Bonding a quartet to a pair

[puutree]

Hi all,

I have been an avid reader of binkybunny’s forums but a first time poster. 

Recently I adopted a pair of ND girls who are already spayed:

1. Luna, female – the dominant one out of the pair, not aggressive

2. Coco, female – very shy

I also have a bonded quartet(2 boys & 2 girls):

1. Fluffy, male, alpha bun – very gentle

2. Dreamy, male – very accepting and grooms everyone in the pack

3. Domino, female – very dominant and aggressive

4. Brownie, female – not very dominant, but aggressive

I tried putting them in a neutral territory for the first time and everything seems fine for the first few minutes(just ignoring each other)…

However, Domino & Brownie started fighting very aggressively.. This continued for the first 2-3 sessions.. After that, Domino & Brownie stopped fighting with each other and has now started to chase and nip the 2 new females, Coco & Luna. Fluffy & Dreamy, however is very loving and accepting of Coco & Luna. They will sometimes snuggle and groom each other, and even share food(all while Domino & Brownie is staring daggers at them or try to chase Coco & Luna)…Fur will fly everywhere but there is no blood or any injury. Domino & Brownie refuses to share food with the other 2 new girls.

I am at loss on what to do with Domino & Brownie’s aggressive behaviours towards Coco & Luna… I have tried stress bonding techniques(filling up water in the tub & using the washing machine) and even then, Brownie will sometimes try to nip Coco & Luna(Brownie is the more aggressive one). I was thinking of bonding Coco & Luna with Fluffy & Dreamy first ..and then introducing Domino & Brownie again… What do you guys think? Really need some advice. Thanks!

[IsabellaRobyn]

Have you tried one on ones with the girls?

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