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Post by alicia on Apr 7, 2009 19:51:08 GMT
I have 4 boars in 2 different hutches. I let 2 of the boars (that both live in the same hutch) out in the run then went back inside. Came out later to feed them, and one of the boars from the other hutch was in the run with them. They normally fight so I was panicking, but all they were doing was sitting in different sides of the run. I checked 2 of the boars out and put them in the right hutches and they were fine, but the other 1 sat in the corner and I couldn't reach him. He moved from one side of the run to the other and then only moved a little bit. I tried for ages to get him to go in the hutch or let me pick him up but he wouldn't move into a place where I could pick him up. Looking at him he seems OK, but I was looking for injuries that he could have got during a fight with the other boar. I couldn't see anything but I'm still worried. I couldn't get to him so I just put lots of hay in the run where he was and I just hope if he doesn't go in he'll sleep or eat that. This is a run that is attatched to the hutch and if he wanted to he could easily go inside. I know it was stupid to put the boars out together but I didn't mean to. I'm hoping when I go out tommorow he'll be in the hutch or moving around. It's hard to explain if you can't see it but does anybody know what could be wrong with him? Is it possible he could just be very tired? Sorry if I'm making a fuss over nothing. Thanks for the help
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Post by celia on Apr 7, 2009 21:43:12 GMT
could be that he was bullied and is scared to move from the corner ? If it was me i would try to get him and check him over then back to his own hutch x
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Post by alicia on Apr 8, 2009 20:08:39 GMT
I couldn't manage to pick him up today (It's such a difficult hutch to pick the guinea-pigs up out of) but I was watching him and he has eaten all the hay that I put in the corner and he's moving around fine and seems back to normal. Thanks for the help celia.
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