I adopted Lucke (lionhead, 4 years old, neutered) and Gizmo (white, 2 years old, neutered) together in July this year. At the shelter they've always shared an enclosure where they never had any issues, cuddled a bunch and even with their previous owner they lived together. Until recently they didn't ever fight, the only thing I've always noticed was Gizmo asking Lucke for grooming and Lucke usually just ignoring him. Now in the past months Lucke has become more confident, he used to be very shy and hiding most of the time, very proud of him. Unfortunately he now has started chasing Gizmo and even bit out a chunk of fur. To prevent any serious injuries they have been separated by a play pen fence in the middle of their enclosure but I don't want this to be the final solution. I suspect Lucke mainly doesn't want to share food (even though he could never eat all of the greens I feed them on his own, I make sure they get fresh greens three times a day) because he will often chase Gizmo away when he's trying to eat. Gizmo hasn't shown any aggression at all, he still asks for grooming and never even tried to defend himself (understandable, Lucke is a good bit bigger than him). Any advice on getting them to get along again or do I do an entire bonding process? Also does anyone know why this might have happened?
by ThesePigsAreAfterMe_