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Well as you know i put Lincoln and Kenickie together yesturday. things are going ok bt Lincoln looks depressed. Kenickie is fine and just gets on with his bussiness but Lincoln is constantly rumberling and following him about. I went the pet shop and brought two identical igloos for them but Lincoln cant fit his big bum through the hole lol so i had no choice but to put his old log cabin in there. Kenickie has now taken this and Lincoln wont stand up for himself and his sleeping outside it :( its breaking my heart abit. I'm not going to split them up but need to know what to do. i cant keep taking thing off them though and messing there hutch about. Lincoln doesnt like sharing any veg in the cage either. i put some either end of the cage and Kenickie is quite cheeky and runs straight out for it but Lincolns runs after him and rumbles (doesnt hurt him or anything).

What should i do?
Also how long till the rumberling should stop?
i hope Lincoln isnt upset , i want them to be mates
 
I would suggest you just let them get on with it, It's still early days and Lincoln is adjusting to sharing his space while Kenickie is testing the water so to speak. You should expect rumbling and lots of sniffing for a good few days if not more until they are completely used to each other
 
bless them,their trying to work out who's dominant! i think you need to buy another big house, then put veggies out for kenikie, then put some by lincoln for hin to have. keep an eye our for signs of blood loss,if there is,you need to seperate immediatly! but i dont think you'll have many problems, just the little dude seems to be more dominant than lincoln right now! rolleyesrolleyesrolleyesrolleyes
 
Chez give them a go.....a few days perhaps?
you know Lincoln best i know x)x) so you can read him like a book.......but give him and Kenickie a go...it may take a bit for them to get used to each other, sweetie if in doubt do what your gut tells you xx>>>xx>>>

hey boys i so hope you get on, Granny Glynis would like you two to be bestest mates xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Lincoln still love yeaps little man xx>>>xx>>>
 
George and Alfie have been together now since july, and they still have the odd rumbling session at each otherrolleyes. I really wouldn't worry about it too much hun, I'm sure things will settle down very soon.

The joy of having boars ay!:)), you gotta love um!xoxo
 
I wouldn't worry too much either. and as for the pigloo, I had the same problem. But Bertie insists on going in the little pigloo (with or without Fin in it) from time to time. mallethead You know what it's like, they'll always want want the other one has. You could always try to enlarge the opening of you pigloo. It's tight to turn round inside for plus-size pigs, that's the only thing. If Bert can manage, anyone can!:))

When Finlay arrived, Bertie did a lot of rumbling, which we thought was normal, Rene had till the end, especially if we'd taken Bertie out on his own... Now, as a VERY fast learner, Finaly does the rumbling, Bertie whimpers but they are happy sharing every thing - apart from the pellet dish. Some things are sacred! So we have two of those...:)
 
I wouldn't worry about it too much if I were you. They sound like they are just working out dominance. Just watch over them for a few days and only separate them if their is any violence between them. Have you tried giving them a food and water bottle each? I did this when I bonded Connie and Eliza and it didn't take long before they were sharing xx
 
can you not get another log cabin for Lincoln? I think just try it for another few days, as there is no fighting they are just getting used to each other and need to settle into a new routine....
 
ive taken the log cabin out as Lincoln managed to get in the igloo today. So there is now the two igloos in there. They have a food bowl each and a water bottle each aswel so its very fair. Lincolns still rumberling runnign around the cage and pushin Kenickies igloo with him in it. I'm going to give it ago thou its just upseting as i want Lincoln to be happy. Fingers crossed and thanks for al your replies xx
 
have you considered that he's probably enjoying showing the little dishevelled one who's boss? he's probs just showing off... I bet you that after a couple of days, he'll be looking for K when you take him out...

Good luck anyway!
 
Mine have been together months and they still rumble. I was very surprised that the younger boar is now the dominate one and rules the roost! I would leave them to it as long as they dont fight. My have never had that problem as they just seem to hump each other to see who wins. Good luck
 
I agree with the others - leave them to it, honestly they will sort it out and if they're not full scale fighting then all they are trying to do is sort out who is boss - and it may not be Lincoln! He won't be any less happy for it.

Stick with it!

Good luck

Sophie
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lincolnsmommy said:
ive taken the log cabin out as Lincoln managed to get in the igloo today. So there is now the two igloos in there. They have a food bowl each and a water bottle each aswel so its very fair. Lincolns still rumberling runnign around the cage and pushin Kenickies igloo with him in it. I'm going to give it ago thou its just upseting as i want Lincoln to be happy. Fingers crossed and thanks for al your replies xx
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HI Chez

Dont Panic! remember what i said yesterday! Scruffy was exactly the same, i did NOT separate them, its all new and its going to take time.

Just leave them to it and eventually they will both settle! x
 
Ive just seen this... how are they now?
I'm sure if there is no actual fighting and you just leave them then they will sort it out. Hope it all goes well x
 
if they are asleep next to each other thats amazing, a very good sign.
 
I really feel for you. We had our male dog for 5 years before getting our female, and I was a nervous wreck about our male feeling 'left out'. It was so hard watching her nick his bed/lie on his cushions/eat from his dish. I kept imagining that our male was wondering why on earth we'd brought another dog into the house. A few months on, it's wonderful! They still get jealous of one another but they're the best of friends too. Lincoln's not feeling sad, he's probably feeling a little strange but give it time. I'm sure in a few weeks he'll be so glad of the company as he was probably lonely before. It's hard watching a pet adjust to new circumstances but if it's better for him in the long run, I'd say go for it. Stick with it, Lincoln is lucky to have such a caring mommy :)
 
I have to agree with everyone else - you've just got to grit your teeth and leave them to sort things out for themselves, tough I know when all you are trying to do is what you think is best for both little guys!

Making the opening to the pigloo larger is a great, if you have a sharp stanley knife that should do the trick - if it's one of the pigloos that looks like a proper eskimo igloo i.e. has a little tunnel into it before opening up into a larger area why not cut the tunnel bit off completely, it should be big enough then.

Stick with it, the boys will sort themselves out and if it's just a bit of rumbling etc. they aren't doing too badly!:)
 
lincolnsmommy said:
thanks. things have calmed down and there asleep next top each other now. I'm sure it'll be fine i just have to be patient and expect it not to be easy x
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Thats great! :)

Mine wont sleep next to each other if you bribed them... rolleyes
 
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