How Do You Do A Bonding Bath?

[Poppy'sMum]

After my dominant sow bit the younger one that had just had an operation I have kept them separated but able to see one another so today or tomorrow I was going to bath them & put them on the floor together in the hope they will get along again. How do you bond bath? Do they all have to go in a bath together or does bathing them individually work the same? How successful is bathing? I have 3 so it could be a big job doing all together & I don't want any getting ill after if they get cold

 

[piggyfan]

From what I have heard bonding baths work with boars as they (not trying to be rude) can smell and this makes them smell the same. I tried it on my neutered boar and Sophie as he was not very nice to her and it worked for only a few days. You just bath them at the same time as they seek comfort from each other they can bond.

 

[Poppy'sMum]

Thanks Piggyfan I decided as it is 10 days since Ziggy's op that tomorrow I will bath them all together really early in the morning then put them in a massive run in the hall with a big pile of hay & hope they get on again They've been together all their lives (3 years) so I don't want to give up hope just yet