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Old 01-26-2018, 06:02 PM   #1
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Question Can I re-bond roborovski brothers

Last year I adopted three "female" roborovskis which turned out to be two male and a female. One of the males and the female lived together (as they were supposed to be two females) and gave birth to a litter of babies. A few weeks later the female passed away, leaving the father looking after the babies. The babies were amazingly all boys so they stayed with their father and got along beautifully. Sadly, recently I had to move one of them into a separate cage due to an infection. He recovered very well as I expected him to pass away overnight! I was wondering if I could re-bond him with his brothers and father as they all got along so well and it was heartbreaking having to separate him. If I put him back in the tank with the others would they fight? Also I have the other male (from the original 3) Do you think he would get along with the others if I tried to bond them?
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Old 01-27-2018, 06:10 AM   #2
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I think you need to weigh up the risks against potential benefits tbh, it is possible that the one you had to separate recently might be able to go back into the group but there is also a very high chance of him not being accepted & I do think it's highly unlikely that the one who has been separated for some time would be accepted back into the group.
There is a risk of fighting & not only the reintroduced ham not being accepted but also of the whole group dynamic being upset by the stress & then you may need to separate more of them.
Personally I would say keep the two separate ones alone now & leave the remaining group as it is to avoid the high chance of fighting, injuries & having to rehouse them.
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Old 01-27-2018, 05:07 PM   #3
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I think you need to weigh up the risks against potential benefits tbh, it is possible that the one you had to separate recently might be able to go back into the group but there is also a very high chance of him not being accepted & I do think it's highly unlikely that the one who has been separated for some time would be accepted back into the group.
There is a risk of fighting & not only the reintroduced ham not being accepted but also of the whole group dynamic being upset by the stress & then you may need to separate more of them.
Personally I would say keep the two separate ones alone now & leave the remaining group as it is to avoid the high chance of fighting, injuries & having to rehouse them.
Thanks for the advice, I don't want the rest of the group to have to split up! Is there any chance the two males who live alone would get along?
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Old 01-28-2018, 01:27 AM   #4
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Moderator Tammy has some useful info here: Oak Farm Roborovskis
It's a hard choice to make but be assured that they do OK alone so don't feel bad if it doesn't work out.
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Old 01-28-2018, 07:50 AM   #5
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It is hard to guess whether the two single boys might get on or not, it is a risk if you want to try it but only you can decide if it's worth that risk or not really.
As souffle said they will be quite happy living alone so don't worry about them needing company of their own kind.
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Old 04-19-2018, 08:09 PM   #6
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I am currently trying this process with a wire divided detolf but to me if they don't want to sleep next to each other divided by the wire then I feel it's best to leave it separated.
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Old 04-22-2018, 08:50 AM   #7
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Default Re: Can I re-bond roborovski brothers

I did a similar thing to that GingerCookie but they fought through the mesh I used so I knew they were best separate
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