Boar bullying, seperate or leave together?

[Lettuce Head]

We have two young boars, for a while after we got them they got along fine, then as one of them got bigger he got aggressive and started bullying the other. I tried to let them sort it out between them but eventually decided to split the cage in two because the victim pig was spending all his time being chased around and at one point had a lump of fur pulled out which was the last straw.

For a couple of months they lived separated but a few days ago the victim pig managed to break through the barrier separating them so I thought it was time they tried living together again.

Now, they're not fighting as such, it's just that one pig is clearly dominant and the other allows himself to be bullied. The bullied one spends all his time hiding in the corner and wheeks a lot every time the other pig comes near him (which he does just to annoy him). So, the victim pig isn't having a very nice time, the bully pig encroaches on his space and chases him around if he wanders out of the corner. The victim pig came to us by the way because he was being bullied at his last home so I suspect he may lack social skills that cause him to be a victim, or to be kinder, I think he may be a pacifist.

Neither of them are getting hurt, there's very little actual aggression going on, but I'm not happy about the bullied pig spending all his time sitting in the corner.

Should I leave them to it and hope they sort it out or put them back to being separated?

 

[Steph+Joe+George]

Can't offer advice but another kind member posted this for me, http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/...FAQ-Introducing-and-reintroducing-guinea-pigs

Hope this offers something for you.

 

[Lettuce Head]

Thanks, that does help, I think I'll have to just let them get on with it and hope it turns out okay. I think I knew that really but it's hard watching a pig being bullied and I suppose I wanted to be told to separate them.

 

[Rodentopia]

Its hard knowing whether to seperate or not most squabbles sort themselves out, i would just keep a close eye on them if the bullying turns worse i would think about seperating them but if things are fine 99.9% of time its probably a dominance thing. Piggies are like humans some like to throw their weight around

 

[PAMELAKT]

Its difficult, however chasing etc is all perfectly normal and as long as your little guy is able to eat & drink etc & isn't being stoped from doing any of these things I would leave them for now. I had this when I first added Billy to my existing boar Rodney, he mounted him constantly and Rodney was so fed up. But it does die down and while I wouldn't say they are massively close they do get on fine. Billy still chases and mounts a little, and sometimes I catch him stood next to Rodney & he just kind of scratches him with one paw! They eat together and share nicely & do groom eachother a little bit.

I would keep a very close eye but leave it just for now... obv if anything agressive happens I would move him out.