Calciferpig
New Born Pup
Evening all, so roughly a month ago we picked up two young pigs from a family near my parents village. They're very happy and have a large cc cage with loft, they pop about all over the place and get floor time twice a day. They have two of everything and up to a couple of days ago, were very chill.
They are a delight, but they're also boars and going through their teenage 'years.' One has always rumbled at the other, this the larger to the smaller, and largely the smaller backs off and peace returns. Now the smaller must be going through a hormone change, he keeps trying to mount the larger pig and there has been a bit of chattering and chasing.
I read on the bonding boars page that giving them a stuffed toy (without eyes) is potentially an outlet for their frustrations? But it doesn't seem to be mentioned much in threads. Has anyone tried this with success?
They wouldn't think it was a female would they and have that escalate things?
They are a delight, but they're also boars and going through their teenage 'years.' One has always rumbled at the other, this the larger to the smaller, and largely the smaller backs off and peace returns. Now the smaller must be going through a hormone change, he keeps trying to mount the larger pig and there has been a bit of chattering and chasing.
I read on the bonding boars page that giving them a stuffed toy (without eyes) is potentially an outlet for their frustrations? But it doesn't seem to be mentioned much in threads. Has anyone tried this with success?
They wouldn't think it was a female would they and have that escalate things?