Bonding, should I wait till Shadow's better?

[Black piggies]

There may be no answer to this... but could bonding very timid, bereaved Mila, with live alongside VERY boisterous 11 month old Bertie and dominant but struggling with UTI 5 year old Shadow, cause Bertie to think that because he can become dominant to timid Mila which I think he will, that he'll increase his efforts to dominate Shadow?

Or, as I hope, the 2 younger ones can have fun and give dominant Shadow peace to recover? Bertie and Mila show each other a lot of interest through the cage divider

I don't think Shadow could cope if Bertie is any more OTT.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi!

Please be aware that the bond between Shadow and Bertie may be broken in the process. As long as you are willing to deal with any fall-out when things are not going to plan, you can try and see whether Bertie and Mila may make a better pair than Bertie and Shadow but I would strongly advice not to count on them necessarily making a trio.

 

[Black piggies]

Ooh thank you. There can live alongside in any configuration. I thought they'd make a good trio. What could happen between Shadow and Bertie?