So, I've done 3 intro sessions with by older boys, Peter (black berk) and Albus (PEW), and my younger boys, Harry (boy with the blaze) and James/Remus/Percy (boy with the teeny headspot). The first was an hour the tub together, everything was fine but very little interaction, the second was about two hours in the tub with a bit more interaction and I added some more stuff for them to touch/do, like fleece scraps and boxes, the third was under an hour in the tub and then over an hour on a couch (not the one I used for the babies' out time). I took some pictures at the third one.
I haven't seen anything that worries me, the only thing is Peter still isn't quite himself. He has a sore leg (back left)...he's walking on it now, and even felt well enough to jump out of the tub a few times (the only one that did!), but he's definitely more happy staying in one place than he usually is, and he tended to curl up in the corner a lot during the intros.
What I'm wondering is if longer intro sessions really help. Like pushing it to several hours instead of just stopping at one.
There wasn't a lot of grooming, but they all groomed each other at least once. The babies are still a little afraid of the big boys though, especially James/Remus/Percy (James currently, but I called him Percy and then Remus before...I can't decide what suits him the most!).
I haven't seen anything that worries me, the only thing is Peter still isn't quite himself. He has a sore leg (back left)...he's walking on it now, and even felt well enough to jump out of the tub a few times (the only one that did!), but he's definitely more happy staying in one place than he usually is, and he tended to curl up in the corner a lot during the intros.
What I'm wondering is if longer intro sessions really help. Like pushing it to several hours instead of just stopping at one.
There wasn't a lot of grooming, but they all groomed each other at least once. The babies are still a little afraid of the big boys though, especially James/Remus/Percy (James currently, but I called him Percy and then Remus before...I can't decide what suits him the most!).
