RKbusy
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Spook and Marley (males estimated 15 months) were both neutered on June 17th. Spook, mostly because of his agression, and Marley, so that if things didn't work out with Spook, I could get him a female friend.
After the neuters, I reintroduced them, and they were getting along just fine. Then Monday morning - a wole month and a bit later - I noticed that Spook and Liam (not neutered, est. 5 months male) were cuddled together in the big hammock, and Marley, instead of being piled in with them like he usually is, was off to the side in the second, seldom used hammock. I wasn't worried, since they weren't fighting or anything. I woke up to that for 3 mornings in a row (ie. 2 in one hammock, Marley by himself) and then last night, I go down to bring them their "cooked" meal and I hadn't even put the food down yet, and Spook just attacks Marley.
He was hissing, poofed up like crazy and using his butt/side to shove at Marley. It was like the neuter didn't happen. Major aggression for the next half hour. Marley had to stay hidden the whole time. The moment he crawled out from under the blankets, Spook would puff up, hiss and jump on him. I had no time to dig up and set up a spare cage, so I just made sure to put one of the tubes that only Marley could fit in into their cage. This way, Marley can hide from Spook and I slept by the cage just in case something were to happen.
This morning, Spook was again with Liam in their hammock. Marley seems to have spent the night in the litter box on the bottom level of the cage. Marley really really wanted to come out. So I let him. I set up their day-time free-range area and let Spook and Liam out too. At first, Spook seemed okay. But then he noticed Marley, and OMG. It was like... alley cats fighting. Long, high-pitched sqeals and tons of hissing and Spook was hideously huge and poofed up. Ahg. I had to seperate them because I didn't want Marley to get bitten, yet again.
So now, Spook is back in his old cage, with food, water, a hammock and a hut. Marley and Liam, who are cuddeled together, are free to go between their free-range area and the big cage. I've put Spook's cage in their free-range area, but off to the side.
I don't understand what's going on. I haven't changed their diet. They don't have mites or lice. Spook's neuter abcess is gone, so it shouldn't be bothering him. The only 'change' I can think of is that about 2 weeks ago, I started transitioning them to Mews Print instead of Carefresh.
Please please help!!! What should I do?! I don't want to seperate them!
After the neuters, I reintroduced them, and they were getting along just fine. Then Monday morning - a wole month and a bit later - I noticed that Spook and Liam (not neutered, est. 5 months male) were cuddled together in the big hammock, and Marley, instead of being piled in with them like he usually is, was off to the side in the second, seldom used hammock. I wasn't worried, since they weren't fighting or anything. I woke up to that for 3 mornings in a row (ie. 2 in one hammock, Marley by himself) and then last night, I go down to bring them their "cooked" meal and I hadn't even put the food down yet, and Spook just attacks Marley.
He was hissing, poofed up like crazy and using his butt/side to shove at Marley. It was like the neuter didn't happen. Major aggression for the next half hour. Marley had to stay hidden the whole time. The moment he crawled out from under the blankets, Spook would puff up, hiss and jump on him. I had no time to dig up and set up a spare cage, so I just made sure to put one of the tubes that only Marley could fit in into their cage. This way, Marley can hide from Spook and I slept by the cage just in case something were to happen.
This morning, Spook was again with Liam in their hammock. Marley seems to have spent the night in the litter box on the bottom level of the cage. Marley really really wanted to come out. So I let him. I set up their day-time free-range area and let Spook and Liam out too. At first, Spook seemed okay. But then he noticed Marley, and OMG. It was like... alley cats fighting. Long, high-pitched sqeals and tons of hissing and Spook was hideously huge and poofed up. Ahg. I had to seperate them because I didn't want Marley to get bitten, yet again.
So now, Spook is back in his old cage, with food, water, a hammock and a hut. Marley and Liam, who are cuddeled together, are free to go between their free-range area and the big cage. I've put Spook's cage in their free-range area, but off to the side.
I don't understand what's going on. I haven't changed their diet. They don't have mites or lice. Spook's neuter abcess is gone, so it shouldn't be bothering him. The only 'change' I can think of is that about 2 weeks ago, I started transitioning them to Mews Print instead of Carefresh.
Please please help!!! What should I do?! I don't want to seperate them!
