CookieOreo
New Born Pup
Hi Oreo, our dominant 2yr old female sow lost her companion recently. I did lots of research (not on here) and decided to get two new baby sows. The idea that she wouldn’t feel threatened by babies and may demonstrate maternal instinct. The babies might view her as a mother fig. So Oreo has been in her Ferplast the babies in a c&c. I’ve been swopping bedding all week and all have seemed to be happy. So now I’ve joined the cages together with a barrier between and swopped them into ea other’s cage. So they seem to sniff and settle but Oreo keeps coming to the bars and biting them and doing teeth chattering at one of the babies who keeps coming to the bars herself. initially they seemed to ‘kiss’. Currently they are settled. I’m wondering if Oreo is unhappy they are in her side. I did this so they cld get used to smells and each other.
So what to do next? Leave them like this for a couple of days or put them in a neutral space and let them get on wi bonding. I’ll put an xtra barrier at night to keep them safe.
The babies seem keen to meet Oreo and be affectionate. Oreo seems excited to have them around as she was quite depressed after loosing Cookie.
Any advice from experts please?
So what to do next? Leave them like this for a couple of days or put them in a neutral space and let them get on wi bonding. I’ll put an xtra barrier at night to keep them safe.
The babies seem keen to meet Oreo and be affectionate. Oreo seems excited to have them around as she was quite depressed after loosing Cookie.
Any advice from experts please?