Squealing the house down...

[TheAurora]

So I was woken at 1.05am by the sound of two naughty piggies squabbling in the living room.

They don't actually hurt each other, but try and jump on each others sides. But their squeals were so loud I was worried the neighbours would come round and complain so I had to seperate them... which caused even more trauma!

Once Freddie realised he was going to be left on his own seperate from Marmalade he became quite distressed. But I didn't know what else to do.

Any advice?

p.s... I put them back together this morning and they are fine.

 

[TheAurora]

Happened again last night... worrying me because they have been together all their lives and I'd hate to think all of a sudden they will have to be separated permenantly!

 

[*Debbie*]

Oats does this to Porridge, it seems quite natural and he does no actual damage - doesn't nip or anything just stands on his head. I bathe them together with the same shampoo to stop any phermone smell if they are re-acting to that.

As long as no-one is hurt I think this is natural behaviour, people can correct me if i'm wrong on that and may have other ideas to help calm it down a bit.

 

[TheAurora]

^Yes, they are not hurting each other... perhaps they are in some hightened state of 'natural urges'!

 

[Lilly]

To me Peanut Butter's squealing sounded like a piggy in the jaws of a hungry hound! But it was just him submitting to Hazelnut who was chasing him after he had got fed up with months of PBs constant mounting. Peanut Butter was the aggressor but also protested just as loudly if separated from Hazelnut even for the length of time it takes to transport one piggy at a time.

Please do not separate them if no blood has been drawn. They will eventually settle it one way or another. I have read on this forum that to separate when there is no need just means they have to re-establish things yet again when re-introduced.

Sometimes it's hard for us to watch piggy dominance behaviour especially if things have been going well and then one or both hits their teenage hormones. But be assured, unless they are drawing blood they are not being hurt.