odd sniffing bum behaviour

[lucyjoanne]

hi everyone

i have two female piggies, penelope and poppy

they are both about 12 weeks old, and apart from a few grumbles now and again, they have both got on well, though for the past day and a half, poppys nose has litrally been glued to penelopes bum, poppy will wait outside their igloo for penelope and then sniff her bum constantly!

at first i thought it was stange but probably okay behaviour, but poppy will constantly disturb peneolope and even try and raise penelopys bum up just to get a sniff! i dont want to sound crude but it does sometimes look that poppy is doing a bit more than sniffing :red

its really starting to bother poor penelope, and I'm not too sure if it will stop, if anyone can think of why my piggy may be doing this i will be glad to hear it, as it doesnt seem normal @)

lucy

 

[nutmeg]

It could be that Penelope has come into season, which they do about every two weeks. Piggies do get narky with each other at this time, but is does usually pass very quickly. xx

 

[Beautifulmess]

Africa does this to Leo, I'm not sure why, i always thought it was because like rabbits they eat their droppings to get the extra nutrients.

 

[Wiebke]

I agree with nutmeg - it sounds like a girl in season.

The girl in heat will often act like a male in the absence of one and may even do a bit of humping on occasion. The season proper lasts for about a day every couple of weeks and the girls can be as temperamental (or grumpy!) as a woman with pms!

 

[Lisajazz]

I also agree. I have one girl who is like this when in season but none of the others are - she really annoys them for about a day and a half and then it's back to normal again for a while.

 

[lucyjoanne]

thanks everyone

 

[nutmeg]

I guess the piggies are pretty much like us then. Narky for a bit, then back to normal - God help anyone who crosses us. lol x