Brownie

Brownie can hear Milo in his cage
Milo seems pretty happy
obviously will be nervous
but brownie won’t stop biting his own cage
and just making loads of noises that all
he’s like squeaking for him almost if that’s correct ?
 
They can interact through the bars and as it's temporary it should be OK (mods please correct me if I'm wrong)
The excitement of knowing another piggy is there should settle.
 
Yes that set up is absolutely fine.

Brownie is just excited to see another piggy: he will settle down in time.

I would just add though that it looks like they both have far too many pellets. They should have just one tablespoon per day. They should not have access to pellets all day.

I would also say that we don’t recommend the use do food bowls. Eating from a bowl is a rather mindless activity. It is much better to scatter their veg and pellets into a loose pile of hay on the cage floor so they can forage for them. Foraging is a natural ability and keeps their minds occupied. Mental stimulation and foraging is very important for them.
Using bowls may also mean (once they are bonded) that the dominant piggy can hog and drop the other from getting any.
 
Piggies&buns said:
Yes that set up is absolutely fine.

Brownie is just excited to see another piggy: he will settle down in time.

I would just add though that it looks like they both have far too many pellets. They should have just one tablespoon per day. They should not have access to pellets all day.

I would also say that we don’t recommend the use do food bowls. Eating from a bowl is a rather mindless activity. It is much better to scatter their veg and pellets into a loose pile of hay on the cage floor so they can forage for them. Foraging is a natural ability and keeps their minds occupied. Mental stimulation and foraging is very important for them.
Using bowls may also mean (once they are bonded) that the dominant piggy can hog and drop the other from getting any.
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oh okay i’ve took it out i only put that much as brownie is some times very fussy with food
he’s only got tiny bit now and so has milo i does it to show him his food is there cause he’s funny with pallets
and there both just teeth chattering through the bars
 
Brownie has settled a little he’s just laying down
Brownie has always been the more dominant one especially with fudge he was but there were both siblings
 
It really doesn’t matter if they don’t eat pellets. Hay is the only food they need to have constant access to.
Pellets are not essential in the diet (mine only get five pellets each on a Wednesday and five pellets on a Sunday. They get none at all on any other day).

Don’t worry about them - they will settle next to each other.
Dominance is about character and not to do with being siblings (or not).
 
Piggies&buns said:
It really doesn’t matter if they don’t eat pellets. Hay is the only food they need to have constant access to.
Pellets are not essential in the diet (mine only get five pellets each on a Wednesday and five pellets on a Sunday. They get none at all on any other day).

Don’t worry about them - they will settle next to each other.
Dominance is about character and not to do with being siblings (or not).
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oh okay thankyou so much
so all the teeth chattering is perfectly fine for them both to do , brownie just keeps going to sleep then getting up then going to sleep😂😂
milo is eating hay
so seems chilled
and then i start the actual bonding on the weekend ?
 
The teeth chattering is fine for now.

Teeth chattering is a mild dominance behaviour. They will do it when you are actually bonding them as well. Teeth chattering only becomes a problem when it switches from mild to moderate as it then has the potential to become aggressive.

Yes do the actual bonding at the weekend provided Milo has settled and seems ok.
 
I advise that you read through the bonding threads several times and keep it handy. Everything you know will go out of your head during the actual bonding as it can be very stressful.
 
fluffysal said:
I advise that you read through the bonding threads several times and keep it handy. Everything you know will go out of your head during the actual bonding as it can be very stressful.
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okay thankyou yes i keep reading it
i’ve read it loads x
 
Piggies&buns said:
The teeth chattering is fine for now.

Teeth chattering is a mild dominance behaviour. They will do it when you are actually bonding them as well. Teeth chattering only becomes a problem when it switches from mild to moderate as it then has the potential to become aggressive.

Yes do the actual bonding at the weekend provided Milo has settled and seems ok.
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Oh okay thankyou very much x
 
Judge it by how settled the pigs are and making sure you have plenty of time to devote to it. Doing it later is definitely better than too soon as they will be fine side by side.
 
You bond them on a day where you feel they are settled and calm enough, and a day when you have the entire day available to monitor them.

Don’t get hung up on which day it is though - it doesn’t matter if it takes a month before you find a day that you feel comfortable with!
 
Don’t panic if the bonding seems dramatic.
Piggies make soap operas look tame.
I’ve had one bonding that was smooth and simple, another that had lots of drama.

Just make sure you have something for you should you need to calm yourself.
 
Okay thankyou guys
brownie and milo are both showing signs that they are both dominant , but i feel like there exited to see eachother too?
But obviously it’s expected for them to be both dominant i guess , there both looking at eachother through the bars😂😂
and bitting the cages😂😂🫣
Yeah i feel like the longer the better
milo seems to be settling very well though!
he seems very chilled and happy
he hasn’t had a drink just yet
since he’s arrived about 1:45pm
 
Don't worry too much. Some pigs drink very little.
You really can't tell about dominance until they are together. As a caring owner, it's understandable that you are watching and worrying. While they are neighbours nothing bad can happen so try to relax.
 
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