I'm pretty down at the moment so long story short...
I have two, one year old females, Stara and Luna. I come home for lunch yesterday and they're running around the cage like nutters. I think it's play and observe for a few seconds before quickly coming to the conclusion that it most definitely is not.
Luna (slightly heavier one) was relentlessly chasing and biting Starla on her hind quarters, neck and ears. Fur everywhere, cut ear, generally looking terrified...All Starla wanted to do was get away but no matter where she hid Luna sought her out and attacked. Starla lept into my arms when I opened up to segregate them. Yes, segregate them. Now the cage is split in half and they're apart. Thankfully I have a large cage.
I'm baffled. They have never once had a fight. A few squeaks and shrieks here and there when one was a bit too vigorous in grooming but other than that nothing and now this?
I wonder what on earth caused it. Nothing has changed, their diet is the same. Both are healthy and bright eyed...I tried to let them back to see each other some 8 hours later but the result was the same. Luna instantly and very aggressively went for Starla.
So is that it then? Separated forever? From what I've been reading I'm unlucky and sometimes this happens and there's almost no going back.
Gutted.
I have two, one year old females, Stara and Luna. I come home for lunch yesterday and they're running around the cage like nutters. I think it's play and observe for a few seconds before quickly coming to the conclusion that it most definitely is not.
Luna (slightly heavier one) was relentlessly chasing and biting Starla on her hind quarters, neck and ears. Fur everywhere, cut ear, generally looking terrified...All Starla wanted to do was get away but no matter where she hid Luna sought her out and attacked. Starla lept into my arms when I opened up to segregate them. Yes, segregate them. Now the cage is split in half and they're apart. Thankfully I have a large cage.
I'm baffled. They have never once had a fight. A few squeaks and shrieks here and there when one was a bit too vigorous in grooming but other than that nothing and now this?
I wonder what on earth caused it. Nothing has changed, their diet is the same. Both are healthy and bright eyed...I tried to let them back to see each other some 8 hours later but the result was the same. Luna instantly and very aggressively went for Starla.
So is that it then? Separated forever? From what I've been reading I'm unlucky and sometimes this happens and there's almost no going back.
Gutted.