Boar bonding

Chloe.123

Chloe.123

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Hi, looking for some advice,

Ive just welcomed a new boar into the piggy family, and the time has finally come to bond him with his new (hopefully) cage mate Beau. Beau is 10/11 months old and will not leave the newbie (Arthur 9weeks) alone.

The humping is constant (although writing this hes lying down), poor Arthur hasn't been left alone, how long do I leave it with the humping going on? He also seems to be trying to nudge his face a lot. They've been in the neutral area for an hour

Arthur is now standing up for himself a little and 'snapping back's at Beau, is this all normal? It's been a long time since I last bonded boars

Thanks
Chloe
 
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As it’s only been an hour and you don’t report any signs of aggression, fighting or all out failure, then I would leave them to it - they need to establish themselves and sort things out between them. Only separate them if there is a proper fight.
 
Chloe.123 said:
Thank you,
Hes very vocal about it. Thank you, I'll have a look through the links
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It sounds worse than it is so try not to worry too much. Have you thoroughly cleaned their cage? You can always leave them in the bonding area overnight.
 
Beau is eating now and only seems to bother him when he leaves one of the hides. I'll keep checking on them. I will be giving it a thorough clean,
 
There shouldn’t be any hides in the bonding area. Only a pile of hay and veg when it’s time for food.
 
And once you are happy that they are going to be ok together and you do put them in the cage with hides, all hides should have two exits/ tunnels. You don’t want any enclosed hideys with boars (particular teens) as a piggy can get cornered inside
 
In the cage put in one hide that only the 9 week old can get into.
 
Sorry I've got another question. Beau is still humping Arthur a lot, is this normal? Not as much in the hutch but I've just out them in the run and as soon as he gets near Arthur's bottom area he smells and then instantly tries to get on top of him. Could I post a picture to hopefully confirm he is a he? Thanks
 
Definitely check the sex

But if he is definitely a boy, then yes boars humping is normal throughout life. They will spend the next two weeks after introduction fully establishing their relationship. You will see a lot of dominance behaviours during this time, but it is something boars do all their lives.
Now you have moved them from their hutch to the run, it is a new environment and a change in environment often sees an increase in dominance behaviours
 
Piggies&buns said:
Definitely check the sex

But if he is definitely a boy, then yes boars humping is normal throughout life. They will spend the next two weeks after introduction fully establishing their relationship. You will see a lot of dominance behaviours during this time, but it is something boars do all their lives.
Now you have moved them from their hutch to the run, it is a new environment and a change in environment often sees an increase in dominance behaviours
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Thank you for reassuring me. I have checked and double checked hes a male but I've made myself worry because of the humping
 
Read the sexing guide - feel for the penis ridge and check inside the slit Illustrated Sexing Guide

He does look like a he to me but it’s not reliable to go by a photo, you need to do the hands on check

Humping happens in boar couples, it’s not a problem
 
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