My girls were introduced yesterday and the submissive piggy (willa) has always backed down since they seemed to be sure that hazel is dominant and willa is submissive. until this morning it seems that Willa is trying to be pushed around a little less. there had been very little physical confrontation because willa has always run away but this morning when hazel tried to bully her out from under the stool I'm using as a hidey hut willa didn't move and hazel nipped her on the nose. I don't want to call it bleeding because it didn't run or well up with blood much but it definitely was a cut. Hazel then moved on and went to eat some hay.
My question is: is this the point when they should be separated or is this normal for the first 24 hours? and is there something i should do for the cut? I am watching them very closely for confrontation for now. they had seemed to be getting along better until that point and had been sleeping near each other but not necessarily together.
I know both are eating and drinking well and there are two "hidey huts" with multiple exits and I put some tree bark against the wall in two places that make it like a tunle. There are two food bowls, two water bottles, and the hay is in a round basket in the center of the cage.
My question is: is this the point when they should be separated or is this normal for the first 24 hours? and is there something i should do for the cut? I am watching them very closely for confrontation for now. they had seemed to be getting along better until that point and had been sleeping near each other but not necessarily together.
I know both are eating and drinking well and there are two "hidey huts" with multiple exits and I put some tree bark against the wall in two places that make it like a tunle. There are two food bowls, two water bottles, and the hay is in a round basket in the center of the cage.