New girls behaviour slow bonding with a boar

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Hey everyone !
We recently lost one of our 2 pig boats who lived separately :( so we have gotten our one boar 2 sows to live with !
How ever with losing his brother being neutered and having an infection they live side by side for now till he is better !
We’ve never had sows before , is it normal for one to be more dominant?
One of the girls seems ti be rumble strutting at the other one quite a bit ?
Just wondering if this is normal behaviour?
We’ve had them for a week now ! And one seems quite bossy 😅
 
Thanks for your help !
They are still going at it ! One of them just keeps rumble strutting at the other 😭😅 at time they are fine but one seems more aggressive and the other is always squeeking away !
We’ve had them just over a week and slow bonding with our boar until he becomes better !

I thought 2 girls would be all cuddled up but these 2 just want there own space 😅
 

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Is the constant rumbling just them settling in together ? 😅 and one asserting dominance ?
 
I’ve tried to take everything out to see if they get on better but I’ve woken up and the black Guinea pig seems in a right mood this morning 😅
It doesn’t help that Mabel the ginger one keeps getting in her grill 😩😅
 
The video didn’t upload !
But we’ve tried to take everything out and just leave hay and veg to see if it sorts there differences out !
Could it just be settling in and establishing hierarchies?
 
Stretters91 said:
The video didn’t upload !
But we’ve tried to take everything out and just leave hay and veg to see if it sorts there differences out !
Could it just be settling in and establishing hierarchies?
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Best of luck for your bonding.
 
Your set up looks fine but it's very early days so just give them a chance to settle.
I wouldn't keep moving things around to be honest - it will just further unsettle them.

I would also add that I have never had girls cuddle up together. In fact in all my years as a piggy owner I only ever had one pair who slept together and that was a boar/sow pair.
 
Can I ask what you mean by slow bonding? I would wait until he’s fully better before putting them together. If you are merely swapping bedding then ignore me.

The girls will settle down, give them time 😊
 
Hey everyone !
Our boar has finally been given the clear from his neutering,
And has moved into a Brand new cage , they have been living together side by side and are now together !
they still seem to be rumble strutting , and if one of the sows are in a corner / hidey they chance my boar out ? He’s not mounting them of anything! It’s been 24 hours now , they are definitely not a loved up trio , they all like their own space and hidey ! They are in a cage of 3x4 so space shouldn’t be an issue.
But even since we got the sows they have never been like always nice to each other , rather moaning at each other most of the time ! 😅

There’s been no blood or anything just a few fisty cuffs thrown when they get into each others space !
Is it best to try leave them to it ?
 
Sounds normal so I would leave them to it. Remember that it takes them up to two weeks to settle into their hierarchy. It’s still very early days and they’re still sorting themselves out. I would try and make sure that all hides have two exits.

Not being near each other doesn’t mean they’re not loved up. Wanting their own space is absolutely the norm 😊
 
Hey guys thanks for all the help ! It’s our first time having sows aswell !
They are all together and one of the sows our male gets in brilliant with ,
But with the other sow. They keep having little pops at each other ! And bit of teeth chattering , while chasing each other round ?
There has been no blood or anything , but sometimes cardboard houses go flying 😅

Don’t really know what to do when one of girls doesn’t seem to be getting on !
 
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