[Gpdd] Behaviour: Re: Dominant pig and wounded cage mate

[Leah McNeil]

Mikey,
Please tell your brother to keep
Robbie and Radje separated because
most likely, they will continue
to fight and Radje will eventually
kill Robbie by keeping him from
the food/water source and Robbie
will get weaker and die. Since they
were around your girl pigs, they
could smell the girls and now, they
are going to fight for Dominance.
It doesn't matter that you removed
the girls from your brother's home.
They are still going to Fight.

As long as they are close by, whether
in 2 cages that are kept side-by-side
or whether they're in a bigger cage
with a divider down the middle, they
will not be lonely. I mean, your
brother really doesn't have a choice
at this point. They need to be
Separated...IMMEDIATELY. And they
need to stay apart. Because the
alternative could be Fatal. :-(

Now, I'm not an expert but I would
say that it is doubtful that your
brother will ever be able to bond the
two piggies in the future. Once they
have a big fight like that (where
one pig is injured badly), they will
rarely be Friends again. Of course, it
sounds like they were never friends
in the first place, unfortunately.

In addition, if possible, ask your
brother to take Robbie to the Vet
because those wounds sound extremely
Serious. I hope Robbie is okay.

   Love 'n Wheeeeeeeps,
     Leah...Slave to Brownie Bear
               & Butterscotch :-)

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