Behavior Aggressive Piggy

jessicaspiggies · Jul 8, 2018

This past week my eldest piggy has been acting very aggressive towards my younger ones (even injuring the smallest foot). I have separated them until I get a bigger cage which is coming in the mail, but every time I get all 4 of my pigs in the playpen together he starts chattering his teeth at the others. I'm scared if I'm not there to control the situation a fight could break loose. He is 4 months old and I heard 4-14 months is a very hormonal time for them. Does this sound like just puberty? I have another one the same age and he doesn't cause any problems at all. If anyone has any tips to get them all to bond that would be great.

bpatters · Jul 8, 2018

It's VERY difficult to get more than two boars to live together, and we never recommend trying it. And if they're in a space that's too small, the likelihood of squabbles and injuries increases dramatically.

Also, if you've got him separated, leave him separated. That means no play time together. If you're going to try putting them back together, you should wait until you get a larger cage -- you'll need 20 square feet for four boars. Pigs are wired to establish dominance every time they get together with another pig, and you're just makings things worse by separating them and putting them together again.

If I were you, I'd get two cages and set them up as two pairs.

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