Extreme sudden humping between two Boars - No blood, but worrying

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Hi TGPF;

Our two boys, Bluebear and Walker have been getting along famously, and are clingy as anything - However, today's sudden heat seems to have brought on a total shift in behaviour in Walker, where he is non-stop humping Bluebear. It hasn't gotten to the point of blood, but it is the only form of dominance display that he is conducting. Humping, humping, and more humping.

Obviously Bluebear is discomforted by it, and we feel like we can't even leave the room without one of us in there to keep an eye on things - Walker is around 6 & 1/2 Months, and Bluebear is around 1 Year, 5 Months - Bluebear has traditionally been a submissive, but was a dominant in his previous relationship with our old (now departed) cagemate Joey. We have been maintaining the temperature indoors to around 24*C (Very hard to in this heat), and are considering giving them two of everything. Despite this, they're happy to share food, bowls and a hay box together, and Bluebear became visibly clingy to Walker when we put Bluebear back in their cage (Currently they're both on the floor cage for Floor Time), so that indicates their bond isn't strained.

There has also been no bullying, as Walker allows Bluebear to eat, drink and groom, but not rest for an extended period of time. It's like someone's given Walker viagra and he's just wanting to be a bit of a Johnny Bravo towards Bluebear...

Is there anything we can do to help them with this?
 
He is a teen! As long as bluebear is accepting it then it’s best to leave them to sort things out.
It is fine to give them a few days separated to allow a hormone spike to calm down if needed, followed by a neutral territory reintroduction.

Please do ensure they have two of everything in any event, even if they choose to share.
 
Piggies&buns said:
He is a teen! As long as bluebear is accepting it then it’s best to leave them to sort things out.
It is fine to give them a few days separated to allow a hormone spike to calm down if needed, followed by a neutral territory reintroduction.

Please do ensure they have two of everything in any event, even if they choose to share.
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Unfortunately Bluebear is not accepting it - We've just had a lunge from Walker and Bluebear seems dead-set on rocking Walker off his behind when he gets mounted.

It's just worrying as they have a boarding stay for around 4 days coming up at the end of next week...
 
Right they've just erupted into a furball and were seemingly going at eachother. We felt we had to intervene and segregate them, so are cuddling them individually
 
Oh that’s a shame
If it was a full on fight, then please do separate them. Depending on what has caused it, it might be that they need a few days apart to settle (hormone spike) and then try a reintroduction on neutral territory. It will be upon reintroduction that you get the answer as to whether they want to be together going forward.
 
Piggies&buns said:
Oh that’s a shame
If it was a full on fight, then please do separate them. Depending on what has caused it, it might be that they need a few days apart to settle (hormone spike) and then try a reintroduction on neutral territory. It will be upon reintroduction that you get the answer as to whether they want to be together going forward.
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I've included a video of the two in the zip file below - Hopefully you can see it; currently the two are segregated (Walker is on the Floor Cage and Bluebear in their Home Cage), but the two are calling out for one another (Equally, mind; Bluebear is nonstop biting the cage walls and wheeking to get Walker's attention, and Walker is doing the same).
 

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I should also note that when we picked them both up to begin segregation, Bluebear was fine, though Walker felt fit to pee everywhere, if that means anything? Walker was constantly popcorning and just overall being full of energy
 
Is that the incident which prompted you to separate them? To be honest, it doesn’t look bad. He doesn’t look impressed with being humped but it isn’t furball fighting.
 
Piggies&buns said:
Is that the incident which prompted you to separate them? To be honest, it doesn’t look bad. He doesn’t look impressed with being humped but it isn’t furball fighting.
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No, it followed after I stopped recording - Best way I can describe it was it looked like something out of Looney Tunes - Very quick chasing eachother's behinds in a circle, teeth showing, both mounting one another and very loud whinging - Lots of lunges too, but no blood or scratches caused
 
For now they seem to have calmed - They're both back in the Home Cage in their own areas; we've made sure the hay is centrally available, and that they have their own Timothy Hay racks, hammocks / hideys, and water bottles...
 
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