BaldwinandNormie
New Born Pup
Hi! I'm hoping to get some insight into how things are actually going with two adolescent boar skinny pigs!
We started with a 6 month old boar named Baldwin who, after some time in his new home, really flourished. But it became very clear that he needed a friend to love with! After searching for a month's, we came across Norman, another skinny pig just 3 months younger than Baldwin. Baldwin is currently 9 months and Normie is 6.
They've had over a week, nearly 2 in fact, in an enclosure with a little over 8 sq ft for each of them, sharing a long wall of c&c sections. They've been getting along pretty well from what we've been able to suss out. No tooth chattering, just regular rumble strutting from Mr. Baldwin. Norman hasn't engaged in much rumble strutting back. Basically none. They got some free roam time together over the weeks, some tandem lap time, and some towel tunnel games to interact with each other. There was a bit of tooth chattering during tandem lap time and during the towel discovery game, but it never escalated beyond that.
They've been getting calmer and calmer with each other as the time has gone by. We thought it could be time to try them in the same enclosure, finally! It's a DIY 13 sq ft enclosure with plenty of space, several tunnel style hideys with both ends open, 2 fleece couches, 2 hanging blankets to hide in, 2 water dishes, 2 hay/litter trays, 2 food dishes, and plenty of fresh veggies for each of them when we're feeding. Because of the rumble strutting, we're assuming Baldwin has sort of taken the top spot in their little two piggy herd, so he's been getting the first treat, first taken for lap time, etc.
Since they've been in their enclosure today, there's been no tooth chattering. No humping. Baldwin is still doing his rumble strutting, Norman is playing hide and seek in the hidey tunnels. He doesn't rumble back or chatter his teeth. They smell each other's back sides plenty, touch noses, eat beside each other, they both get zoomie and popcorn a fair bit.
Is this going well? We've been so anxious about the boys getting along, and this sounds like a very successful introduction so far, but we're both too inexperienced to know for sure! Any thoughts or insight would be so welcome!
We started with a 6 month old boar named Baldwin who, after some time in his new home, really flourished. But it became very clear that he needed a friend to love with! After searching for a month's, we came across Norman, another skinny pig just 3 months younger than Baldwin. Baldwin is currently 9 months and Normie is 6.
They've had over a week, nearly 2 in fact, in an enclosure with a little over 8 sq ft for each of them, sharing a long wall of c&c sections. They've been getting along pretty well from what we've been able to suss out. No tooth chattering, just regular rumble strutting from Mr. Baldwin. Norman hasn't engaged in much rumble strutting back. Basically none. They got some free roam time together over the weeks, some tandem lap time, and some towel tunnel games to interact with each other. There was a bit of tooth chattering during tandem lap time and during the towel discovery game, but it never escalated beyond that.
They've been getting calmer and calmer with each other as the time has gone by. We thought it could be time to try them in the same enclosure, finally! It's a DIY 13 sq ft enclosure with plenty of space, several tunnel style hideys with both ends open, 2 fleece couches, 2 hanging blankets to hide in, 2 water dishes, 2 hay/litter trays, 2 food dishes, and plenty of fresh veggies for each of them when we're feeding. Because of the rumble strutting, we're assuming Baldwin has sort of taken the top spot in their little two piggy herd, so he's been getting the first treat, first taken for lap time, etc.
Since they've been in their enclosure today, there's been no tooth chattering. No humping. Baldwin is still doing his rumble strutting, Norman is playing hide and seek in the hidey tunnels. He doesn't rumble back or chatter his teeth. They smell each other's back sides plenty, touch noses, eat beside each other, they both get zoomie and popcorn a fair bit.
Is this going well? We've been so anxious about the boys getting along, and this sounds like a very successful introduction so far, but we're both too inexperienced to know for sure! Any thoughts or insight would be so welcome!