Chettsgenie
New Born Pup
I was away for a few days and had family coming in to feed my piggies etc. Got back today and underpig Tweak seems to be going through a hormone spike (I think, he's just past ten months old), and being really aggressive with the dominant pig, Butters (who is just over a year old). Excessive chasing, humping (including his head/face) and teeth chattering which caused Butters to also chatter. I put in a divider as it's a 2x6 c&c cage they're in and Butters doesn't seem to care that I've separated them but Tweak has been chewing at the bars of the divider ever since it was put in. I'm not sure what to do now as I don't want Tweak hurting his teeth or something if I leave the divider in, but I'm trying to avoid a full-blown fall out.
Will a couple of days with the divider in maybe be enough to let Tweak's aggression cool down? Or is this possibly a fight for dominance?
They have two of everything and usually get along okay as Butters is reasonably laid back as the dominant piggy and only seems to do some rumble-strutting and chasing for a few mins when I'm sweeping out the cage etc., and everything calms down again really quickly after. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Will a couple of days with the divider in maybe be enough to let Tweak's aggression cool down? Or is this possibly a fight for dominance?
They have two of everything and usually get along okay as Butters is reasonably laid back as the dominant piggy and only seems to do some rumble-strutting and chasing for a few mins when I'm sweeping out the cage etc., and everything calms down again really quickly after. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.