Hi.
I've never own piggies before and I'm really trying to look after them but I'm really confused by their behaviour. Both unnuterred, bonded males from a rescue.
I have one piggie by the name Angel. He is lovely. OK with being picked up, likes a groom, will feed from my hand.
The other piggie is an absolute swine. His name is Butterfly. (my daughter chose their names). He bullies the nice one all the time.
From YouTube videos I'm understanding that they are asserting who is boss in the home.
The confusion is this- Angel is constantly being mounted by the one I don't like and is chased by him most of the time. Angel is also the one making the "stay away from me because I'm aggressive" noise. I don't know what it's called but it's like a cross between a cat's purr and a pigeon's coo. (according to YouTube).
Butterfly is the bully but doesn't make any noises. I think he is a bit sociopathic.
Eventually Angel turns on him and he runs away... For a few minutes then it starts all over again.
Is this normal? Clearly the one being bullied could stomp the younger one if it chose to, but he is just incessant in his attempts to dominate.
At the moment, butterfly is only there to keep Angel company. Is there a chance this will stop? The rescue said they are a good bonded pair with no dominance issues. Since we've had them, this behaviour has been ongoing. We've had them for 5 days now.
I've never own piggies before and I'm really trying to look after them but I'm really confused by their behaviour. Both unnuterred, bonded males from a rescue.
I have one piggie by the name Angel. He is lovely. OK with being picked up, likes a groom, will feed from my hand.
The other piggie is an absolute swine. His name is Butterfly. (my daughter chose their names). He bullies the nice one all the time.
From YouTube videos I'm understanding that they are asserting who is boss in the home.
The confusion is this- Angel is constantly being mounted by the one I don't like and is chased by him most of the time. Angel is also the one making the "stay away from me because I'm aggressive" noise. I don't know what it's called but it's like a cross between a cat's purr and a pigeon's coo. (according to YouTube).
Butterfly is the bully but doesn't make any noises. I think he is a bit sociopathic.
Eventually Angel turns on him and he runs away... For a few minutes then it starts all over again.
Is this normal? Clearly the one being bullied could stomp the younger one if it chose to, but he is just incessant in his attempts to dominate.
At the moment, butterfly is only there to keep Angel company. Is there a chance this will stop? The rescue said they are a good bonded pair with no dominance issues. Since we've had them, this behaviour has been ongoing. We've had them for 5 days now.