Chris Keil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Welp, Firck and Miranda/Bronte (we haven't decided yet between those two.
>Suggestions are welcome.) are living comfortably in thier bifrucated cages.
>Frick seemed REAL interested in getting to the other side, climbing on the
>gradint, and digging furiously at the wire. She's mostly calmed down now.
>The little one seems largely oblivious, except for the occasional sniff at
>the bars. They don't even seem annoyed when I take them out to switch them
>every few hours. My questions are these:
>
>1. The NGS Site metioned "taking advantage of thier natural inclination
>to mark territory" in Julian's article. I am to assume then, that this
>means I should not change the litter before I take the divider out, so
>they're on "established ground"?
Right!
>
>2. Any signs I should look for to see if they're compatable? I realize
>it's too early to take the divider out, but I was wondering if there's any
>signs I should look for when I do decide. Bear in mind that Frick is about
>2x the size of little Miranda/Bronte (as the case may be), so any mistakes
>will fall onto her little black head.
If they seem aggressive towards on another through the wire this is not
a good sign. if they ignore one another this is probably good. it does
no harm if they attempt to sniff one another, but worry if they try and
fight.
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Julian
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