My boys had a fight..........is it serious?

[guineafriend]

They flew at each other last night, I’m not sure what happened, one minute they were walking around talking, the next minute they just went for each other. I shouted (very loudly) and they separated so no harm done, peace was restored it seems pretty quickly but I am worried about what will happen next………

The only consequence is that it appears that Scampy, the more dominant but very shy one has had the b*****ing from Treacle who seems now to be in charge of the house etc.

I’ve been expecting this for a while as Treacle is quite a bit bigger than Scampy (1268g vs 986g), I just don’t want anything to break out while I am at work all day or for Scampy to become anymore nervous than he is already.

It is just a matter of wait and see if Scampy accepts the change in authority?

 

[MemberX]

I would wait and see. My two older boys have the odd disagreement, the sad thing is if they do fall out I'll have to rehome one but I hope it doesn't come to that.

Just watch and see what happens, they may figure it out witout any major fight.

God luck!

 

[sammyroo]

When you say they 'went for each other', did they actually bite - draw blood?
How have they been with each other up to now, and how old are they?

I think in your position I would keep them together but keep a very close eye on them, check them over carefully for any bite wounds, especially around the ears.
Hopefully it was just a one-off and they will settle down again, but if they do start serious fighting you will have to separate them - either by dividing the cage or by placing two cages next to each other so they can still talk to each other through the bars.

 

[sokel]

It may have just been something that caused them to have a slight fall out,
I have 1 pair of Boars that have the occasional tussel but its usualy caused by one having a nice jucy piece of veg and the other one wants it but they are back to best friends in no time at all.
As long as they are not doing damage to eachother I would just keep an eye on them for now

 

[SkinnyLover]

I agree with whats already been said. I find boars fight over houses, if that was the case I'd concider taking them out for a while and re introdicing them in a few days time

 

[guineafriend]

Thanks.
Sammyroo, they just "flew at each other" with tetth chattering, it was so quick. I don't think that there was any biting, there certainly weren't any wounds, but I don't know if that was just because I shouted and scared them apart.

They are about 8-9 months old, there has been the normal rumbling and chasing each other for months but never any teeth chattering or fighting.

Would cleaning them out and rearranging their living areas help? Perhaps put some new things in?

 

[MemberX]

I think giving them stimulation does help in taking their minds off being aggressive but again it would have to be two of everything so they don't fall out over it.

 

[Jillybean]

I agree. The more to keep their minds occupied, the better. The 3 brothers I have are now 10 months old. I did have to separate Harvey out - Jacob split Harvey's lip. But this was when they were in a smaller area while I was revamping their proper area. I put them all back together when I returned them and I just keep a close eye on things. It helps that they've got a very large living area - I really think this helps, they need their own space. They also come out for a run in a different room each evening for about 1-2 hours.

Good luck.