Nothing enclosed where one piggy can corner another.
More space certainly helped my boys when they were teenagers...mind, they now have the entire 8ft x 6ft shed to themselves and I’ve lost my storage space!

Oh my. I wish I had that much space to give ! They seem to be doing better. There’s still some rumbles and teeth chattering , but not as consistent and overbearing as the past few says. Oreo isn’t stopping ginger(my submissive piggie) from eating, and they actually were both running around and popcorning during and after their new cage was finished! It was a relieving sight, for now. And as for their hideys, they’ve always had open ended ones. Even one box hidey has 4! Since introducing them I didn’t want any kind of negative aspects like getting stuck in a hidey! Ginger just runs through them when Oreo is being a grump.

 

[Piggies&buns]

It’s great that they are doing better. Hopefully things will continue to improve. Do keep a close eye on them though and remember that rumbling etc are normal dominance behaviours and they will always do that but as long as they aren’t full on fighting, things should be ok.