piggl
Forum Donator 2024/25
Hi all, just looking for some advice on a cage transition for a baby.
I have a two month old boar who I picked up just last Saturday and he is the most boisterous and dramatic wee boy. For feeding I have to help him eat while keeping his older, heavier companion happy at the same time.
I have been trying to find the happy medium between letting him work it out himself and helping him when he is really struggling.
When eating big things that do not fit in his tiny mouth, he often ends up in a croissant trying to get the food in a good position in his mouth.
He has a big personality and will no doubt fight for food and would never allow himself to be bullied out of food but they are moving out to their hutch next week and I want to make sure he will be happy but also safe. Is leaving him to it best?
It is the bluebell hutch so it has that large gap at the stairs, which has never been a problem before even I have had quite a few babies, but this guy has zoomies all the time and would never want him to get hurt.
My mother suggests keeping them to the bottom floor for a bit, but he will still have to learn at some point so I am thinking I should find some way to close that gap a bit to make it more safe, but I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for covering this up.
In terms of learning things, I like to scatter feed pellets but when I tried the baby just could not grasp that they were on the floor and just ended up badgering my older boy trying to steal from his mouth that he got a big telling off and I had to put them back into a 2 bowl, bowl.
This may sound silly but is there anything I can do to help teach him this, I know he learns from my older boy especially when he is young but is there anything else I can do.
I have a two month old boar who I picked up just last Saturday and he is the most boisterous and dramatic wee boy. For feeding I have to help him eat while keeping his older, heavier companion happy at the same time.
I have been trying to find the happy medium between letting him work it out himself and helping him when he is really struggling.
When eating big things that do not fit in his tiny mouth, he often ends up in a croissant trying to get the food in a good position in his mouth.
He has a big personality and will no doubt fight for food and would never allow himself to be bullied out of food but they are moving out to their hutch next week and I want to make sure he will be happy but also safe. Is leaving him to it best?
It is the bluebell hutch so it has that large gap at the stairs, which has never been a problem before even I have had quite a few babies, but this guy has zoomies all the time and would never want him to get hurt.
My mother suggests keeping them to the bottom floor for a bit, but he will still have to learn at some point so I am thinking I should find some way to close that gap a bit to make it more safe, but I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for covering this up.
In terms of learning things, I like to scatter feed pellets but when I tried the baby just could not grasp that they were on the floor and just ended up badgering my older boy trying to steal from his mouth that he got a big telling off and I had to put them back into a 2 bowl, bowl.
This may sound silly but is there anything I can do to help teach him this, I know he learns from my older boy especially when he is young but is there anything else I can do.