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Been away for a week and left my two boys, Zapp and Buzz with my dad at his house. On returning Dad informed me that Zapp the older one has been bullying Buzz the younger one! I asked if they had been exercised and he said no but they had been out each day for cuddles. I said perhaps they were feeling major pent up and once they had the run of their room again they would settle. I also noticed that Buzz hada scab on his rump which suggested a nip to me. I bought them back home and gave them a good run around their room most of the day and on returning them to their cage sat and watched them. Zapp definately is being grumpy and chasing poor Buzz away from all. They both have a house and they both have water. I noticed also that Zapp was teeth chattering the first time ever at Buzz. Buzz has always been the submissive one and isn't retaliating YET! but have decided that on letting them out today and Buzz staying under the chest of drawers that he is being very timid and probably unhappy. Sooooo I have placed them in separate cages next to each other so they can see eachother. I also have given Zapp the once over and noticed that he had quite alot of creamy smelly stuff around his bottom which when i tried to clean it he wasn't very happy about it wriggled alot. I wondered if zapp has just become a grump or if he is uncomfortable. Zapp is approx 9 mths and buzz is 9 weeks old. Any hope of me getting them back together?
 
Think it may be a dominance issue here - Zapp being the older piggy is asserting himself to Buzz. In my honest opinion, unless there is serious fighting, would put them back together. I know it's hard to witness this behaviour but to separate them is only going to create the same problem so better to stick things out:... When I bonded my girls, the tiny ones kept squealing everytime one of the older girls so much as looked at them :{ but they were fine after a short time.
Zapp being 9 months old is likely having hormones raging as well.
Hope it all settles down soon as it is sad if they have to live apart when they may have got through this and worked the heirarchy out.
Keep us up to date and I hope someone with more advice than I can give is online :)
 
I agree with GP slave - unless their relationship really deteriorates you have to tough it out and let them work it out for themselves. Perhaps while this is going on they can have the biggest space you can provide as it lessens the tension between them.

Suzy x
 
thankyou fellow slaves, off upstairs now with a cuppa to put them back together and monitor them. My son is away at grans tonight so may sleep in his room where they are and see what happens overnight.
 
been upstairs and put the boys back in the cage together. Bit of teeth chattering from Zapp and Buzz trying to touch noses, but then Zapp chases him away and generally being blokey and like a spoilt child, mine mine mine. Anyway just went back in and zapp rumble strutting when Buzz sniffed him. Fingers crossed. Thankyou for the encouragement to try them again.
 
I have to agree with the above. If you separate them, then the next time you put them together it could just be worse since they have to start all over again on establishing the dominance. With my boys they are about the same age group Sweets being around 6-7 months and Fez being about 2-3 months they are going through the same thing and some days I think they'll be better off to just be split but I haven't done it yet since there is no real fighting going on. Sweets will rumble a LOT but there has been no nipping or fighting what so ever. Sweets just likes to remind Fez on a half hour basis that he is the boss. It is annoying sometimes but at least they don't fight. Please don't separate unless blood is drawn. The bullying/arguing always looks worse then it is. Good luck with your boys.
 
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