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TMI!! Piggie going a bit to far with the humping:(

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thwinka · 25/08/2013 21:48

Sorry for the gross content of this thread but a little concerned with regards to GP1's behaviourConfused GP1 has always been on the dominant side, chasing GP2 around a lot/mounting/humping him etc. GP2 doesn't seem to bothered 80% of the time and they are very bonded.
GP1's mounting behaviour seems to be escalating in the last couple of weeks though and I'm not sure whether I should be a bit concerned. 3 times in the last week when we have let them out in the lounge for 'carpet time' GP1 just wont leave piggy 2 alone. He keeps 'humping' the side of him extremely vigorously to the point that things happenBlush and it gets a bit messy[pulls retching face] !!

Aside from the fact that it is gross and I have to clean them both afterwards, I am worried as to why GP1 has started doing this?? Do you think the dominance problem is escalating?? They have always got on so well that I am really concerned that this may lead to issues??
Please tell me that other people's Boars sometimes do this as well???

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guineapiglet · 25/08/2013 22:08

Hi i am not really a boar expert but lots of folk on here are and i am sure they will give u good advice. From what i have read it seems to be normal behaviour for a certain age. Scroll down the threads and you will see one about relentless bonking! Lots of advice there.

Hope reading some of these threads may help !! Xx

FernieB · 26/08/2013 07:48

Presume they are teenagers? I think it's fairly normal and they will grow out of it. My boys never went quite this far - they fought and argued instead. Thankfully GP teenage years don't last as long as the human ones Grin

FernieB · 26/08/2013 16:19

My Scruffypig does very occasionally hump Smoothpig but is put promptly in his place with one wheek. Smooth has never done this or started any fights/arguments but he is definitely dominant. He has the best igloo, first choice of food and one wheek from him will silence Scruffy and make him retreat.

You may find that GP1 is trying to gain dominance from GP2 which is why GP2 isn't bothered. He's just very sure of himself.

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thwinka · 26/08/2013 21:42

Hi, thanks for replying. Nope, not teenage phase, they are both 3 1/2 years old so fully mature gentleman!! GP2 doesn't seem that bothered I have to sayConfused He wheaks and chases him off to begin with and then kind of just lets him get on with it!! He is very capable of giving him 'what for' if he's had enough. Maybe he's just used to GP1 being a pest so lets him get on with itHmm

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guineapiglet · 26/08/2013 22:12

Hmmm. Strange. They are a good age so not teenage angst?!?Maybe the barmy for boars website might help? It might be late hormone onset....but maybe some separation time would help now and again?
Hot weather?

Keep their hutch area smelling neutral and ensure lots of hidey places so he can escape....

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/08/2013 16:36

My original pair didn't bonk each other (though we found boar glue on GP1 Confused )
My little GP3 tries to mount GP1 (he's now 13 weeks old) so with him it's the hormones.

They are at Boarding at the moment, coming home tomorrow , so hopefully he's been behaving himself.

I've got a 13 week hormonal male guinea-pig and a 13 yo hormonal DS human son.
Fun and games at our house Grin

I'm going to use the time that they aren't at home to give their Pighouse a good clean with a cage spray (usually use steam).
It's been cleaned and aired out but hopefully if it smells like neutral ground then they'll be a bit bamboozled.
(It doesn't take much) Grin

guineapiglet · 29/08/2013 19:41

Aaw 70 I bet you are looking forward to the boys coming home! - Humping or no humping so to speakGrin...

And guess what!?? I also have a nearly 13 year old son who has been, what we call ' challenging' over the summer - hormone central. Hope you have had a good holiday and the guinea boys make a fuss of you!

Harryhairypig · 29/08/2013 22:08

I find a bath calms down the humping, when they both smell flowery it tends to cool their ardour for a while.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/08/2013 22:30

I used to use Gorgeous Guineas "Just For Boars" (sort of sandlewoody smell) .
They would cuddle up in an indignant rage as DD and I dried them.
Then they do the "You haven't dried me right" look and do the little squirrelly standing on their back legs to wash their faces routine.
By the time they are dry, they've forgotten their sulk.

I can't wash GP3 too much, he's Swiss. I haven't read his care-label but I'm sure it says "Surface Wipe Only"

guineapiglet I went off to Sainsburys (fridge empty) and restocked their salad drawer.
DD is counting the hours Grin

AilidhHarvey · 06/09/2013 11:34

What size of cage do they have? Mounting is normal dominance behaviour but if it happens excessively it could be due to them being in each others faces too much.

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thwinka · 06/09/2013 17:00

Hi AilidhHarvey He appears to have calmed down a bit now thankfully!! They aren't to bad in their cage, its when they have the run of the lounge that the trouble startsConfused
Their cage is a 7ft by 2ft c&c cage so a reasonable size I hope. Certainly a lot bigger than most cages!!

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 06/09/2013 20:54

GP3 licked GP1 ears the other day.
GP1 just sat a while then told him to scarper.
Probably thought it was an improvement on the bonking. Wink

FernieB · 07/09/2013 08:28

Aaaah ear licking! If GP3 is going to do that maybe GP1 won't need bathing in future.

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