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HELP! 2 BOARS WENT CRAZY THIS MORNING! NON STOP

Angela99

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Hi... my BOARS both 1 year old. Woke me up from non stop play fighting and one of them keeps jumping on back of other. I couldn't feed him to calm him down. He's acting strange super hyper now lying on his food dish. They've never acted this crazy for so long. What should I do? Is this hormones? Will it pass? He's also sneezing. 2 hours this has been happening. Cage is upside down from the commotion

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Have they been cage mates for some time or is this new? They might be fighting for dominance at this point. Does your cage have enough space, sometimes a bigger cage is needed. I'd try different food dishes and water bottle if you don't already have them. If it continues and you feel they might hurt each other I'd separate and wait a month or so to reintroduce.
 
Hi. They've been together a year. One is more aggressive but I separated them and the other was crying so I'm confused as yo how to calm him ( Truffle) down I picked him up in fleece and tried to feed him wheat grass but ge wouldnt eat. My cage is big... see pic. I removed a couple boxes. How would I calm down my Truffle? And how long do hormones affect them this way? I feel like they need girlfriends bc he's humping Buttercup 😐
 

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You should only separate if blood has been drawn. Boats go through the teenage years between 4 and 14 months if I remember correctly. The humping is just a display of dominance. It looks quite aggressive but you have to let them work it out themselves. My boys will be 1 in June and earlier this year they went through the same. Toffee was chasing Fudge down and humping. It probably went on for two hours - chase, hump, rest. I think Fudge brought it to a close when he swiped at Toffee’s eye. I found a small cut when I checked on them later.
How many grids is your cage?
 
Thànks for the info... they drew blood on me but I shouldn't have intervened. My cage is 3 grids... I also let them run around for an hour at night outside the cage do they get lots of exercise. It was just out of control this morning and I really didn't know what to do. They seem to actually like being together to be honest and I Can't tell if this is play time... the humping is aggressive and Buttercup screamed super loud 4 times which scared me. Truffle is the aggressor. Now they are calm again but how often will this go on?
 

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Have a look at the bonding threads on the forum tab, there is tons of advice there which should help (sorry, can't do links on this device). At least one of them seems to be having a hormone spike, so you might need to give them a break and reintroduce, but you can't do that too often without putting their bond at risk. The fact they still seem to want to be together sounds positive, and the screaming may just be submission. Definitely have a look at the threads though, they will help you understand what you're seeing. Good luck x
 
Ok thank you so much. If the scream is submission I feel a bit better. I thought he was hurt so I want to protect him. Also it was 5am to 8am in the morning... neighbours will complain. But I feel that they are bonded and don't want to be apart as I've cuddled one the other cries. They like eachother which is why this morning confused me. I will look at the forum on bonding
Thank you again for the advice!!
Angela
 
Reenie said:
Have a look at the bonding threads on the forum tab, there is tons of advice there which should help (sorry, can't do links on this device). At least one of them seems to be having a hormone spike, so you might need to give them a break and reintroduce, but you can't do that too often without putting their bond at risk. The fact they still seem to want to be together sounds positive, and the screaming may just be submission. Definitely have a look at the threads though, they will help you understand what you're seeing. Good luck x
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I read it. Thanks àgain! I cleaned the fleece and cage last night and all fleece potty padding ... possibly why he was running his body all over the place! I couldn't figure it out. Next time I'll leave some dirty potty fleece until new ones get dirty😐
 
When I change the bedding, my dominant boy goes around scent marking. That’s normal too. They will experience hormone spikes. I think that’s what caused the second humping episode, but it wasn’t as intense as the first time. I think Fudge had a mini hormone spike as he attempted to mount and jump Toffee a few times a couple of months ago 😂
 
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