I've rehomed fighting boars

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Help need, I took on 2x 2year old boar's a week ago, overgrown nails, knots in fur etc😞 the under dog has obviously had an horrific time of it, shredded ear, bad scarring on his back and very timid the other boar has had a split lip all of the mentioned wounds have healed now. I have kept them in a big open run for a week now and not really noticed anything other than the alfa one jumping on the timid one a couple of times. Question is do I separate them which I can do as the run can be split and hutch is 2 levels so can seperate or do I leave them together xx sorry long post
 

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When boars change location, they go into a period of reestablishing their relationship. If they want to be together, then you will see normal dominance behaviours such as mounting, chasing, rumbling but nothing will come of it and they will sort their relationship and hierarchy out and live together happily.
If they are not compatible, then they will fight and injuries will be caused. This is bond breaking and means they must be immediately and permanently separated. If they have been fighting previously due to being incompatible then you will likely see it again at some point.
Piggies who cannot live together cannot live in a two storey hutch. They must live in separate but side by side cages for interaction through the bars only. If they live in a two storey hutch then they will not be able to have a full range of interaction.

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I'm just worried about putting them in hutch together at night in case they do fight, the fights they've had before I got them must of been horrific I'm surprised they survived 😢I can split the hutch and put one upstairs and one downstairs, but can they then spend the day in run together as it's such a bigger space and they can get away from each other?
 
T.com said:
I'm just worried about putting them in hutch together at night in case they do fight, the fights they've had before I got them must of been horrific I'm surprised they survived 😢I can split the hutch and put one upstairs and one downstairs, but can they then spend the day in run together as it's such a bigger space and they can get away from each other?
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If they have had full on fights previously, then I would personally separate them completely - that is no living together, no run time together.
If they cannot live together, then they cannot live one upstairs and one downstairs - they will need to be separated but live side by side. if one lives upstairs and one lives downstairs then they cannot interact fully with each other and will get lonely.
Also If they cannot live together, then they cannot have run time together either.
 
I can split the run so they can see each other all day its just at night time they would not see each other would this be a problem?
 
Yes potentially - they will be spending quite a few hours without interaction overnight.

Where are you located? I ask this as seasonal changes may also play a part. For example, if you are in the UK and they are to live outside year round, hen their ability to be in a run will stop altogether come autumn so if they are then confined to their hutch one above the other for months so will lose all interaction and will get lonely.
 
I don't know what to do for the best, I already have 2 girls who live happily together in a completly separate part of the garden well away from them 😔 yes I'm in the uk and bring my girls inside for the winter so can see what you mean the boars would be separated in the winter 😔😔
 
It is great that you took these boys on, but it really does sound like separating them will be the best and kindest thing for them in the long term.
One possible solution would be to contact a rescue and enquirie about boar dating. That way you could find one boar a partner and possibly give the other to the rescue so he can also be paired up and find a loving home with a new partner.
The current sett up looks great in terms of size, but is in now way appropriate for year round accommodation in the UK, so you willed to start thinking ahead about how you will house them in a few months.
Having one stable pair will obviously make this easier and also kinder to the piggies.

Please take the time to read the guides linked to above - they will help you decide if the bond is broken, but sadly once blood has been drawn it is unlikely they will ever be able to live together.
 
I don't know what to do for the best, I already have 2 girls who live happily together in a completly separate part of the garden well away from them 😔 yes I'm in the uk and bring my girls inside for the winter so can see what you mean the boars would be separated in the winter 😔
Swissgreys said:
It is great that you took these boys on, but it really does sound like separating them will be the best and kindest thing for them in the long term.
One possible solution would be to contact a rescue and enquirie about boar dating. That way you could find one boar a partner and possibly give the other to the rescue so he can also be paired up and find a loving home with a new partner.
The current sett up looks great in terms of size, but is in now way appropriate for year round accommodation in the UK, so you willed to start thinking ahead about how you will house them in a few months.
Having one stable pair will obviously make this easier and also kinder to the piggies.

Please take the time to read the guides linked to above - they will help you decide if the bond is broken, but sadly once blood has been drawn it is unlikely they will ever be able to live together.
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Thanks they have a large double hutch for night time xx I'm just worried about putting them in it as it's more confined, all the wounds look older and are all healed I've had them a week and no fights just a bit of chattering and mounting one is really scittish (the one with most scars) so is it possible it is just terrified of the other one? They feed together but ignore each other the other times. I'm sorry I'm so concerned I've never had a problem with my girls so this is worrying for me xx
 
As I said, and as yours have already been fighting, then I would personally end their relationship and keep them entirely separate. They may not have had a fight in the run in the time you've had them but it is possible its because they have a lot of space and can choose to keep well away from each other - so you are right to be concerned and not want them confined to a hutch together. Any fight which causes injuries is bond breaking and requires them to be immediately and permanently separated.

You do need to think about where to go from here.
As I said, they cannot live as single piggies in a two storey hutch as they cannot interact with one living up and one living down. So, if they are to stay single then you would need to rethink their living arrangements so they can live entirely side by side permanently so they can interact through the bars only.
Getting them each a new character compatible friend via dating at a rescue. That way, they can live in a two storey hutch, with one pair at the top and one pair at the bottom. However a boar pair need a 6ft hutch (5ft at a minimum for a boar pair) so you would need to make sure the hutch is big enough to have a functioning pair living in it as boars do require more space than sows. Or choosing to keep one of them, bonding him with a new friend and surrendering the other to a rescue to be rebonded and rehomed.
All of the options require arrangements for winter to be made.
 
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