in need of advice--> fighting boars

[dickshilling]

Hi all

I would really appreciate some insight into what to do. I have two boars, Ozzy and Peppy, and ever since I introduced them to each other it has been a disaster. I introduced them on a couch with a carrot and they were fine together, even eating the carrot at opposite ends simultaneously. When I put them into the cage there was some dominance behavior (I read through the sticky thread) that seemed fine, but ever since it has not looked good. Peppy looks like an enormous bully, to the point where he will chase Ozzy around and kick him out of either house in the cage. Combined with continual mounting with lots of thrusting, it seems like he is making life hell for Ozzy. All they do is lunge at one another and there is some serious chatter going down. When I took Ozzy out to play with him, he shed an abnormal amount of hair, and I am worried this is due to stress. Any, any advice at all would be great. They were introduced to each other on November 28th and this behavior has not stopped yet. I feel awful; all I wanted to do was get Ozzy a companion because he seemed lonely and now it looks like he is having the worst couple of days of his life.

For what its worth, Ozzy was purchased from a pet store a month ago where there were no other guinea pigs in the cage, and Peppy was purchased from a house with over a dozen other pigs. Could this have something to do with it? Please help a new, worried owner.

 

[flintstones]

Hiya,

I would advise separating them if one pig cannot demonstrate piggie behaviour, lunging is a clear NO, NO this is Aggresive behaviour. Have any of the piggies been hurt?!

I had a similiar situation with one piggie being bullied which was my oldest one! Maybe this thread could help but there were cuts and I had to separate them in the end! For both piggies, none of them could have been happy!

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=40445, Also check these links out;


http://www.susieandpigs.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/seperation.htm

http://www.susieandpigs.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bullying.htm

 

[ollie]

its seems their not getting on which some times happens i would separated them put 2 cages near each other & see if they have a chat & put Ozzy in for a while see if they get on
it is a worry when they start chasing & humping have they both grown in to little men?

jo xx

 

[sophiew (EAGPR)]

Hi

How old are they?

The most likely option to work is to bond an adult boar with a baby boar (as young as possible), although there's no guarantee they won't fall out when the baby becomes a 'teenager' -however, we've bonded lots of boars like this and they've been fine.

Adult boars or boars of a similar age are more difficult.

You could try bathing them together so they both smell neutral, and then splitting the cage with mesh so they live side by side. Swap them over into the other side every other day, so they get used to each other's smells.

They could have floor time together on neutral ground - withold veg that day, then put them on the floor together with their favourite fresh food.

Good luck

Sophie
x

 

[flintstones]

its seems their not getting on which some times happens i would separated them put 2 cages near each other & see if they have a chat & put Ozzy in for a while see if they get on
it is a worry when they start chasing & humping have they both grown in to little men?

jo xx

I wouldn't think putting them in the same cage is a good idea after separating :{?

 

[wales1000]

I have had this problem in the past - we have 3 boars who currently live on their own as they all hate male company and have drawn blood with various males in the house hold. I am not getting them chopped as they are next to each other and seem pretty happy on their own.