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Q & A / Re: Reintroducing male to female after weaning babies

« on: June 25, 2013, 10:01:02 AM »

We put his cage next to the original cage (now with Mama and babies) immediately after the kits were born. We have tried to put the Mama and Daddy together in his cage, but they do nothing but chase each other around the cage, fight, growl, bark, and there is slip everywhere. After about 30 minutes of her terrifying him, we separate them and it takes quite awhile for the male to calm down.

We will be trimming her whiskers today and reintroducing them. If that doesn't help, then:  Is it okay to put all three males together (Daddy and babies) and leave the mama alone? Or can we just leave the babies with mama?

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Q & A / Reintroducing male to female after weaning babies

« on: June 17, 2013, 01:36:58 PM »

We have a pair of chins, one male (Earl), one female (Pearl) who bred and had 2 babies (both boys, Bo and Fro). They are now weaned but still in the cage with Pearl. We have tried to introduce Earl back into the same cage as Pearl after putting the boys in a separate cage. Pearl snaps and attacks Earl the entire time we had him in there. He sticks up for himself by growling and 'fighting back', but it's a constant battle.
I have read in other places that putting Pearl in Earl's cage (identical cages next to each other), might be helpful since this might be a territorial issue and that we may have to trim Pearl's whiskers to make her less dominant.
Earl was neutered (successfully) because we wanted to make sure he could live with her again, plus we didn't want there to be problems when she goes back into heat. We will also get the babies neutered when they are of age to make sure they are healthy/strong enough for the surgery and that there will be no problems with them when she goes into heat.
I have a two-fold question:
Will Pearl and Earl ever be able to be in the same cage again? We want them to be in the same cage and the boys in their own cage. Earl has been depressed since the day the boys were born because we had to separate them. Pearl has been his only companion since he was weaned.
And, if she doesn't accept him, am I better off putting the boys in with Earl or leaving them with Pearl?