I tried for the second time yesterday to introduce my young cavy to my adult cavy. The first time they met, they displayed a lot of the typical behavior like mounting and chattering and butt dragging, then got along after an hour or so. I set up the cage and they got along for a while, but after 5 hours the older one was rumble strutting non stop!! He just kept growling at the younger. No other aggressive behavior aside from the vocalizations. But I separated them because the younger one seemed distressed.
Two weeks later I attempted it again. This time the typical displays of dominance lasted very shortly before they got along with each other. I left them for 2 hours together and then moved them to the cage. Here they stayed peacefully for 6 hours until the growling began again. They were running around and popcorning but the older one just would NOT stop growling and rumble strutting even for a second. This went on for a solid hour to two hours..
So I separated them before I fell asleep. I'm not sure what to do today. I can't find much information about the constant rumble strutting. Are they not getting along? Is that normal? There are no other aggressive or dominance related signs. I just want them to finally be able to stay together!
Two weeks later I attempted it again. This time the typical displays of dominance lasted very shortly before they got along with each other. I left them for 2 hours together and then moved them to the cage. Here they stayed peacefully for 6 hours until the growling began again. They were running around and popcorning but the older one just would NOT stop growling and rumble strutting even for a second. This went on for a solid hour to two hours..
So I separated them before I fell asleep. I'm not sure what to do today. I can't find much information about the constant rumble strutting. Are they not getting along? Is that normal? There are no other aggressive or dominance related signs. I just want them to finally be able to stay together!