Hi ElsieD
Sounds promising and that they are male and female. Yes, best not to disturb them at all. They can be very sensitive. These lengthy circlings, don’t always come to anything even if not disturbed. Sometimes one or other of them will decide to give up and just run off. Also females, it seems, are quite happy to ‘circle’ with more than one male (at different times). Apparently some litters have been found to have more than one Father. But definitely good that there are male and female around and fingers crossed for some hoglets later on.
The best way to watch them is if you have an outside light, to leave it on for a certain amount of time each night. The hogs soon get used to this. Or you could use solar lights. It is usually the type of light which goes on and off that they don’t like – and of course a torch would fit into that category. Ideally watch them from inside – possibly with binoculars – so that you don’t disturb them.
