Which pig is dominant?

Eddie & Elvis

Eddie & Elvis

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Hello, I'm a first time owner and I have 2 boars named Eddie and Elvis who are brothers. I've had them for over 2 months now but I still have no idea who's the dominant piggie. At first I thought it was Elvis because he always pinched Eddie's food but then I noticed Eddie always made sure he got the best hidey when he wanted it. But recently Elvis has started rumble strutting near Eddie so does this mean Elvis is in charge or is he trying to be? I really hope this makes sense.
 
Eddie & Elvis said:
Hello, I'm a first time owner and I have 2 boars named Eddie and Elvis who are brothers. I've had them for over 2 months now but I still have no idea who's the dominant piggie. At first I thought it was Elvis because he always pinched Eddie's food but then I noticed Eddie always made sure he got the best hidey when he wanted it. But recently Elvis has started rumble strutting near Eddie so does this mean Elvis is in charge or is he trying to be? I really hope this makes sense.
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Ha ha. They sound like a right pair of characters. Sometimes in a pair theres not really a boss as such and they are happy to change who's in charge.
 
Rumblestrutting and mounting are dominant behaviours - so whichever one is doing that is likely to be the dominant. The dominant has the right to the best bed etc. But sometimes it’s not always clear to us, the piggies know but it may not be easy for us to tell!
My piggies have a relationship which on the surface is not clear which is the dominant - Popcorn rumbles but doesn’t mount. Dexter mounts but doesn’t rumble. It has been like that for almost two years. This spring time came and boar behaviour took over and Popcorn is rumbling and mounting, Dexter is still mounting but they are the best of friends!
 
Yes they're a very funny pair. I thought it would always be clear who was dominant and I just couldn't work it out. I've read that you should always deal with the dominant piggie first so I wasn't really sure what to do there.
 
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