Bertie & Jelly
Forum Donator 2024/25
I bonded a new boar Hutch with Bertie 2 weeks ago. They are both 4 and the bonding went well. They have been happily living together since - big cage, 2 of everything, open ended hideys. Out of the blue this afternoon they went into full on fight mode. I’ve no idea what triggered it - it was like bonding day but far more active. There’s been no blood - mostly mounting (bottom and head) bum sniffing, chasing - interspersed with sleeping and hay munching. It started with equal mounting then Hutch has been the more active one. I’ve removed everything from the cage except hay and am keeping a watch on them. After about an hour of this they are currently quiet/worn out.
They never really seemed to have established obvious dominance since they came together. I’ve read the informative guides on here. Could this be delayed dominance behaviours? I’m hoping they haven’t fallen out to the point of separation
They never really seemed to have established obvious dominance since they came together. I’ve read the informative guides on here. Could this be delayed dominance behaviours? I’m hoping they haven’t fallen out to the point of separation