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hoss7071

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Behavior problem with female chin
« on: July 18, 2010, 10:10:49 PM »

We own two chins. One male (Bonkers) and one female (Lola) Our female, fights us tooth and nail when it comes to cage extraction.  She bites, barks, leaps off the bars/ETC.  The only way to avoid this, is to hold her bath up to the door.  Once out, she still looks very frightened but is otherwise sweet as can be.  She cannot wait to get back into her cage, for some reason.  Whenever we get near the cage, she goes crazy again wanting back in.

Also, although she does not physically harm Bonkers.  She is very possessive over the food/water.  When he hops up to eat, she jumps on top of the bowl, barks at him until he backs off.  We have to remove her from the cage to allow him to eat, as he has lost weight over it.  Is there anything we can do, to resolve the issues?  They have been living in the same cage, for about 7 months.
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Re: Behavior problem with female chin
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2010, 12:21:20 AM »

Some chins get along and some don't. They were never well socialized so that is probably why she is so scared. Take your time with her, give her treats. Be patient. See if you can scratch her a little. Healthy treats are the way to getting a chin over being so frightened. If they were not socialized then this is why she is behaving like this. And the mounting is breeding behavior. If you have a male and female they MAY have babies, I hope your prepared.  ;)

What you can do is put two food dishes in the cage and two water bottles in the cage, that might solve the problem.
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Re: Behavior problem with female chin
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2010, 02:02:19 PM »

Give him his own food dish, in a new spot and show him where it is.
She can't guard both  ;)
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