Why are you chewing her whiskers Fluffkin?

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I noticed the oddest thing today. Boogie and Fluffkin were sitting nose-to-nose, perfectly quiet, while dominant Fluffkin trimmed about 3 of submissive Boogie's whiskers down to about 1cm. Er, WHY?

I had noticed the odd stumpy one over time but I had just assumed Boogie had caught it and chewed it of herself when eating hay. She doesn't seem to mind.
 
Ah there is a name for this, barbering is it? Some will say its a dominance thing, but I like the idea that some pig want to be hairdressers! Fleur does it to Flora sometimes! :)

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Yeah you're right S&T it is called barbering. Usually they concentrate on the softer hair but it's not unusual to trim the whiskers. Sometimes they'll only do it for a short period of time and then never do it again but some seem to make a career of it (yeah budding hairdressers ;D ). It's nothing to worry about unless there are bald patches and then they should be separated. O0
 
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