HarrytheHop
Young Bun
Hi all,
A bit of a long story, but having gone to get Harry spayed we found out he might be Harriet. The vet suggested we leave it for a few weeks to make sure, therefore missing the window of opportunity to bond before the autumn/winter. I then started to worry about him/her being outside in the playhouse/run combo by himself in the winter, unable to come in to play in the evening. So, we brought him indoors and made him an enclosure in the kitchen and allowed him to free-range when supervised. He has been fine for the past couple of weeks, but has now discovered he can get up the stairs and is wreaking havoc. The problem is, with two small children, it is impossible to block off access as they are constantly up and down the stairs and move any barricade out of the way. Harry has also become quite destructive. Anyway, having checked yesterday, I'm pretty sure he is a boy and so I'm hopeful I can get him fixed this week and look to bond him with a wifebun in the next couple of weeks. The question is, is it too late to move him back outside to wait for his new partner? Will he have time to develop his winter coat? I don't want to cause him any stress, but I think the optimum might be for him to be outside with a friend rather than inside in a smaller (although still quite large) enclosure, unable to free-range as much as he'd like because he is such a menace!
What do you all reckon? I'd really appreciate your advice.
A bit of a long story, but having gone to get Harry spayed we found out he might be Harriet. The vet suggested we leave it for a few weeks to make sure, therefore missing the window of opportunity to bond before the autumn/winter. I then started to worry about him/her being outside in the playhouse/run combo by himself in the winter, unable to come in to play in the evening. So, we brought him indoors and made him an enclosure in the kitchen and allowed him to free-range when supervised. He has been fine for the past couple of weeks, but has now discovered he can get up the stairs and is wreaking havoc. The problem is, with two small children, it is impossible to block off access as they are constantly up and down the stairs and move any barricade out of the way. Harry has also become quite destructive. Anyway, having checked yesterday, I'm pretty sure he is a boy and so I'm hopeful I can get him fixed this week and look to bond him with a wifebun in the next couple of weeks. The question is, is it too late to move him back outside to wait for his new partner? Will he have time to develop his winter coat? I don't want to cause him any stress, but I think the optimum might be for him to be outside with a friend rather than inside in a smaller (although still quite large) enclosure, unable to free-range as much as he'd like because he is such a menace!
What do you all reckon? I'd really appreciate your advice.