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Re introduced my piggies today, looks like they ok together. So happy, just hope they won't fell out. Put baby powder on the carpet in the whole room and I think that worked well, i know its not good to use baby powder but I think one off it's ok. How long will them take to sort out who is the boss? They are boars
 
It can take up to two weeks to settle fully down. Dominance usually takes a few days, basically until the top piggy is satisfied and secure in his position and the underpiggy has had his say how far he allows himself to be pushed.

Please be aware that loud screaming by the underpiggy is submission and not pain!
 
It's been all day now but there still lots of chattering and raised fur going on and looks like all day on the edge. Is it normal? I start to get worried, gave to go out, hope when I'm back they be ok
 
If they are doing that it means they still have not sorted out who is the boss. How is it going now?
 
Got back home and found older one with swollen lip, the rest is alright. Poor boy. Still some teeth chattering. Hope tomorrow will be better
 
I'm not sure anymore. They had fights. How much of fighting is normal? I think they can't decide who will be the boss. I'm worried that won't stop. Please help
 
You have to be sure they are friends and getting on before you put them in the same cage. If they keep fighting they have not bonded yet. You cannot rush these things. How big is the cage?
 
They live in the room. It's been 4 days and they seems alright now, still a little bit of aggression but much better now. I suppose they always will be a bit like that cause they are boars
 
Once boars are bonded they are not always aggressive towards each other. Keep an eye on them to make sure they do not fight as they may not be able to live together.
 
I am not totally sure. I hope somebody else will be able to tell you that.
 
They ok. My older one wants to be the boss, but the little one is tough cookie not scarred of him at all, but they got all flat to them but still sitting quiet close to each other all the time and if one goes to explore something other one follows too, so funny
 
That is a great sign they are following each other. I think the problem is they both want to be the boss!
 
If you are seeing aggression between your boys then it's better to separate - you shouldn't see aggression when bonding, this is a warning sign that the bonding isn't going well.

Normal bonding behaviour between two boys would be:

- mounting and chasing
- bum sniffing
- mild teeth chattering

Things like biting, loud teeth chattering, kicking and lunging at one another are not good signs and your boys should be separated if this is happening.

You said in one of your earlier posts that when you returned one of your boys had a swollen lip caused by them fighting - is this correct?

Have your boys previously fallen out? or is this the first time you have tried bonding them? (sorry if ive missed your previous threads)
 
That's the first time. It's 4 th day now and seems better, no more biting, just what * txt teeth chattering, but still some raised fur, I'm thinking I ll give them a week or two if still the same then I ll separate
 
It's day 5 and they look like they friends now, didn't see agrression at all even when I fed them. That's good and I think the older one is the boss. They do everything together now. Definitely no fights anymore. I'm very happy now:)
 
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