Cage mates

[Jo83]

Hi
My boars have been together over a month now, after I lost Milo’s brother last year. They were bonded at a rescue.
Milo (black, tan & white) is 16mths old,
Red is about 20mths old
I’ve attached a video just to check if this behaviour is normal or are they still settling?!
In general they seem happy enough but Milo does seem to want to assert his authority from time to time!

 

[Zorro1]

Looks to me like they are quite fine with each other.
This look like normal guinea pig behaviour

 

[Jo83]

Looks to me like they are quite fine with each other.
This look like normal guinea pig behaviour

Thanks I hope so, I know rumble strutting is normal it’s the headbutt I’m not sure of, Milo does it from time to time mostly more obvious than in this video, this was quite subtle

 

[Zorro1]

I think they'll get along nicely. They should have sorted their rank out within a couple weeks or so but if it continues you might have a problem. Nipping is also ok, but if they bite each other around the neck or back and/or draw blood or pull each other's fur, they have an issue with each other. I don't think it'll come to that though.

 

[Piggies&buns]

There is no problem showing on the video. Looks like very normal boar behaviour!

 

[Jo83]

Great thanks both, that’s put my mind at ease