yannikin
Active Member
What up y'all,
I'm trying to figure out how to assess the progress of Cali and Jackson's bonding. I'd like to know if their progress is normal and if I can start increasing their access area.
Cali is a female and Jackson is a male. Cali is the dominant one out of the two and Jackson is very submissive. Thus, order was established very quickly and they got along very quickly in the bonding process. They've been in a confined space together for a bit over 2 weeks now. They'll get 4-5 hours of play a day in a larger confined area (4 feet X 6 feet).
In their x-pen, they are mostly cordial to each other and sleep laying down next to each other. They also groom each other after For 90% of the time, they are completely fine. However, when there's a commotion (IE pellet bag ruffling sounds, opening the cage door, other loud clanking noises) they get excited and she tries to hump him. She'll chase him around a few times before he turns around and tries to chase her.
My questions are:
- given that it's been only 2 weeks, is this behavior normal?
- if you had a similar experience, did you let them figure it out on their own or did you actually step in?
- at this point, would you allow them more access or keep them confined?
Thank you!
I'm trying to figure out how to assess the progress of Cali and Jackson's bonding. I'd like to know if their progress is normal and if I can start increasing their access area.
Cali is a female and Jackson is a male. Cali is the dominant one out of the two and Jackson is very submissive. Thus, order was established very quickly and they got along very quickly in the bonding process. They've been in a confined space together for a bit over 2 weeks now. They'll get 4-5 hours of play a day in a larger confined area (4 feet X 6 feet).
In their x-pen, they are mostly cordial to each other and sleep laying down next to each other. They also groom each other after For 90% of the time, they are completely fine. However, when there's a commotion (IE pellet bag ruffling sounds, opening the cage door, other loud clanking noises) they get excited and she tries to hump him. She'll chase him around a few times before he turns around and tries to chase her.
My questions are:
- given that it's been only 2 weeks, is this behavior normal?
- if you had a similar experience, did you let them figure it out on their own or did you actually step in?
- at this point, would you allow them more access or keep them confined?
Thank you!