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Mama Doe
My Milly and Sam have been bonded for about 2 1/2 weeks.The local rescue did it for me and it went very smoothly.They have been fine for a week but yesterday I walked into their enclosure to find loads of Millys fur all over the floor and Sam looking uptight.I thought it was maybe mounting spring fever/early bonding behaviour so didn't panic.I decreased their enclosure size and watched them all evening yesterday.They seemed ok so I left them together last night and went to see them early this morning.They weren't sitting together but there was no more fur pulled.
I popped in at lunchtime to see them and again, fur everywhere.:roll:I stayed for sometime and watched.They were mostly calm as long as Milly sat quietly.
There has been more of the same and Milly looks abit fed up but again as long as she stays put Sam is calm and sits about 4 foot away from her with his back to her.Having now seen the behaviour he isn't mounting her-just chasing and pulling fur from her bottom/back.
Milly was incharge to start with.Their decreased enclosure size is 6 foot x 2 foot(previously 8 1/2 x 7)
They have both been neutered for some time.
The rescue lady will take them and do some "marriage guidance"for afew days if necessary but like all rescues shes so busy so I need to try to help them myself.
What else could I do to help the bond?It was brilliant to start with.
I not sure whether to separate them for now either.
I popped in at lunchtime to see them and again, fur everywhere.:roll:I stayed for sometime and watched.They were mostly calm as long as Milly sat quietly.
There has been more of the same and Milly looks abit fed up but again as long as she stays put Sam is calm and sits about 4 foot away from her with his back to her.Having now seen the behaviour he isn't mounting her-just chasing and pulling fur from her bottom/back.
Milly was incharge to start with.Their decreased enclosure size is 6 foot x 2 foot(previously 8 1/2 x 7)
They have both been neutered for some time.
The rescue lady will take them and do some "marriage guidance"for afew days if necessary but like all rescues shes so busy so I need to try to help them myself.
What else could I do to help the bond?It was brilliant to start with.
I not sure whether to separate them for now either.
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