Boar trio problems...

[Mariah^^]

So a month ago I successfully introduced my two brothers to jujube. And they have been living together happily since.
When I got Mocha and cappuccino six months ago I was able to quickly determine who the dominant one was. Mocha would always start nose offs, mount, and claim food. Cappuccino being extremely mellow and submissive would quickly back down and not even put up a fight. So that was that.
Mocha was quick to show his new cage mate Jujube who was boss, and jujube being young didn’t even care, it was all a game to him. So there was no problem there.
But this past week Mocha has been acting strange. I’ve noticed him randomly chasing the other two boys. Just out of nowhere. He also would quietly teeth chatter for a couple of seconds. Then it’s over. Yesterday and today he has seemed to take it to a whole new level… he will start his random chase and follow through with biting, Continuous biting. Mocha and Cappuccino will escape his rampage by going upstairs where Mocha refuses to go.
Any ideas of why he is doing this? When I take them out for playtime it’s not as bad he only does the occasional nose off when the others get to close. Will this progress to a bad fight or is this normal in a trio group. Is it just because he is overly dominant? If it is should I be worried? Any suggestions?

 

[liquorice allsorts]

this is the same behavior that one of my boar trios started towards just one of the others, i am sorry to say i could nt take the risk of serious injury to poor hartley, so as they are in a c&c cage, i put a grid down part of the cage and now hartley is quite happily living in his side with the two others the other side, so they can see and smell each other, and i have not had a problem since!

 

[Mariah^^]

i put a grid down part of the cage and now hartley is quite happily living in his side with the two others the other side

With the cage i have now it would be kind of difficult to seperate them like that. are there any other options... will he not settle down? this is so frustrating...

 

[Suzygpr]

As many of the experienced members say time and time again - trios rarely work out long term. I reckon that maybe 5% of trios are successful, the ones that do work are often formed of older, placid boys that have got past their hormonal stages and have the right personality mix.

Cage size is one of the vital components of a successful trio - if possible 1 sq metre per male. I give all males wicker balls and teddies to use to show their dominance - scent marking, biting, throwing around and humping, if they will use an inanimate object to relieve their frustrations then there is less likelihood of them falling out with each other.

There is a very real possibility that there will be a big fight with your boys given the information you have provided, so be prepared for them needing to be separated, sometimes all 3 will need to be housed individually as fall outs can cause males to reject any cagemate.

Suzy x

 

[liquorice allsorts]

to be honest i would part them now, i was lucky, as two are still together, and bonded beautifully, it was the two babies who decided to fall out despite an enormous hutch ( 7 ft x 3 ft) teddies to hump, lots of toys, bonding baths, and i regularly moved things round in the hutch to keep things interesting. interestingly, it was the one one being dominant who has stayed with the older, very calm boy. sorry to sound negative, but i would nt attempt three again, and if i had nt found this forum i would nt have been sure what to do when the problems started, and nobody has once said "i told you so".

 

[Mariah^^]

sorry to sound negative, but i would nt attempt three again, and if i had nt found this forum i would nt have been sure what to do when the problems started, and nobody has once said "i told you so".

I'de be lost without this forum and do not plan on trying a trio again. I separated him. My moms friend is looking to adopt him. Juju and Capp are much more relaxed. They have started rumbling and slow mounting. I'm guessing because I removed the dominant that they are just figuring out the new ranks and that everything will settle down.
Cappuccino is such a Submissive pig, I hope all goes well. My mom said with his shy personality he might do better in a heard of sows. I'll see how everything falls out before concidering that option. Neutering is a scary decision...

 

[Glynis]

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