What does this mean?

[LennyPig]

My 2 piggies have been separated until after Lennie's (boar) castration (which was done and Piglet's (sow) possible pregnancy and birth.

That time is drawing near (they can go back together any time after 4th March) so in preparation I have built their new C&C cage and put them in with a partition so that they can spend time together without actually being together.

I would appreciate thoughts on what their behaviour means.

There is alot of bar biting and nose sniffing through the partition and they are laying together. They are popcorning as they interact. However, every so often Lenny starts rumblestrutting and "patrolling" the partition. There is no teeth chattering and Piglet is just sniffing him as he does this, not seeming bothered.

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[Pigglywink's Rachel]

He's probably showing her what a manly little boar he is. Possibly a courtship display?

 

[Nikki]

Gerty (my nutered boy) does this to Morgan (my sow) and then often tries to mount her, but they are absolutely fine together -they are the best of buds!
Its probably nothing to worry about

 

[LennyPig]

That is what I thought but I wanted to check. Oh and he certainly is a manly little boar

Thanks guys. |)

 

[sue 1974]

My boar did this to the female's, it does settle down

 

[hann65]

Quick question? What if one boy is doing this to another boy? In exactly same situation with the partition? Is that not as friendly!?

 

[Niki]

Quick question? What if one boy is doing this to another boy? In exactly same situation with the partition? Is that not as friendly!?

The one who's doing it is asserting his dominance over the other, all should be fine as long as the other boy doesn't challenge him

 

[Ozzy&Marley]

Marley grumbles at Ozzy quite a lot but Ozzy just ignores him and it has never progressed to anything more, he's just stroppy!