Bonding failing?

Ilovemypigs123

Ilovemypigs123

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It could be nothing but I just want to ask for advice before it gets worse, I had 2 boars who were happily bonded, one became ill and his partner started attacking him so we separated (sadly the ill one died) we left it a while and got a baby boar to bond with the lone dominant pig as he was showing stress signs, they bonded really well together and have been living together happily for weeks. Throughout today the more dominant boy has been chasing and snapping at the younger boar A lot more then normal should I be concerned? No signs of illness baby piggy is still happy and trying to cuddle with dominant pig?

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Please could you tell us more about them.

How old are they? For example, If there is a surge in hormones in either then that may cause this kind of uptick in dominance.

Did you maybe clean them out and remove too much bedding in one go and cause a disruption in territories?
Removing too much scent can cause this kind of thing
 
Piggies&buns said:
Please could you tell us more about them.

How old are they? For example, If there is a surge in hormones in either then that may cause this kind of uptick in dominance.

Did you maybe clean them out and remove too much bedding in one go and cause a disruption in territories?
Removing too much scent can cause this kind of thing
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The dominant one is 1 and a half and the baby is now 6 months.

They’re on fleece, so they get changed every few days with the bath mats daily.
 
So baby is now at the height of hormones so your dominant may be having to put him in his place.

Completely removing all bedding in one go is not recommended. Completely removing all scent disrupts territories when can cause an uptick in dominance. We recommend cleaning/removing fleece in part of cage on one day and then the other part another day (but never removing all bedding in one go). This ensures that some scent always remains in the cage and makes it easier for them to realise it’s still their territory
 
The half and half cage clean is good advice, it really makes a difference.
 
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