Help! They're fighting

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We have had our 2 boars for 7 weeks and tonight as we got home from work they started to fight, we have seperated them but have no spare cage to keep one in overnight, we are hoping for some advice on what to do, we were never told that they would fight we did research them but did not find this website till after we had them, we are at a loss on what to do? We cant leave one in the run all night, as they need to be supervised, please help?

Kev and Caz x
 
There was deffinatly a big skirmish but neither are hurt we seperated them straight away, we have looked at the link but dont know what to do for the night, the run is only a p@h run we know they can get over if they try, we have noticed some dominance behaviours, but tonight as we came in they were both agrivated, yet when we seperated them they wheeked for each other, thank you for any advice, 2 very worried piggie slaves!

kev and caz x
 
If the worse comes to the worse you could put one of them in the bath for the night, with some towelling down in it? Or a cat carrier?

Unfortunately boys can go through the teenage phase, it might be possible to reintroduce them once they've had some time out, bathing them together is said to help, so that they both smell the same.

If bite wounds do occur they are likely to be around the mouth and rump

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It may just be dominance if there was no injury or blood drawn and with them wheeking for each other it does sound more like figuring out who's the boss :)

You could try putting them together and watching closely and if you feel it is getting too violent seperate them again.

If it is a genuine violent fight it you will have to be prepaired to buy another piggy set up as they will need some time apart before they can be reintroduced :(

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Yes, as Sophie said, it can help when they've had a few hours apart to calm down. I sympathise, it can be so tricky with boys. If they are calling for each other it may be worth trying to re-introduce. The bath idea is a good one as a short term measure.
 
We have just tried to put them back in with each other on neutral ground in the large indoor run and it didnt go well no fighting but lots of strange noises and raised hackles, they have both settled back down again now one is in the run and one in the cage, this is going to sound really silly but how do you get water into the bath for them to drink, and it is quite warm in there what do you suggest? thank you in advance for all answers,

kev and caz xxxxxxxxxx
 
What you are describing is dominance behaviour rather than fighting and they are both trying to be boss, if they are not fighting you need to hold your nerve and try and let them get on with it. If you want to separate them and put one in the bath you will need to put a bowl of water in with him
 
Both my boars are now separated but can see and chatter to each other. If your boars started to 'square off' to each other they will face each other hackles raised, teeth clacking with head back ready to launch. Not a good sight. I would describe what I saw with my as samurai fighting - flying over each other. If they get that bad DO NOT PUT YOUR HANDS IN. Get a couple of tea towels and through it over them. Take it from me it hurts!:)>>>
 
Ok , latest update
we have decided that we just cant risk having either of our boys injured during dominance " play " so we have them in a cage each of there own , they are off to the vets on tuesday to be neutered and six weeks later we will get them a girlfriend each for company , in the mean time they are in sight of each other and have quietened down very well , in fact patches looks even happier now that spike has stopped hassling him
 
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