I finally find myself with a long enough stretch of days to start attempting to bond my 3 boys.
William and Jack are brothers who were neutered late (multiple previous owners before me), and lived together previously before I had to separate them - William over dominating pre-neuter.
Henry was a stray, no significant previous history.
They're set up in a 4x4 pen in my hallway, with hay and water, and have been together for an hour so far.
There has been lots of humping between William and Henry, and little Jack has been keeping out of everyone's way. William is fur pulling Henry a lot, and biting every time he sniffs someone's nose.
Both Jack and William have been nibbling the hay, and William has been grooming himself and also chin rubbing on everything.
Jack is very much keeping to himself, preferring to keep the size of the pen between himself and the others, and hasn't voluntarily gone near them. He's been humped a couple of times, but as I expected he's got no interest in being anything other than bottom of the pecking order.
Both Henry and William have been grunting a lot, and both laid down on their tummies a couple of times.
I've nothing scheduled between now and Thursday, so I'm hoping we get a smooth bond!
William and Jack are brothers who were neutered late (multiple previous owners before me), and lived together previously before I had to separate them - William over dominating pre-neuter.
Henry was a stray, no significant previous history.
They're set up in a 4x4 pen in my hallway, with hay and water, and have been together for an hour so far.
There has been lots of humping between William and Henry, and little Jack has been keeping out of everyone's way. William is fur pulling Henry a lot, and biting every time he sniffs someone's nose.
Both Jack and William have been nibbling the hay, and William has been grooming himself and also chin rubbing on everything.
Jack is very much keeping to himself, preferring to keep the size of the pen between himself and the others, and hasn't voluntarily gone near them. He's been humped a couple of times, but as I expected he's got no interest in being anything other than bottom of the pecking order.
Both Henry and William have been grunting a lot, and both laid down on their tummies a couple of times.
I've nothing scheduled between now and Thursday, so I'm hoping we get a smooth bond!