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Re: How old should my babies be before putting with my older girls?
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I would give the smaller ones a little time to catch up size wise before putting them together. You can continue scent swapping. You could even introduce them and if it goes well allow supervised play time until the littles catch up.
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Re: How old should my babies be before putting with my older girls?
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02/06/19 05:55 PM
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I have to agree with Feather. Size matters. I had 2 girls that were 4 years old when I decided to add a neutered male. He was 9wks Oop when I got him. He just had to grow a little more when I got him. Within about 5 -6 weeks he was big enough to do intros. It went well, and has been with them ever since. He's now about 10 months old.
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Dawn Be patient, and Trust your journey.... Grace Ruby Mom Fiona, Dot, Stewie and Dad Wish I could turn back time... Miss you all...
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Re: How old should my babies be before putting with my older girls?
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02/06/19 06:57 PM
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Thank you so much for replying! I am conflicted on how spice acts with the lil girls. She will go into their pouch and love on them and vice versa and the lil girls are just super curious and want to be with the big ones. After two of the positive pouch sessions I felt comfortable with spice being with them during playtime and she balled up and fought with both of them! One in her cage and the other while she was on me... sugar is my other big girl and shows no interest at all, she would rather go off and play. I definitely dont want to do any more intros until the girls are bigger and more bonded to me even. I just wasn't sure if there was a good age, and what I should be looking out for during intros... like I said the two pouch sessions went over amazing and very lovingly! But then the next morning during play its attack the babies...
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Re: How old should my babies be before putting with my older girls?
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02/06/19 07:23 PM
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When I introduced Stewie to the girls it went really well. So let me back up... Stewie being a single could smell the girls who were out of his sight, but he was within 8' of them. The girls were curious of the strange glider smell too. They could hear him rattle around and play too. Since both girls are bonded with my husband and I, we do let them out for supervised play. Dot I believe was the first to jump on to Stewie's cage which is situated where she normally doesn't go. Lots of sniffs with no bites, but I was on my last nerve and didn't allow this unexpected visit to last long. About a week later we did a morning intro, and it went really well. That night was very comical. I put 3 dishes in various areas of the cage, both high and low. Dot was out of the pouch first, and began on 'her' dish. Stewie came out and slowly approached her. When he got close, Dot sat back on her butt, stood up, and started slapping Stewie in the face. He backed off and found another dish to eat from. Fiona came out later in the night. Dot did this slapping thing several times over the next week. I felt he was being taught manners. But I'm not sure. Stewie also understands Dot is the alpha glider. He has challenged her from time to time, but always backs down before they start to ball up. To this day Stewie will slap things when they are new or different. It's so funny!
Dawn Be patient, and Trust your journey.... Grace Ruby Mom Fiona, Dot, Stewie and Dad Wish I could turn back time... Miss you all...
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Re: How old should my babies be before putting with my older girls?
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02/06/19 08:43 PM
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You're welcome!
Chasing and crabbing is normal. Balling up is a whole but her matter... You'll know....
Dawn Be patient, and Trust your journey.... Grace Ruby Mom Fiona, Dot, Stewie and Dad Wish I could turn back time... Miss you all...
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Re: How old should my babies be before putting with my older girls?
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02/07/19 08:52 AM
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What beautiful babies!!!! I hope they can learn to love each other!
Thank you for the pics!
Dawn Be patient, and Trust your journey.... Grace Ruby Mom Fiona, Dot, Stewie and Dad Wish I could turn back time... Miss you all...
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Re: How old should my babies be before putting with my older girls?
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