Rumble strutting and popcorning at the same time

[JenniPigi]

One of my two girls loves to annoy the other by rumble strutting at her and chasing her, and also just rumble struts around the cage sometimes, but strangely when she's in a rumbly mood she often popcorns. I thought rumble strutting always meant a pig was annoyed or trying to assert dominance so why is that when she popcorns the most?

 

[Wiebke]

One of my two girls loves to annoy the other by rumble strutting at her and chasing her, and also just rumble struts around the cage sometimes, but strangely when she's in a rumbly mood she often popcorns. I thought rumble strutting always meant a pig was annoyed or trying to assert dominance so why is that when she popcorns the most?

You see this behaviour generally more with boars, where I interpret it as being quite simply happy with their own station in life and with life in general.

Your little girl has come out on top, against her expectations - and isn't life great?

 

[piggieminder]

I get this with mine. I interpret it as having a rumble because that's what they are supposed to do but it's being done in a casual way, they are saying "I love having a rumble at you, it's so funny".

 

[Merab]

Moses is a rumbler - in context he’s just a very happy boy.