After a long time of trial and error my two boys finally decided to accept each other and bond. It was all nice until about a week after moving when they had a serious fight, so we kept them separate until Lümi's wounds healed and tried again, that time more slower. They managed to spend the whole day together in their pen but shortly before that nightfall they had another mock battle. Since then i have tried separating and re-introducing them in hopes of a better rebond. Sometimes when they were just out, they would snuggle quite nicely but still fall apart some time or another. That has been going on for about a month.
It's been about a month and they still show no stable signs of wanting to get along. They tried at first but still ended up having a big squabble(luckily nothing more than a bit of fur was lost that time) so we gave it a rest. They do fine separately, are calm and whatnot, but when either gets too close to the other's pen or zooms too fast, usually the other will attempt to follow angrily and nip through the gaps. We keep them separated in the same room, and they share their roaming space.
I was given advice that a total reintroduction was what i should do, but i have run out of absolutely all rooms that neither have been to, in both our residences. Cleaning all over with vinegar hasn't helped the slightest and i'm not too keen on stress bonding since their bonding wasn't an easy one and i'm thinking that the stress would harm Lümi's frailer immunity more than it would help them bond.
I love them both and would really not want to let either of them go, but i'm dubious that they'd have to re-rebond each time we move.
It's been about a month and they still show no stable signs of wanting to get along. They tried at first but still ended up having a big squabble(luckily nothing more than a bit of fur was lost that time) so we gave it a rest. They do fine separately, are calm and whatnot, but when either gets too close to the other's pen or zooms too fast, usually the other will attempt to follow angrily and nip through the gaps. We keep them separated in the same room, and they share their roaming space.
I was given advice that a total reintroduction was what i should do, but i have run out of absolutely all rooms that neither have been to, in both our residences. Cleaning all over with vinegar hasn't helped the slightest and i'm not too keen on stress bonding since their bonding wasn't an easy one and i'm thinking that the stress would harm Lümi's frailer immunity more than it would help them bond.
I love them both and would really not want to let either of them go, but i'm dubious that they'd have to re-rebond each time we move.