trinity1412
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New chin mommy here.
We brought home a new 4 mo old chin 3/23. Come that Weds we were so in love we decided we better go get another quickly so they could bond while they were still young. On 3/28 we went and got another one a little younger (3 1/2 mo) and a different color.
They bonded quickly and we were able to put them in the same cage with no issues. They were grooming each other and sleeping together and still are. Now our original gray chin seems to be not near as friendly and cuddly as before. He doesn't want us to hold him or pet him hardly. He will allow us to give him scritches every now and then but he mostly pushes our fingers away. If we try and pick him up he bites at our fingers whereas before he really loved to be loved on. Before he was also really curious and outgoing during play time and now he seems a little skittish and on edge.
Is he jealous? Or does he no longer need us with the new chin? Is he maybe sick? Is this simply his true personality now emerging?
We are at a loss. Where did our sweet little boy go that loved us?!? He used to love to cuddle and get scritches!
This is not the usual personality he originally exhibited.
He is eating and drinking and still coming out to play at night, but I'm still worried about him.
One of them is having mushy stools, but I'm almost positive it's the mosaic one that is acting fine as he has been eating everything in sight and he was a little under weight when we brought him home. The mosaic kid has taken some probiotic - The gray kid won't touch the stuff! Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!
We brought home a new 4 mo old chin 3/23. Come that Weds we were so in love we decided we better go get another quickly so they could bond while they were still young. On 3/28 we went and got another one a little younger (3 1/2 mo) and a different color.
They bonded quickly and we were able to put them in the same cage with no issues. They were grooming each other and sleeping together and still are. Now our original gray chin seems to be not near as friendly and cuddly as before. He doesn't want us to hold him or pet him hardly. He will allow us to give him scritches every now and then but he mostly pushes our fingers away. If we try and pick him up he bites at our fingers whereas before he really loved to be loved on. Before he was also really curious and outgoing during play time and now he seems a little skittish and on edge.
Is he jealous? Or does he no longer need us with the new chin? Is he maybe sick? Is this simply his true personality now emerging?
We are at a loss. Where did our sweet little boy go that loved us?!? He used to love to cuddle and get scritches!
This is not the usual personality he originally exhibited.
He is eating and drinking and still coming out to play at night, but I'm still worried about him.
One of them is having mushy stools, but I'm almost positive it's the mosaic one that is acting fine as he has been eating everything in sight and he was a little under weight when we brought him home. The mosaic kid has taken some probiotic - The gray kid won't touch the stuff! Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!