3 females to 4 neutered males

[smilez_n_hugs]

Alright this is brand new territory for me as the only previous girl I have lives with her brothers. Kelsey and I are currently perma-fostering 3 older ladies for CCH. We also have a group of 4 neutered males all around 1.5 years old so we figured we would try introing them. So we started in the bath tub and 2 of the girls did well (a bit of bum shoving, some power grooming etc.) but then one of the ladies decided she would squeak and "wag" her tail anytime anyone came near her. So I removed her from the tub for a minute until she seemed like she was ready to go back and she did the same thing. I don't see any of the normal signs that she's in heat (not that, that really means anything). So any suggestions/advice? I'm assuming I'm just going to have to let her squeak it all out but I wanted to double check here first.

 

[lilspaz68]

The wagging is nervousness and fear...how are the boys reacting to her fear?

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

They kind of freeze for a second and then some of them will walk away but one of the boys (the dominant one) will then proceed to try and sniff her again.

 

[lilspaz68]

They kind of freeze for a second and then some of them will walk away but one of the boys (the dominant one) will then proceed to try and sniff her again.

Soo interest but not a real strong reaction on their part? It doesn't get them upset or anything? I would take it slow, watch carefully, but let her work out her fears on her own...as long as its not triggering anything, it should be okay. :thumbup:

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

None of them seemed upset to me but the dominant one is my sister's boy so when she gets home later today I will retry and see how she interprets his reaction.

 

[jorats]

She's probably warning him to not try anything with her. But I wouldn't remove her... It might "teach" her that if she's afraid she gets rescued by you. You want her to take comfort in the boys when afraid.
Like Shelagh mentioned... Let her work it out.