Rhyue
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Cavy Slave
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I have 3 boars who have recently started to not get along. Namely Logan had been bullying Chester who I've now separated into another cage (3x2 C&C) after finding him with a split ear. I'd been trying to let them sort it out but relations were just getting worse and although i'm not sure if a ripped ear falls under the designation of "real bloodshed" as the site recommends as the point to separate but I'm not really willing to let it get worse than that. I also didn't really like how Logan would eat Chester's hair that he'd pull out (he's long haired so thats a lot of hair he might consume when i'm not around to remove from his mouth, I didn't want him getting impacted or something).
I'd been secretly hoping Chester would just put Logan in his place, but he's proven too much of a muffin to do so (Chester is far larger, muscular, athletic and stronger in general than Logan so if he wanted to he could easily turn the tables, but even when presented with a golden opportunity he'd never so much as nip Logan).
So my issue is I don't really have the room for two cages, i've got two going right now, but its very awkward and the rest of the family is not very happy with the arrangement. Additionally, I seem to be developing allergies to the little guys and I'm the one who looks after them so the multiple cages isn't thrilling in that respect either.
Tobe and Chester get along okay not amazing, Tobe chatters a little bit at Chester but doesn't seem to especially hate Chester. I've seen him attack Chester once, but i think he was surprised more than it was an intentional attack, and it wasn't a big thing, just a hairball removed (i've seen him wail on Logan once in a similar situation). So it may be possible to move them back together without Logan.
However, Logan is very bonded to Tobe, who also seems fairly fond of Logan. Logan follows Tobe around like a lost puppy, tries his best to sleep next to him and what not. Tobe grooms Logan quite frequently. As such I'd feel bad about breaking them up, but finding a new home for Logan would likely solve my problems, or at least give me enough room to break up a reasonably large cage for 2. I really don't want to give up Tobe, however I don't want to punish Logan either. Logan is a good, sweet, tolerant boy though for anyone wondering... just a monster with respect to Chester.
Rehoming Chester is out of the question, I just couldn't bring myself to get rid of him even with my allergies. He's also quite bonded to me, not to mention he really needs some quiet time to recover, not being passed around right now. I don't really want to have Chester be alone though either, he's definitely a social piggy (you should see how demanding he's being of me for holding right now o_o). He's unfortunately a pretty dominant boy so it could be hard to find him a brand new buddy and I really don't want to go through a second round of this either, for everyone's sake.
I really don't know what to do right now. I really don't want to give them up, I feel really bad just thinking about it, but things aren't working right now either.
I'd been secretly hoping Chester would just put Logan in his place, but he's proven too much of a muffin to do so (Chester is far larger, muscular, athletic and stronger in general than Logan so if he wanted to he could easily turn the tables, but even when presented with a golden opportunity he'd never so much as nip Logan).
So my issue is I don't really have the room for two cages, i've got two going right now, but its very awkward and the rest of the family is not very happy with the arrangement. Additionally, I seem to be developing allergies to the little guys and I'm the one who looks after them so the multiple cages isn't thrilling in that respect either.
Tobe and Chester get along okay not amazing, Tobe chatters a little bit at Chester but doesn't seem to especially hate Chester. I've seen him attack Chester once, but i think he was surprised more than it was an intentional attack, and it wasn't a big thing, just a hairball removed (i've seen him wail on Logan once in a similar situation). So it may be possible to move them back together without Logan.
However, Logan is very bonded to Tobe, who also seems fairly fond of Logan. Logan follows Tobe around like a lost puppy, tries his best to sleep next to him and what not. Tobe grooms Logan quite frequently. As such I'd feel bad about breaking them up, but finding a new home for Logan would likely solve my problems, or at least give me enough room to break up a reasonably large cage for 2. I really don't want to give up Tobe, however I don't want to punish Logan either. Logan is a good, sweet, tolerant boy though for anyone wondering... just a monster with respect to Chester.
Rehoming Chester is out of the question, I just couldn't bring myself to get rid of him even with my allergies. He's also quite bonded to me, not to mention he really needs some quiet time to recover, not being passed around right now. I don't really want to have Chester be alone though either, he's definitely a social piggy (you should see how demanding he's being of me for holding right now o_o). He's unfortunately a pretty dominant boy so it could be hard to find him a brand new buddy and I really don't want to go through a second round of this either, for everyone's sake.
I really don't know what to do right now. I really don't want to give them up, I feel really bad just thinking about it, but things aren't working right now either.
