My little Tribble is growing up and likes the girls!

[Pikaia]

Ok, I'm not sure where to post this...

My little Tribble is six months old today. He lives in a FN142 cage which is placed beside his mom and sister's cage- also an FN142 (with a gap of about 8-10 inches in between). Chichi (mom) is two years old this June and Tia (sister) is six months as well. Last night, Tribble was in a cranky mood. I was in there playing with everybody and Tribble starting making weird noises. He started to hump his cuddle buddy a bunch of times. He was shaking while he was doing it. I felt bad for the little guy.

Meanwhile, Chichi was going crazy. She was running around the bottom of her cage looking for a way out. I'm assuming she is in heat?

Is there anything I should do here? The cages are far enough apart that nothing could happen, but is there anything I can do to diffuse the situation and make Tribble more comfortable? I was thinking maybe move the cages further apart, like on the other side of the room. Would this make a difference? What do you think?

 

[Airyn]

I had a similar issue with Buddha when he turned 6 months old. Moving him across the room helped a lot! I love the name Tribble!

 

[Pikaia]

Thanks for the advice, Laurie! I think I am gonna move the cages, although I have to rearrange the room first

 

[Airyn]

I understand completely! I rearrange about once a season just to keep things interesting. Of course, my friends think I'm crazy, but I'm fine with that.

Hope the rearrangement works for you!

 

[Godofgods]

out of sight; out of mind seems to be one of the best options. My male goes so far beyond completly crazy when he sees his girl in the the cage next to them. However i have a cardboard slab along the outside of the cage where they two can see each other. That way they now cant see each other. It realy helped him to calm down after a day or two.