Hi all,
Ive posted a few times now over introducing two ragdolls - Seb and Blu. I'm a chronic overthinker so here we are again
b - Male ragdoll, 6 months old. Was neutered 3 weeks ago. Have had him for about 2 months, previously lived as a kitten with another kitten and 1yo male before we adopted him. Seb has always been outgoing and playful. Seb's a big boy - easily twice the size and almost twice the weight of Blu.
Blu - Male ragdoll, 6 months old, neutered months ago. Previously lived solo from 8 weeks old. He was described as passive but he's been so playful lately. We have had him for 2 weeks now.
- Seb is doing a lot less biting on the neck when he sees Blu initially. He used to chomp down as soon as Blu left his basecamp room of a morning, whereas Seb now runs into the room with a chirp, straight past Blu. Seb will still pounce on Blu if they're unsupervised on the couch or bed though, I do understand this as he sleeps on the bed at night so he sees it as his territory? Seb is also much more tolerant of Blu using the cat tree scratchers now, he used to immediately bowl him over if Blu started scratching.
- They do a lot of chasing however and this often results in Blu yowling and Seb not listening to his boundaries. Seb will sit on him, pin him down or they get each other in a headlock sideways on the ground. Sometimes they tussle without any sound though. When I check for claws, Seb has his in but Blu's are out. Blu also uses his claws on my hand though when we are playing, so I'm not sure he knows to keep them in.
- Blu has lately been running at or after Seb but I'm not sure if this is playful or retaliation. His ears are generally up but tail isn't high.
- Seb runs around Blu chirping a lot. I think Blu has chirped back too but I'm unsure. They have also both done this weird sideways hop thing towards each other (about 5m apart at the time) but I am not sure what to think of it. They also play through the door of a morning when Blu is locked away but I haven't woken up yet to let him out.
- After any 'fights' (unsure if it's playing or fighting), Blu will always come back out, I do think that if he was hiding it would be way more concerning. They also tend to follow each other around. If Seb breaks into the spare bathroom, Blu will be right behind him to see where he went. They play with the ball maze together, have ended up napping near each other and eat in the same room with no issues. As I type this, Seb just grabbed a ball from his toy baskey and Blu is watching intently and I think trying to reach to play too. They also swap litter trays - we have 3 in total for a small 2 storey townhouse.
My question is regarding their behaviour together. Blu is still in his base camp room overnight and if no one is home to supervise. Is it seeming positive? I give them high motivation creamy treats for when they're just chilling neutrally near each other or, particularly to Seb, when he walks past Blu with no reaction. Should I be separating them when Blu starts his yowling - I can't tell if it goes too far or if he is very sensitive. Can I be doing anything else?
Ive posted a few times now over introducing two ragdolls - Seb and Blu. I'm a chronic overthinker so here we are again
b - Male ragdoll, 6 months old. Was neutered 3 weeks ago. Have had him for about 2 months, previously lived as a kitten with another kitten and 1yo male before we adopted him. Seb has always been outgoing and playful. Seb's a big boy - easily twice the size and almost twice the weight of Blu.
Blu - Male ragdoll, 6 months old, neutered months ago. Previously lived solo from 8 weeks old. He was described as passive but he's been so playful lately. We have had him for 2 weeks now.
- Seb is doing a lot less biting on the neck when he sees Blu initially. He used to chomp down as soon as Blu left his basecamp room of a morning, whereas Seb now runs into the room with a chirp, straight past Blu. Seb will still pounce on Blu if they're unsupervised on the couch or bed though, I do understand this as he sleeps on the bed at night so he sees it as his territory? Seb is also much more tolerant of Blu using the cat tree scratchers now, he used to immediately bowl him over if Blu started scratching.
- They do a lot of chasing however and this often results in Blu yowling and Seb not listening to his boundaries. Seb will sit on him, pin him down or they get each other in a headlock sideways on the ground. Sometimes they tussle without any sound though. When I check for claws, Seb has his in but Blu's are out. Blu also uses his claws on my hand though when we are playing, so I'm not sure he knows to keep them in.
- Blu has lately been running at or after Seb but I'm not sure if this is playful or retaliation. His ears are generally up but tail isn't high.
- Seb runs around Blu chirping a lot. I think Blu has chirped back too but I'm unsure. They have also both done this weird sideways hop thing towards each other (about 5m apart at the time) but I am not sure what to think of it. They also play through the door of a morning when Blu is locked away but I haven't woken up yet to let him out.
- After any 'fights' (unsure if it's playing or fighting), Blu will always come back out, I do think that if he was hiding it would be way more concerning. They also tend to follow each other around. If Seb breaks into the spare bathroom, Blu will be right behind him to see where he went. They play with the ball maze together, have ended up napping near each other and eat in the same room with no issues. As I type this, Seb just grabbed a ball from his toy baskey and Blu is watching intently and I think trying to reach to play too. They also swap litter trays - we have 3 in total for a small 2 storey townhouse.
My question is regarding their behaviour together. Blu is still in his base camp room overnight and if no one is home to supervise. Is it seeming positive? I give them high motivation creamy treats for when they're just chilling neutrally near each other or, particularly to Seb, when he walks past Blu with no reaction. Should I be separating them when Blu starts his yowling - I can't tell if it goes too far or if he is very sensitive. Can I be doing anything else?
