PetFamilyBK
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2019
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- Joined
- Oct 17, 2019
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Hi all, sadly I’m just beginning a reintroduction of one of our elder piggies named Nibbler (5yo) as we had an unfortunate death with his cagemate of 5 years named Yancy on Tuesday which had left him very sad (not to mention us incredibly as well). First two days he had been visibly eating and drinking less, skittish, and afraid to leave his hidey at night. He had been becoming more active as of late reminiscent of his old playful self, social with us, and pretty much back to his eating routine as of today, but we still decided to find a new buddy ASAP. After a fair share of research since Yancy’s passing, my wife adopted a 2 - 2-1/2 year old male boar named Owl to be his buddy. We chose to do a quick neutral introduction in a 2x8 grid fleece enclosure today.
Things were testy at first with our first boy Nibbler rumblestrutting, chattering, chinning, chasing/following, even trying to get a hump on. Owl would shift and run around the cage, and squeal high in what seemed like self defense or just trying to remain neutral - even submissive from what it appears from the outside looking in. A fight didn’t break out thankfully, but things were nippy with Nibbler seeming to be the aggressor. Owl was the first to lay down, while Nibbler had constant energy. Eventually they both tired out, napped a bunch on opposite sides and then closer next to each other, even eating together as well (hay and from the same pellet bowl) and out of the same pellet bowl. Owl is still getting chased and they’re both still testy at times.
My questions are, since this has been going on since 5PM and it’s 9:30PM now, do we put their new hideys in? Do we divide the cage with two grids in the middle and house them separately for the night? Or do we leave them together in this set up and continue to provide individual housing amenities?
Thank you in advance for you time and assistance! I’m hoping this is successful match!
Things were testy at first with our first boy Nibbler rumblestrutting, chattering, chinning, chasing/following, even trying to get a hump on. Owl would shift and run around the cage, and squeal high in what seemed like self defense or just trying to remain neutral - even submissive from what it appears from the outside looking in. A fight didn’t break out thankfully, but things were nippy with Nibbler seeming to be the aggressor. Owl was the first to lay down, while Nibbler had constant energy. Eventually they both tired out, napped a bunch on opposite sides and then closer next to each other, even eating together as well (hay and from the same pellet bowl) and out of the same pellet bowl. Owl is still getting chased and they’re both still testy at times.
My questions are, since this has been going on since 5PM and it’s 9:30PM now, do we put their new hideys in? Do we divide the cage with two grids in the middle and house them separately for the night? Or do we leave them together in this set up and continue to provide individual housing amenities?
Thank you in advance for you time and assistance! I’m hoping this is successful match!