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Alexandra
Hey, I haven't posted in a while, but I've got a new problem for all of you:
I recently adopted a new sow, Mama, to accompany Cornelia and Caesar (both sows). Mama's owner told me that her baby had died after living together for some time and that he felt she needed a new home because she'd be lonely, so I offered to home her. Caesar is very carefree and at first all three girls got along very well. Cornelia is bossy, though, and Caesar normally takes it because they rarely nip each other. Keep in mind that Mama is a big girl, probably twice the size of either Cornelia or Caesar.
Cornelia decided that she wanted to be the boss, despite Mama being a very docile friendly piggy. She took a nice bit at her and got a bunch of hair (tho I didn't see a bald spot as Mama sheds A LOT). This was enough to off Mama and now Mama is very aggressive towards Cornelia. Sometimes towards Caesar as well, but not as much. It's mostly teeth chattering and some nips (no blood) at the moment, but what can I do? I have to house them all together (they have two floors to their cage) as I can't separate Caesar and Cornelia (Cornelia freaks out when Caesar leaves). I did notice that Caesar was extraordinarily happy last night and insisted on popcorning EVERYWHERE!
Cornelia is quite frightened of Mama now and starts to squeal and shake when she's near her. Mama will open her mouth wide to show her teeth, chatter at Cornelia, and sometimes lunge at her.
Is there anything I can do to help these girls get along? I tried bathing Mama and Cornelia together, but it didn't do much good. I had them sit and eat some yummy veggies together, and that didn't work much either. Mama refuses to share her pigloo (which is understandable), but what can I do? Get them more toys for them to interact? I don't want to have to give Mama back to her owner after all the hassle of getting the cage from him.
What shall I do? I wish these piggies would all just love each other!
I recently adopted a new sow, Mama, to accompany Cornelia and Caesar (both sows). Mama's owner told me that her baby had died after living together for some time and that he felt she needed a new home because she'd be lonely, so I offered to home her. Caesar is very carefree and at first all three girls got along very well. Cornelia is bossy, though, and Caesar normally takes it because they rarely nip each other. Keep in mind that Mama is a big girl, probably twice the size of either Cornelia or Caesar.
Cornelia decided that she wanted to be the boss, despite Mama being a very docile friendly piggy. She took a nice bit at her and got a bunch of hair (tho I didn't see a bald spot as Mama sheds A LOT). This was enough to off Mama and now Mama is very aggressive towards Cornelia. Sometimes towards Caesar as well, but not as much. It's mostly teeth chattering and some nips (no blood) at the moment, but what can I do? I have to house them all together (they have two floors to their cage) as I can't separate Caesar and Cornelia (Cornelia freaks out when Caesar leaves). I did notice that Caesar was extraordinarily happy last night and insisted on popcorning EVERYWHERE!
Cornelia is quite frightened of Mama now and starts to squeal and shake when she's near her. Mama will open her mouth wide to show her teeth, chatter at Cornelia, and sometimes lunge at her.
Is there anything I can do to help these girls get along? I tried bathing Mama and Cornelia together, but it didn't do much good. I had them sit and eat some yummy veggies together, and that didn't work much either. Mama refuses to share her pigloo (which is understandable), but what can I do? Get them more toys for them to interact? I don't want to have to give Mama back to her owner after all the hassle of getting the cage from him.
What shall I do? I wish these piggies would all just love each other!
