Is this bullying?

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After the loss of Scampy last week, we found a new baby boy for Blaze today. We were expecting the constant rumbling, chasing and mounting, but worryingly I think Blaze is not letting the baby get to any food, poor little thing is hidden away in a hide. I know we have had him for a case of literally just a few hours, but the food thing really worried me - is this bullying at this stage, or is it normal? (We let Blaze choose from 3 baby boys in the rescue he didn't teeth chatter once.)

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Julie
 
Hi Julie, give it time, your baby could also be hiding because everythings new. Also things change when they are put in a new environment. At the rescue Baby was on home turf (as far as Blaze was concerned), but Blaze knows he's home now so things will change a bit. As long as there's no teeth rattling or chasing then I wouldn't be worried :)
 
So do you not think that Blaze preventing the baby from getting to the food bowl is a problem? There's been no teeth chattering but Blaze has been chasing the baby around a bit, mainly because he's trying to mount him, which the lady at the rescue said would be normal anyway to begin with. I know it's really early days but the food thing is really bothering me, he never stopped Scampy from getting to his food.
 
:) Yes that is a problem, you could try putting another bowl in but Blaze might simply stop him using that one too. Perhaps take Blaze out for a while so baby can eat- don't take baby out and leave Blaze in there on his own though, either just Blaze, or both of them (I would leave the baby for a while though). Tuck some food in the house for him tonight so he has something to eat. Just give it time :)
I don't pair babies very often so am not much help. I put a baby with a boar for a while a few wheeks ago but after about 3 wheeks together the teeth chattering started and rumbling so I got them castrated while they were still living together and when the 2 wheeks was up (and they weren't quite hurting one another ::) ) I seperated them and they went with sows.
 
Thanks for the advice Karen :) I'm so nervous about this, we just want them to be happy. We have two bowls in there and two water bottles so hopefully they will learn to figure it out - we took Blaze out for about 10 mins and baby has just tucked in whilst he was out, but I am concerned. I have to go to work for the next three days as well, so I won't be able to monitor them as closely as I would like!

Jeez, I reckon kids would be less of a worry than these guys!
 
Kids are just a different sort of worry ;D I have 4 males living together here ::)
 
As they are both boars and 1ns new there trying to find out whos boss.

:smitten: :smitten:Soz for you loss and Congrats on your new piglet :smitten: :smitten:
 
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