how much is too much?

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I have a neutered boar Eddie, and two females mother and daughter mia and bella. I've introduced them today, bathed them all together and put them in a freshly made up c&c and everything seems fine except baby Bella keeps nipping Eddie, how do you know when enough is enough? He doesn't seem to mind but obviously I'm being a wimp and worrying g
 
A few nips may be her way of keeping him in order. If they draw blood they must be separated right away but it sounds to me like they are just finding their places.
 
No blood drawn, just quite a few nips when he walks past her. He's not showing any dominant behavior. The c&c is 3 by 3 at the moment
 
Its probably just what i call nose butting, i wouldn't worry, they are still trying to sort out who's top piggy.
 
A 3 by 3 isn't really big enough. If I'm right in thinking the grids are 36cm then a minimum for 2 pigs is 4 grids widthways. I think the minimum for 3 is 5 grids widthways. Hopefully someone more experienced with c&c can confirm.
This may be adding towards their behaviour if they're in a space that's too small for them.
 
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