Thanks DocDolittle and cavy-cool-crazy! That all makes sense.
The current plan is: I will keep them in the 2x4 divided down the middle until Saturday (it's so little space for them! But I guess they can deal for a few days). Here are a few more specific questions:
1. how likely is it that they will get along for the 12 hours, get along in the cage (with a few tiffs every now and then--DocDolittle's definition of "getting along"), and then one day, weeks or months down the road, all of a sudden get into a full-fledged fight (like Ball-lightning has just posted)? Is this only a danger if they are not past puberty?
2. What if they do get into a big fight during those 12 hours on Saturday (cross my fingers they won't)?
3. Assuming there is no big fight, why not give them a buddy bath at the end of the 12 hour period on Saturday (just to bond them further)? I have heard (on this forum) that buddy baths should only be used as a "last resort," but isn't this only because it dries their skin to give them TOO many baths? Frankly, I think they could both use one bath because all of this dominance business is making them really STINK!!!
p.s. Thanks for the compliment about the names! "Nosophorus" is a vampire name (where "Nosferatu" comes from), and since Nosy is absolutely jet black (and with long "cape-like" hair), it seemed appropriate
