Isobel2407
New Born Pup
Hello
I wonder if I could have some advice on dominant behaviour. We have had our 2 boys for 4 weeks (they are 12 weeks old).Over the past week there has been increased teeth chattering, and chasing, which has been increasing . The one who originally was less dominant, I think has changed to the dominant one and has been chasing the other one on/off this evening for the past 3 hours plus. It is normally worse when I clean out Thier hutch, but today is especially bad. They live in a 2 tier 4ft X 2ft chartwell hutch. There is food and water on both floors and loads of hay. I've taken all the tunnels/hides out. The problem is I think they are even squabbling over the bedroom, I wonder whether even to take the bedroom partition out? know this behaviour is normal but at what point does the chasing get too much for the chased? Obviously if blood was drawn I would separate them.
Also just to add they are in a large run in the garden during the day with tunnels etc and a small wooden hidey with a ramp and hay inside and I wonder whether this may be contributing to the problem as the newly dominant one is also chasing the other out of the wooden hidey as well.
Many thanks in advance for any advice
I wonder if I could have some advice on dominant behaviour. We have had our 2 boys for 4 weeks (they are 12 weeks old).Over the past week there has been increased teeth chattering, and chasing, which has been increasing . The one who originally was less dominant, I think has changed to the dominant one and has been chasing the other one on/off this evening for the past 3 hours plus. It is normally worse when I clean out Thier hutch, but today is especially bad. They live in a 2 tier 4ft X 2ft chartwell hutch. There is food and water on both floors and loads of hay. I've taken all the tunnels/hides out. The problem is I think they are even squabbling over the bedroom, I wonder whether even to take the bedroom partition out? know this behaviour is normal but at what point does the chasing get too much for the chased? Obviously if blood was drawn I would separate them.
Also just to add they are in a large run in the garden during the day with tunnels etc and a small wooden hidey with a ramp and hay inside and I wonder whether this may be contributing to the problem as the newly dominant one is also chasing the other out of the wooden hidey as well.
Many thanks in advance for any advice