Hi
I have been trying to introduce my 3 boys to a new boy for 3 weeks now and they just won't accept him. I thought the new boy was around 9-10 weeks old but he may have been older since my boys just wouldn't accept him.
When I first tried introducing them I placed one boy at a time with the new boy on the bed and all my 3 boys reacted in the same way with puffy fur and eventually attacking the little one. Then I tried on the bathroom floor, in a cardboard box and in a carrier with the same result.
Then I tried on a small chair and it went okay the first couple times but then my Alpha started biting the new one. Especially at his feet/bum area. My Alpha does it every time and now one of the others has started doing the exact same thing even though he had been fairly nice for 2 weeks and I had even seen him groom the little one shortly and the little one the same thing to him. My third boy only has getting off the chair on his mind so he doesn't really react to the little one for the short while he's on there, before he jumps off.
They're on the chair 1-2 times every day but now it's just for 10-30 minutes at a time since I'm afraid of the little one getting bit. He was bit pretty badly on the foot the other day so I have to keep a constant eye on them and can't let them get too close to him with their heads.
I have tried giving treats, rubbing them in coconut oil or vanilla syrup for the smell and they live in cages right next to each other.
I'm really torn about this. Is it still possible it can work out? Does anyone have advice about what my next step should be? What have you done to succesfully introduce males that were aggressive with eachother?
Thank you
I have been trying to introduce my 3 boys to a new boy for 3 weeks now and they just won't accept him. I thought the new boy was around 9-10 weeks old but he may have been older since my boys just wouldn't accept him.
When I first tried introducing them I placed one boy at a time with the new boy on the bed and all my 3 boys reacted in the same way with puffy fur and eventually attacking the little one. Then I tried on the bathroom floor, in a cardboard box and in a carrier with the same result.
Then I tried on a small chair and it went okay the first couple times but then my Alpha started biting the new one. Especially at his feet/bum area. My Alpha does it every time and now one of the others has started doing the exact same thing even though he had been fairly nice for 2 weeks and I had even seen him groom the little one shortly and the little one the same thing to him. My third boy only has getting off the chair on his mind so he doesn't really react to the little one for the short while he's on there, before he jumps off.
They're on the chair 1-2 times every day but now it's just for 10-30 minutes at a time since I'm afraid of the little one getting bit. He was bit pretty badly on the foot the other day so I have to keep a constant eye on them and can't let them get too close to him with their heads.
I have tried giving treats, rubbing them in coconut oil or vanilla syrup for the smell and they live in cages right next to each other.
I'm really torn about this. Is it still possible it can work out? Does anyone have advice about what my next step should be? What have you done to succesfully introduce males that were aggressive with eachother?
Thank you