Rhinos_mom
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- Joined
- Dec 5, 2011
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- Joined
- Dec 5, 2011
- Messages
- 377
Guys you know that I had Rhino, and when he was 3 years old got him a little brother named Yoda who was 3 weeks old. Rhino basically raised him after that since he was weaned from his mother. They were best friends from the get-go. best brothers you ever saw. Rhino passed away last month. Yoda just turned 6 months old this month. Yoda was lonely and depressed without Rhino so I knew I had to get him a buddy. A vet tech at my vet clinic was fostering a little piggie, Chirpa, who is 3 months old now. I adopted him thursday. He's what I've always wanted, an "albino" abby (he's actually a light gray with red eyes, not white).
I introduced them on thursday, as chirpa has already been in quarantine at his foster home.
They've been together since and seemed to be getting along ok, they were displaying what i had read as being dominance behavior and puberty.
But recently i've noticed that Chirpa will not leave yoda alone. its constant harassment. even when yoda is just minding his own business and trying to rest!
Could it be the cage size, you might ask. My cage is over 8ft long by 2ft wide making it over 16sq. ft but I round down to 16 for ease of explaining. It's not the cage size from what I understand.
Have I tried a buddy bath, you might ask. I can't. They're both on revolution for lice treatment/prevention and their last dose is the 25th I cant really bathe them until 2 weeks after the 25th.
I don't know what to do. maybe i'm overreacting and extremely hormonal right now, but Chirpa will not leave my poor Yoda alone!
Which just makes me feel even worse that I lost Yoda's big brother Rhino. they really loved each other.
Do you think it's normal?
will it lessen when chirpa gets a little older?
what do i do?
Do i leave them together or throw up a divider in the cage (they'd both then have 8sq. ft. each)?
if you think i should separate them can/should i reintroduce them when chirpa gets older?
I introduced them on thursday, as chirpa has already been in quarantine at his foster home.
They've been together since and seemed to be getting along ok, they were displaying what i had read as being dominance behavior and puberty.
But recently i've noticed that Chirpa will not leave yoda alone. its constant harassment. even when yoda is just minding his own business and trying to rest!
Could it be the cage size, you might ask. My cage is over 8ft long by 2ft wide making it over 16sq. ft but I round down to 16 for ease of explaining. It's not the cage size from what I understand.
Have I tried a buddy bath, you might ask. I can't. They're both on revolution for lice treatment/prevention and their last dose is the 25th I cant really bathe them until 2 weeks after the 25th.
I don't know what to do. maybe i'm overreacting and extremely hormonal right now, but Chirpa will not leave my poor Yoda alone!
Which just makes me feel even worse that I lost Yoda's big brother Rhino. they really loved each other.
Do you think it's normal?
will it lessen when chirpa gets a little older?
what do i do?
Do i leave them together or throw up a divider in the cage (they'd both then have 8sq. ft. each)?
if you think i should separate them can/should i reintroduce them when chirpa gets older?
