I am bonding my boys soon, and I just would like to know. When it is night, and I am in bed, would I need to separate them at night?
I have nearly 2 weeks off work, so I will be at home all the time.
Is there anything else I will need to know?
You need to place them both in a neutral space (a place they've both never been in or seen) they need to be neutered and after they've been neutered you have to wait a month so there hormones can calm down before bonding them.
Yes I know all that, and have done all that. Wispa was neutered, (I think) a year and a half ago, and Dylan was neutered 6 weeks ago.
Just the one main question, what do I do at night? When I am not about?
You shouid take it in steps.
Place them in a limited neutral area e.g. A bath tub
After they've been placed give them both food if they ignore each other that's good.
Then slowly start letting them get close to each other.
If they start grooming and are comfortable that's also good.
You can now let them do their buisiness by them selves.
Soon they will start grooming and lying down together.
I stay up as I said, but if you have to go to bed and they seem calm, then put some jingle balls in the cage with them so that if they start to chase you could hear the commotion. You could also use a baby monitor.
I would not recommend splitting them once you start as it puts you back to the beginning if you do IMO.
I think this will be hard, Dylan at the moment, is in my bedroom, in a dog crate. And Wispa is outside in the shed. The only neutral place I can think of is, down stairs in the hall way. But there would be no way of me sleeping down there.
That is a good idea, about the baby monitor. Think I might try that, so if I do hear them throughout the night. I can go and see to them.
I think they will look an odd pair if they are bonded successfully, as Dylan is a continental giant and Wispa is a lionhead.
You shouid take it in steps.
Place them in a limited neutral area e.g. A bath tub
After they've been placed give them both food if they ignore each other that's good.
Then slowly start letting them get close to each other.
If they start grooming and are comfortable that's also good.
You can now let them do their buisiness by them selves.
Soon they will start grooming and lying down together.
That is a good idea, about the baby monitor. Think I might try that, so if I do hear them throughout the night. I can go and see to them.
I think they will look an odd pair if they are bonded successfully, as Dylan is a continental giant and Wispa is a lionhead.
They've met when they both lived outside, dylan wanted to say hello. But Wispa was being aggressive towards Dylan. But Dylan wasn't neutered at the time, so could be why he was being aggressive towards Dylan?
I would say (difficult without seeing the exact behaviour) that Wispa was defending himself. Often agression is not that really but simply defensive behaviour.
Who would you say has the strongest character?
I think Wispa has the strongest character, Dylan is a soppy BIG bunny, whereas Wispa, loves his head rubs, but he lunges for my hand when I stop.