Whats the matter with him?

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Before I knew my two boys were actually one boy and one girl they were living together. Their hutch was a two storey, the bottom was a living area and the top part has a private bedroom etc, sure you know the ones I mean, there is a ladder to the downstairs bit. Anyhow when my female had babies I went and bought another hutch to seperate them. The hutch I bought is an identical layout to the previous one only its quite a bit bigger. I moved dad into the bigger hutch and he now lives with his son and mum is living in their original hutch with her daughter. Trouble is, since the day I moved him he has not once (to my knowledge) ventured downstairs. At first I thought he was just lonely and didnt really know what was happening to him but he has been in there a while now and still wont go downstairs even though he did in the old hutch. Tonight I put him downstairs and left him there and when I check him an hour later he was still downstairs, I tried to help him by putting him halfway on the ladder so he knows that there is a ladder there and although he did go back up the other half he hasnt ventured down there again. Why wont he go down there??

Nicky xx PS: The baby dont go down there either yet he did in the old cage too!
 
Also, they might just need a little more adjusting time. Cavies are naturally slow settlers. But what are the ramps made out of? Wire bottom or wood or something solid? Is it slick? Do they need soemthing that will help them grip the ramp when they are climbing up? I've heard alot of people say that just nudging papa and son gently all the way down will help them learn that they are safe to go down.

Good luck!
 
I could swap them around but I thought it would be cruel on the boars to put them into a cage that smells of females! The ladder is solid wood, exactly the same as the old hutch he was in, the only difference is the size, the new one is bigger which is why I gave it to the boys.

Nicky xx
 
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