Hello everyone! I need some advise because I recently got a new baby gcc (now 3months) called mochi. I have an existing gcc (1year) called fluffy. I am finding ways to introduce them properly so they are friends but face some difficulty.
First, I live in a one bedroom apartment. Fluffy has the whole balcony to himself including a Java tree stand and his sleeping cage. Fluffy spends easily 3-4 hours or so With me in the living Room usually.
Mochi was at my mums place for 3 weeks (fluffy visited every few days) but now he’s back at my place. Now he’s been back for 2 weeks. mochi has to be in the living room. I put their cages next to each other to sleep. During mealtimes I took both of them out with their individual food bowls and Fluffy seems happy with Mochi as he will go to preen Mochi. Mochi would be ok for awhile but will become angry and fight (maybe fluffy is violent?) mochi never preens fluffy. Also, when fluffy is minding his own business mochi would fly directly at him resulting in a fight. It happened on my head so I stopped them from standing there but it also happened on the Java tree stand. Twice they fell off/I tried to break it but the fight continued on the floor. Today, a fight occurred and Mochi’s tongue had some blood.
I need some advise on how to approach this. I can’t interact with them individually without the other seeing/hearing because the house is just too small. Fluffy has much more space than Mochi - not sure if this results in jealousy but I also can’t suddenly cage fluffy because he may think it’s because of mochi? I feel lost. Why is baby mochi attacking fluffy
First, I live in a one bedroom apartment. Fluffy has the whole balcony to himself including a Java tree stand and his sleeping cage. Fluffy spends easily 3-4 hours or so With me in the living Room usually.
Mochi was at my mums place for 3 weeks (fluffy visited every few days) but now he’s back at my place. Now he’s been back for 2 weeks. mochi has to be in the living room. I put their cages next to each other to sleep. During mealtimes I took both of them out with their individual food bowls and Fluffy seems happy with Mochi as he will go to preen Mochi. Mochi would be ok for awhile but will become angry and fight (maybe fluffy is violent?) mochi never preens fluffy. Also, when fluffy is minding his own business mochi would fly directly at him resulting in a fight. It happened on my head so I stopped them from standing there but it also happened on the Java tree stand. Twice they fell off/I tried to break it but the fight continued on the floor. Today, a fight occurred and Mochi’s tongue had some blood.
I need some advise on how to approach this. I can’t interact with them individually without the other seeing/hearing because the house is just too small. Fluffy has much more space than Mochi - not sure if this results in jealousy but I also can’t suddenly cage fluffy because he may think it’s because of mochi? I feel lost. Why is baby mochi attacking fluffy