Mansel Nott
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Hello
Sorry for to bother you, but I’m looking for advice and thought I could hopefully get some from breeders who are based not far from me in Plymouth.
The pinkish piggy in the photo is Ollie. He is about 18 months old now and we have had him since he was a baby. I believe he’s known as a Teddy. He’s a Boar and very lovely and tame.
Occasionally we baby or piggy sit for our niece when she goes on holiday. He’s also a Boar and called Nibbles, he’s a few years older than Ollie. You can see them both in the picture, with me holding them.
Ollie was a bit territorial at first, waddling his hips, making that curious purring sound and sometimes not letting Nibbles out of the corner of the front room. Never vicious and to be honest Nibbles paid no attention. But that only lasted 2-3 days and Ollie gave up his bullish behaviour and they became friends. However, we could see that when Nibbles goes home, for a day or so, Ollie would be a little withdrawn. Not, jumping on my lap or playing. We therefore assumed he was missing his little friend. We could also see that when they are together, Nibbles had (eventually) a positive influence in Ollie’s behaviour.
So, we decided to find Ollie a new friend.
In the other picture you can see we got a baby long haired piggy. He’s called Ziggy. We got him at 12 weeks and he has been with us for 3 weeks. We read that a baby Boar and adult Boar tend to bond easier than 2 adult boars. Also we read that the adult Boar can become fatherly.
This hasn’t been the case. After sometime apart, about two weeks, we tried to introduce each other. We put them in the front room and it seemed ok. Ziggy wanting to hide under Ollie, and Ollie doing his usual bullishish introductions.
We then progressed to a cornered off area, about 1 mtr square. Same but Ollie being a little more bossy. When things calmed down, and after cleaning the cage of all smells, I tried to see how the got on in the same cage.
Ziggy went straight to the house that Ollie would normally sleep in, but would not let Ollie in, by chattering his teeth. There was a bit of teeth chatter from both, so I took the house out. They both seemed to get on more quietly, and I thought all was good when they sat in the corner of the cage together. Something broke out and Ziggy scratched Ollie’s nose.
So we kept them apart for a few days, sometimes putting the cages together for a few hours
Yesterday, I took them to the allotment, where I have a 2 mtr square cage on the grass.
This should be neutral territory as Ollie doesn’t often get to go there.
And I could see the teeth chatter from both. Ollie yawning to also show his teeth. So I partitioned the cage with a metal trellis.
It all died down, but both wanted to get to each others area, gnawing the plastic on the trellis. Ziggy also manage to get another scratch on Ollie that day.
So here’s my question.
Were we wrong to choose such a young piggy, or should we have got one as old as Nibbles?
Is there anyway we can get these two to bond and get on?
Is there a more passive breed, we can consider instead of Ziggy, one that is happy to be submissive?
Hope you can help.
Thank You
Mansel Nott
Sorry for to bother you, but I’m looking for advice and thought I could hopefully get some from breeders who are based not far from me in Plymouth.
The pinkish piggy in the photo is Ollie. He is about 18 months old now and we have had him since he was a baby. I believe he’s known as a Teddy. He’s a Boar and very lovely and tame.
Occasionally we baby or piggy sit for our niece when she goes on holiday. He’s also a Boar and called Nibbles, he’s a few years older than Ollie. You can see them both in the picture, with me holding them.
Ollie was a bit territorial at first, waddling his hips, making that curious purring sound and sometimes not letting Nibbles out of the corner of the front room. Never vicious and to be honest Nibbles paid no attention. But that only lasted 2-3 days and Ollie gave up his bullish behaviour and they became friends. However, we could see that when Nibbles goes home, for a day or so, Ollie would be a little withdrawn. Not, jumping on my lap or playing. We therefore assumed he was missing his little friend. We could also see that when they are together, Nibbles had (eventually) a positive influence in Ollie’s behaviour.
So, we decided to find Ollie a new friend.
In the other picture you can see we got a baby long haired piggy. He’s called Ziggy. We got him at 12 weeks and he has been with us for 3 weeks. We read that a baby Boar and adult Boar tend to bond easier than 2 adult boars. Also we read that the adult Boar can become fatherly.
This hasn’t been the case. After sometime apart, about two weeks, we tried to introduce each other. We put them in the front room and it seemed ok. Ziggy wanting to hide under Ollie, and Ollie doing his usual bullishish introductions.
We then progressed to a cornered off area, about 1 mtr square. Same but Ollie being a little more bossy. When things calmed down, and after cleaning the cage of all smells, I tried to see how the got on in the same cage.
Ziggy went straight to the house that Ollie would normally sleep in, but would not let Ollie in, by chattering his teeth. There was a bit of teeth chatter from both, so I took the house out. They both seemed to get on more quietly, and I thought all was good when they sat in the corner of the cage together. Something broke out and Ziggy scratched Ollie’s nose.
So we kept them apart for a few days, sometimes putting the cages together for a few hours
Yesterday, I took them to the allotment, where I have a 2 mtr square cage on the grass.
This should be neutral territory as Ollie doesn’t often get to go there.
And I could see the teeth chatter from both. Ollie yawning to also show his teeth. So I partitioned the cage with a metal trellis.
It all died down, but both wanted to get to each others area, gnawing the plastic on the trellis. Ziggy also manage to get another scratch on Ollie that day.
So here’s my question.
Were we wrong to choose such a young piggy, or should we have got one as old as Nibbles?
Is there anyway we can get these two to bond and get on?
Is there a more passive breed, we can consider instead of Ziggy, one that is happy to be submissive?
Hope you can help.
Thank You
Mansel Nott
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