At just two days with you they are going to be scared and need time to settle in. We wouldn’t recommend that you are attempting to handle them at this point.
We recommend that you cover the cage with a sheet for at least the first week and just leave them to settle in. Just give them hay, food and water, spot clean the cage as necessary but Don’t try to handle them at all during this time.
They will be in a two week period of establishing their own bond as a pair so they need time to settle properly.
You then build up slowly from the second week. First sitting by the cage and talking to them. Offering food from your hand. When they take food that is a sign they are starting to trust you.
This can take days, weeks or months to occur.
It’s not the case that forcing handling from an early age will make them tame - it could make them More fearful. Rather you are better to follow their lead, slowly gain their trust over many weeks and allow them to come to you when they are ready.
You do need to start the routine weekly weight and health checks from week two or so onwards. They won’t necessarily like it but some handling is needed. The weight checks are the only way to know they are eating enough hay.
A pig who struggles to get away, nudges you is usually the most confident - they don’t necessarily like being touched or handled but aren’t afraid to tell you that they don’t like it.
A pig who sits stock still, eyes wide, doesn’t move is usually Very terrified, and simply too scared to move. This pig is the least confident.
A pig who doesn’t like to be picked up (most don’t) but settles when held, still willingly loves about and is still interested in the environment with a relaxed body and body language - they are the ones who don’t mind being held
I have added in lots of guides in my previous reply which detail how to settle them in and gain their trust.
As you have two boys, I will also add our boar guide below.
It’s essential that two boys have a lot of space - you need a cage which measures 180x60cm as recommended size (150x60cm is boar minimum size and anything less than 150x60cm is too small for boars).
Also make sure you provide multiple resources within the cage - two of everything.
Make sure all hide houses have two exits. Anything with only one door can risk causing a fight inside if one feels trapped by the other. There always needs to be a second way out and no dead ends in the cage
1 Common myths and misconceptions
2 The different ages (including teenage)
- Important biological facts
- The formative 'School Weeks' (3 weeks - ca. 4 months)
- The Teenage Months (ca. 4-14 months)
- The Adult Years (ca. 15 months - ca. 4-5 years)
- The Golden Age (ca. 4-5 years until end of life)
3 What do boars need? (List of boar dos and don'ts)
- Space, space and more space!
- Respecting the hierarchy
- The 'one for each...
