Dorian is still bonded, he happily grooms Miu through the fence and his behavior towards her is unchanged. Miu seems confused. She lunges from time to time, not frequently so I am not really sure the trigger. Sometimes it is after grooming when Dorian wanders off, the other time she was eating and Dorian approached. But they have had plenty of times when they ate next to each other with no issue. This is with the fence up, so no harm done. She isn’t biting and honestly she doesn’t seem like she’s upset by his presence. There’s no foot stopping like when they first bonded. She also chooses to hang out near him and watches him.
Dorian has his check up Sunday morning, so barring any issue I was going to start the bonding after Dorian had a chance to recover from the trip and such.
I don’t have room for 2 pens. Miu is basically freeroam. Personality wise having her in the space Dorian is in would not work. She rattles his cage enough as it is, and there are too many things she would destroy. I can try to figure things out, but do I really need to redo this part of bonding? Right now she is grooming right next to the xpen and Dorian is facing away, but 100% paying attention. She’s also stopping to making little noises, a bit like a combo of chewing sounds and tooth grinding but not quite. Kinda clicky.
I can set up a mostly neutral space for them to meet, but how long do I keep them there? I don’t know if I need to start from scratch or if they just need some time together and Miu will work out her current issues. And what behavior do I need to be aware of? What do I do if she does lunge? Do I let them work it out or intervene right away.
Sorry for all the questions! I wish I understood Miu better, Dorian is generally easy for me to read but she’s more of a mysterious bun and I can’t always figure her out. Like what are those little noises about?
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