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Post by cheese27 on Oct 16, 2018 12:18:15 GMT
Ok brilliant, I can go with that one!
And I can just order some wood for the mesh shelves?
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Post by cheese27 on Oct 16, 2018 13:09:14 GMT
Ok plan b!
They had their second reintroduction & it didn’t go well!
Seeing as the second cage is a rubbish hamster cage
thats going to stress them out, I’m going to get a second cage like the one I’ve got,
Then I can take my time with getting them back together rather than rushing because the cage isn’t any good.
Then when it’s time, we can adapt it into one big cage!
They’re stressing me out!
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Post by ntg on Oct 16, 2018 14:01:31 GMT
Oh dear, sorry to hear it didn't go so well! You might just want to stick to one meet per day otherwise they might get overwhelmed by it. But taking your time is usually the best option  Hope you find a second thickets cage soon! |
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Post by deguconvert on Oct 16, 2018 20:14:59 GMT
You may even want to just leave them in side by side cages for a week or two before trying a face to face intro. It sounds very much like they are settled quite firmly into the dominance fighting that is normal for their age, and it can take months to finally have them resettled. Probably not the news you hoped to hear, I realize. If you can accept that this may be the way things are for the foreseeable future, and then just adopt the racing attitude of the turtle (slow and steady . . . ), you may well save yourself from stresses that you and your growing baby don't need right now. Let them live side by side, and watch their interactions, are they more aggressive through the bars, sleeping side by side through the bars, greeting each other or ignoring each other, things like that. They will not have the full benefit of living together, but they won't be strictly alone either, which is far better than just keeping a single degu.
OR . . . if you feel that you are getting signals from your boys that they want to be together, or have other plans you feel would work better, please do them. While I have had lots of introduction/fighting experience, I am by no means stuck on my own plans or opinions, LOL! That's what I love about our collaborative team on here . . . we all offer thoughts and can work together very well to come up with things that help or work. And when nothing seems to work . . . we are EXCELLENT cheerleaders with big shoulders for hard days.
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Post by cheese27 on Oct 17, 2018 10:04:12 GMT
Thank you, I really appreciate the support!
Pets at home told me if two introductions don’t work, then they’re done & cant live together anymore!
But obviously some folk on here have been successful over a longer period of time.
I bought without realising quite how complicated they are,
But I’ve been looking around the forum, and educating myself- then telling my husband all about it too!
Although I do the main care.
Thank you for the advice,
I’ll leave them for a bit before putting them face to face again.
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