[Gpdd] (BEHAVIOR) They wont get along with Nathan, my new piggy

[Sandra Oliver-Poore]

It takes a long time to integrate a new boar into a group of boars.  The bathing and bedding changes are good.  The best is if you can set them up side by side so they can touch and sniff but the wire keeps them apart.  This phase can take weeks.  You can start having floor time together after a while on neutral territory. Keep big towels handy to separate them if they get into a big fight, a watch out, their bite is terrible.  You will never have a completely peaceful intriduction, they do have to establish dominance patterns, and there will always be some humping and rumbling, completely normal.  Another hint besides the baths,  when you put them together even for short periods give them a mountain of their favorite veggies to work thru, they will usually rather eat than fight.  Also make sure there are no girl pigs around and make sure sure no matter how friendly they get get that there are at least 2 water bottles and 2 feed dishes. in the cage and that there are pigloos and tubes so one can hide out.

Hope this helps
Sandy