Re: Fighting igs :o(

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Posted by cwatbay on October 01, 2000 at 11:20:00:

In Reply to: Fighting igs :o( posted by Planet on October 01, 2000 at 10:44:37:

I am going to try and not be real critical, but the fact is, there is not such thing as integrating igs. Igs are social ( ie: male and female ) only in the wild where these is abundant space between and amongst the trees.

In an enclosed space ( even in a house ) you are going to get serious problems. Trying to force socialization will not work - you just aren't going to change millions of years of evolution and instinct just because "you" feel a certain way right now.

We have three igs. Each has a separate enclosure which does not allow the igs to view each other unless it is complete by accident. This seems to work ok. Others have same or similiar situations.

Your solution is to build another enclosure - one for each ig, or, adopt one of your igs out and just keep one. Otherwise, you will continue to have problems both behavior wise and injury or death of at least one of the igs.

Humans can rationalize living together because we are predispositioned to be in social groups, igs aren't except for mating, and, as I said before, only if there is plenty of open space available.

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: I am going to try and not be real critical, but the fact is, there is not such thing as integrating igs. Igs are social ( ie: male and female ) only in the wild where these is abundant space between and amongst the trees. : In an enclosed space ( even in a house ) you are going to get serious problems. Trying to force socialization will not work - you just aren't going to change millions of years of evolution and instinct just because "you" feel a certain way right now. : We have three igs. Each has a separate enclosure which does not allow the igs to view each other unless it is complete by accident. This seems to work ok. Others have same or similiar situations. : Your solution is to build another enclosure - one for each ig, or, adopt one of your igs out and just keep one. Otherwise, you will continue to have problems both behavior wise and injury or death of at least one of the igs. : Humans can rationalize living together because we are predispositioned to be in social groups, igs aren't except for mating, and, as I said before, only if there is plenty of open space available. : CW

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