Following on from my scary bonding post.... I thought that once Totti and Brody had bonded, they could live in their seperate des res's and be let out to play together, I didn't realise they would have to live together. The issues I have with that are
1. Totti is immaculately clean and must eat all his caecotrophes as I never see them and Brody is a mucky pup, leaving uneaten splattered caecotrophes all over the place. Following the emperiences on this forum, I am changing their diet from Excel to Allen & Page to see if the higher fibre content helps. I have also reduced Brody's pellet intake to encourage her to eat her hay - that would be difficult to achieve if they shared.
2. I am going on holiday for 3 weeks in November and leave my neighbour has to look after my "family" - no mean feat as it consists of the 2 bunnies, 2 chinchillas and 2 fish tanks......... She successfully looks after them whilst they are in their own cages but I don't want to add to her stress by her having to keep an eye on whether they are getting along or not.
so, my question is, is it fair for me to halt the bonding process now I've started it? Would I be able to pick it up again when I'm back from hols in December (presuming the poo issue is sorted)?
Jill
1. Totti is immaculately clean and must eat all his caecotrophes as I never see them and Brody is a mucky pup, leaving uneaten splattered caecotrophes all over the place. Following the emperiences on this forum, I am changing their diet from Excel to Allen & Page to see if the higher fibre content helps. I have also reduced Brody's pellet intake to encourage her to eat her hay - that would be difficult to achieve if they shared.
2. I am going on holiday for 3 weeks in November and leave my neighbour has to look after my "family" - no mean feat as it consists of the 2 bunnies, 2 chinchillas and 2 fish tanks......... She successfully looks after them whilst they are in their own cages but I don't want to add to her stress by her having to keep an eye on whether they are getting along or not.
so, my question is, is it fair for me to halt the bonding process now I've started it? Would I be able to pick it up again when I'm back from hols in December (presuming the poo issue is sorted)?
Jill