Chin Trio?

[ReneeM]

I have my boys Terrance and Phillip who I have had since August. This week I took in a male and female rescue. Well the young male my parents and I are fostering is around three months old and very sweet. My dad is very fond of him. He keeps mentioning the possibility of introducing him to Terrance and Phillip after the quarantine period. I flat out refused. The new boy is sweet, but couldn't introducing a third chin cause a falling out? I will not take that risk. He seems lonely, but Terrance and Phillip are a bonded pair, I don't Want to mess that up. I know it can happen anytime though with another reason. It just scares me because my moms hamster trio just had a falling out. She had a mother and two daughters. Mom decided she didn't like one of her kids anymore and had to be removed from the cage. Now we have a pair of hamsters and a single. The mother had always been singled out though. Her daughters were best friends, and still are. After seeing what happened with the hamsters I can just see it happening again. I don't think it is worth it and that with a good home the new male will be fine by himself. In the meantime, my dad is spoiling him.

 

[Stackie]

It's always a possibility. Introducing a third chin may not work, and may even break up the already bonded pair. I have had 2 failed trios.

 

[andreya]

I don't blame you. My last trio didn't work out, so I got the third a friend and now have two boys cages.

If you want to keep your new little male perhaps you could put your new baby boys with him when they are weaned? That is the father anyways, right? It's often much easier for an adult to accept babies than another adult.

 

[Dreamlite]

If you've already brought a female into the picutre that can case your males to fight, introing another male can cause them to fight, or they just may deside to fightfor no reason. There are no cut clear rules for pairing up chins. You can always try. I have had trio work well for females, and weaned male kitsyounger males. I have never kept them till they we adults as I was a breeder. I would try to intro him if you like him and your parents have no issues with keeping another chin.

 

[Newt]

My Rosey and Poppy got on really well (both females), but when I rescued Jasmine and attempted to intro her, it all went horribly wrong. All three fought, and once I'd separated Jasmine off from Rosey and Poppy, those two turned on each other as well
I ended up with three single female chins who couldn't stand each other. I guess sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesnt. It just depends on the chins involved.
Good luck, and please keep us posted on how it works out!