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jerbear

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I have two male pigs that have been together since last March. Why all of a sudden would one male be climbing onto the back of the other and distressing him?
 

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That is typical dominance behavior and is nothing to worry about.
 

jerbear

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It is the non-dominant pig doing it though. He is jumping the bully. This is totally new behavior.
 

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Your pigs could be reevaluating who is the dominant pig. Maybe your submissive pig was tired of being picked on. Unless someone is getting hurt, leave them be.
 

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Watch them carefully. If any blood is shed or they begin fighting, seperate them.
 

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Haha! That must look so silly!
 

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My girls go through a humping phase for a couple days after I do a full-clean (complete with cleaning the coroplast). It's the last thing that happens before things go back to "business as normal." Just re-asserting their dominance, and, as long as they don't actually get violent, it isn't something to worry about.
 
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