Failed Bonding

Sharpy

Sharpy

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Some of you may have seen the threads I put up about our two boars II and Spruce. Both were bereaved recently and we thought they had bonded well. Unfortunately last night we had to separate them, I would say 90% of the time there is no issue, they will occasionally rumble strut but rarely does it escalate, 9% of the time we got some teeth chattering but again it never seemed to escalate, unfortunately last night we had the full 9 yds and they faced off and ultimately fought, when I went into the room they scattered to either end of the cage and hid which was unusual as they tended to flight and hide together.

As such we have now closed off the middle of the cage and they will have to live apart, albeit next to each other. It makes me a bit sad that it didn't quite work as I did think they would be happier together but I can also understand why that might not be the case.

Not entirely sure why I'm posting this, maybe as much for information as anything. They had been together for around 2 weeks and there hadn't been any real escalations until this point (that we had seen).

So I guess my point is that despite what could be an initial successful bonding it takes time to for them to work it out and it may still all end in a a ball of flying fur.
 
I’m so sorry to hear things haven’t worked out.
The full bonding process and sorting out the hierarchy takes a couple of weeks after the initial introduction and unfortunately yes, it can fail during that time despite initially appearing ok.
 
Thankyou @Piggies&buns I was aware (thanks to the useful information on here) that it can take 2-3 weeks for them to fully settle. I've been down to see them this morning and they certainly dont seem too upset about being apart, as I said they will remain next to each other but they wont be able to really interact.
 
That's a shame things didn't work out. Can they have contact through a divider of grids or cage bars? With a divided c and c cage my piggies chat, bop noses, rumble strut, lie next to each other, there's a lot going on. While waiting for company Shadow was becoming anxious and weird, and now she's back to her usual happy self.
 
Black piggies said:
That's a shame things didn't work out. Can they have contact through a divider of grids or cage bars? With a divided c and c cage my piggies chat, bop noses, rumble strut, lie next to each other, there's a lot going on. While waiting for company Shadow was becoming anxious and weird, and now she's back to her usual happy self.
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Yes, we have two Midwest cages and they can nose bump, chat and see each other. Which they’ve been doing a bit of today. I’d say they seem a bit more settled than they have been.

in fact II has been more willing to come out for a back scratch or chin rub which is nice so I'm hoping they’re happier.
 
So, a small update. Spruce has now started popcorning, something he's not done before. This morning he had a bit of a mad moment, he was popping and zooming all over his cage. He also seems more inquisitive which is lovely to see. As much as id love to have them bonded they are certainly not unhappy it would seem.
 
Black piggies said:
Maybe the stress is off them now and they've cheered up. Good result then.
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Thats what we are thinking. They spent so much time charging about and rumble strutting I'm surprised one of them didnt put their back out! Generally much more chilled out now. It feels right for them now. :)
 
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