WeeklyWheekies
New Born Pup
I've been bonding my skinny boy Pork Chop with a new boy for the past three days. Initial bonding was okay. Chasing and rumbling but also grooming themselves next to each other and the new pig seemed to want to be near Porky. Eventually the new boy plonked down and rested and they are next to each other for a while. After four hours I added them to a deep cleaned cage.
They seem to not really spend time together and sit on opposite sides of the cage. I've made sure there's two bottle and two piles of hay. The new boy seems to only want to stay under two of the hides and is a bit defensive of them. Porky does seem to want to eat together, but other than that no signs of them really getting along. And now yesterday I noticed a couple of small scratches, which today have turned into many small scratches on the side of Porky's neck.They're shallow, and I know he doesn't have fur to protect him so he gets cut easier, but I'm wondering if this is a sign they aren't compatible or just part of the bonding.
They seem to not really spend time together and sit on opposite sides of the cage. I've made sure there's two bottle and two piles of hay. The new boy seems to only want to stay under two of the hides and is a bit defensive of them. Porky does seem to want to eat together, but other than that no signs of them really getting along. And now yesterday I noticed a couple of small scratches, which today have turned into many small scratches on the side of Porky's neck.They're shallow, and I know he doesn't have fur to protect him so he gets cut easier, but I'm wondering if this is a sign they aren't compatible or just part of the bonding.