clstarcher
New Born Pup
Hello! New member here!
I have three boars, Oreo, Milo, and Mo, who are going on three years old. They are all brothers and initially we brought home Oreo and Milo as babies. About a month later, we saw that Mo’s adoption had fallen through, so we added him to the group. I fell for the sentimental “keep the brothers together” train of thought, but am more educated now that a trio of boars is not recommended. Milo was the original dominate male over Oreo (more of the runt of the litter). With adding Mo, there was more domainance being displayed by Milo. We got through the “teenage years” with a lot of dominate behavior, rumble strutting, mounting, chasing.... occasionally we would find a small scab indicating a possibly more intense fight. Last night was the worst I saw. I was called to their room with the loudest cry I had heard from them. They scurried to their huts when I arrived. Oreo has a bloody nose, there were tufts of fur in their cage. I sat and observed their behavior, and they then came out fight again. Very threatening, mounting, lunging. It appeared that Oreo was the aggressor so I separated him leaving Milo and Mo. Things calmed down to non-aggressive (yet still excessive) mounting and chasing on Mo’s part.
At this point I am considering permanently separating them. The blood and old wounds might be my final straw. I just don’t know how to separate them? Should I still try keeping a pair? And if so, who should I pair. As babies, Milo was the aggressor. Then it seemed that Oreo finally got fed up and counteracted as a bully. And I would have always described Mo as the passive/calm guy, until his excessive mounting last night.
Additional Information:
They have a 2x5 C&C Cage with a covered 2x1 offset loft. They have three huts at all times, one large hay bag with four openings along one wall, one dry food bowl, and two water bottles. I will also interchange tunnels, fleece canopies, nibble toys weekly for variety.
I can try moving things around (I have read this can be good and bad
). Incorporating an additional hay bag and additional food and water botttles so I have also heard to strip the cage down to the bare necessities (food, water, one covered corner) to prevent the piggies from needing things to dominate.... but this seems to go against everything I have read.... so much contradictory information out there.
Does anyone have any suggestions of what I can do or try as a last ditch effort before I turn towards permanent separation?
Thank You
I have three boars, Oreo, Milo, and Mo, who are going on three years old. They are all brothers and initially we brought home Oreo and Milo as babies. About a month later, we saw that Mo’s adoption had fallen through, so we added him to the group. I fell for the sentimental “keep the brothers together” train of thought, but am more educated now that a trio of boars is not recommended. Milo was the original dominate male over Oreo (more of the runt of the litter). With adding Mo, there was more domainance being displayed by Milo. We got through the “teenage years” with a lot of dominate behavior, rumble strutting, mounting, chasing.... occasionally we would find a small scab indicating a possibly more intense fight. Last night was the worst I saw. I was called to their room with the loudest cry I had heard from them. They scurried to their huts when I arrived. Oreo has a bloody nose, there were tufts of fur in their cage. I sat and observed their behavior, and they then came out fight again. Very threatening, mounting, lunging. It appeared that Oreo was the aggressor so I separated him leaving Milo and Mo. Things calmed down to non-aggressive (yet still excessive) mounting and chasing on Mo’s part.
At this point I am considering permanently separating them. The blood and old wounds might be my final straw. I just don’t know how to separate them? Should I still try keeping a pair? And if so, who should I pair. As babies, Milo was the aggressor. Then it seemed that Oreo finally got fed up and counteracted as a bully. And I would have always described Mo as the passive/calm guy, until his excessive mounting last night.
Additional Information:
They have a 2x5 C&C Cage with a covered 2x1 offset loft. They have three huts at all times, one large hay bag with four openings along one wall, one dry food bowl, and two water bottles. I will also interchange tunnels, fleece canopies, nibble toys weekly for variety.
I can try moving things around (I have read this can be good and bad
). Incorporating an additional hay bag and additional food and water botttles so I have also heard to strip the cage down to the bare necessities (food, water, one covered corner) to prevent the piggies from needing things to dominate.... but this seems to go against everything I have read.... so much contradictory information out there.Does anyone have any suggestions of what I can do or try as a last ditch effort before I turn towards permanent separation?
Thank You
