When Would Be The Right Time...

[The Furry Godmother]

To start trying to bond my two boys?

Some may know that Frank decided to poke himself with hay in the eye on Sunday, and currently has eye drops to be administered until Sunday. His eye is looking much better today so that's great!

My original plan was tomorrow, but then that happened with his eye and being that he is the submissive one, I'm not sure I wanted to risk him getting facially molested by Bert as his eye isn't 100% yet.

I have read all the bonding information and will be printing off the thread about the dominance behaviours (what is okay and what is not!), so I have it on hand.

Is it better to just wait until Sunday? Or would it be okay before hand?

 

[Wiebke]

I would wait until Sunday to make sure that the eye is really OK.

You may also find it interesting to read through this thread here; it gives you a good idea how good and failed bondings are like and when/why to separate: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/boar-dating-service-wales.59233/

 

[MerryPip]

The best time to do it is when Franks feeling more hap[y and confident with a healthy eye and when you've got plenty of time to spend watching them and checking everything is going well.

Good luck though!

 

[The Furry Godmother]

Thank you, I figured as much as I wouldn't want to make anything worse! Sunday it is!

Also thank you for the link I'm going to have a read through that now

Ah shoot, I'm going home Sunday as well... So might have to be next week! D:

 

[The Furry Godmother]

Thought I'd come back to this, seeing as I've plonked them in the cage together. They've been in there for over an hour now and so far so good. Bert being the dominant one has been rumble strutting and molesting frank. He's also taken possession of his tunnel.
Frank just seems to pretty much be taking it. Just waiting for the snuggle huts in the wash so they can go and chill alone but just realised they're laying together ! :o

Does this seem positive?!?

 

[helen105281]

That does look good so far.

 

[The Furry Godmother]

Yay! Have my fingers crossed and double crossed!

 

[piggyfan]

That sounds very positive! I hope they become friends.

 

[The Furry Godmother]

Me to! Franks been alone for so long and he could do with some piggie company! As long as he still comes up to me in the mornings and loves me, it's all okay! :')
I also feel it might improve their overall health!
So I'm being positive :'D

 

[Wiebke]

Fingers firmly crossed!

 

[The Furry Godmother]

Bert is so weird... He rumble struts and then goes popcorn crazy... every time... pahaha. Nutter!