littlepiggy16
New Born Pup
Hi there
We purchased two boars a week ago. One is two years old and the other a few months old. They are both beautifully healthy and have been together since the little one was separated from his mother without any issue (so I am told).
I have noticed that the younger boar keeps vibrating, making a low pitched noise and swaying his bottom from side to side. I understand this is rumblestrutting and is a dominance behaviour. Sometimes he will simply sit in the corner of the cage and do this, and other times he will do it in front of the older boar. Most of the time the older boar ignores him, but sometimes he will chase him.
I have googled this and can see lots of instances of the dominant piggy doing this, but not the 'subservient' piggy as it were. I must confess it is worrying me a little. There hasn't been any fighting or teeth chattering/yawning etc. else I would have separated them.
Can anyone tell me whether this is normal behaviour or a cause for concern? In all honesty I had wanted to get two sows as appreciate there can be issues with boars bonding but my little one was adamant that he wanted two boys. That is why I went for the 'age gap relationship' pair as I researched and everything indicated this was less likely to cause bonding issues. To be frank, if their bond breaks then we will have to rehome one of them as we do not have the space to cage them separately. At the moment they are in a smaller cage (4ft x 2ft) but that is only a temporary measure, as I have a 6ft x 2.5ft cage being delivered tomorrow. Could space be the issue? Might they settle down when they are moved?
Any experiences or tips much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
We purchased two boars a week ago. One is two years old and the other a few months old. They are both beautifully healthy and have been together since the little one was separated from his mother without any issue (so I am told).
I have noticed that the younger boar keeps vibrating, making a low pitched noise and swaying his bottom from side to side. I understand this is rumblestrutting and is a dominance behaviour. Sometimes he will simply sit in the corner of the cage and do this, and other times he will do it in front of the older boar. Most of the time the older boar ignores him, but sometimes he will chase him.
I have googled this and can see lots of instances of the dominant piggy doing this, but not the 'subservient' piggy as it were. I must confess it is worrying me a little. There hasn't been any fighting or teeth chattering/yawning etc. else I would have separated them.
Can anyone tell me whether this is normal behaviour or a cause for concern? In all honesty I had wanted to get two sows as appreciate there can be issues with boars bonding but my little one was adamant that he wanted two boys. That is why I went for the 'age gap relationship' pair as I researched and everything indicated this was less likely to cause bonding issues. To be frank, if their bond breaks then we will have to rehome one of them as we do not have the space to cage them separately. At the moment they are in a smaller cage (4ft x 2ft) but that is only a temporary measure, as I have a 6ft x 2.5ft cage being delivered tomorrow. Could space be the issue? Might they settle down when they are moved?
Any experiences or tips much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!