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This morning I went to check on Ferris to see if he'd escaped again or if everything was ok. He was fine, but had been up on top of his "house" overnight, which caused it to collapse, so he took refuge for the rest of the night underneath his litter box, poor little dear.
So far, so good with him - I was actually able to pet him a bit this morning while changing his litter and fixing his house - I have to get a sturdier box for him. He likes to hide under the box peeping out at me through the door I cut in it for him.
Late last night as I was sitting on the floor next to Ginger and talking to her while she finally ate her first meal since Ferris came into the house, out of the corner of my eye, I saw him creep just a little further out of the cardboard box, watching me talk to and pet Ginger. He backed up when I moved my leg, though, so I'm still looking to ignore him, for the most part.
I talk softly to him, using his name every time, whenever I have a task that takes me into the kitchen. I'll do some more paperwork on the floor in their today and tomorrow. I'm hoping to be able to start keeping the cage open for him to start to get out and explore the house within the next two weeks, but we'll see how it goes. I'll be going back to work on Tuesday, but will come home to talk to him/check on him at lunchtime every day for a few weeks until he's gotten better assimilated.
I think he's going to be fine - he's very sweet, just very scared, and I know that he'll calm down once he learns that there is nothing to be scared of - except maybe Ginger, LOL.
She makes it a point to hiss and growl at him, tail down, when she stands by his cage, but once she spends a moment doing that, she struts off, tail back up in the air, her job done. She'll definitely be the big boss lady, LOL!
I can't wait to get some good pictures of the two of them together, but THAT will be awhile, I think!!!
So far, so good with him - I was actually able to pet him a bit this morning while changing his litter and fixing his house - I have to get a sturdier box for him. He likes to hide under the box peeping out at me through the door I cut in it for him.
Late last night as I was sitting on the floor next to Ginger and talking to her while she finally ate her first meal since Ferris came into the house, out of the corner of my eye, I saw him creep just a little further out of the cardboard box, watching me talk to and pet Ginger. He backed up when I moved my leg, though, so I'm still looking to ignore him, for the most part.
I talk softly to him, using his name every time, whenever I have a task that takes me into the kitchen. I'll do some more paperwork on the floor in their today and tomorrow. I'm hoping to be able to start keeping the cage open for him to start to get out and explore the house within the next two weeks, but we'll see how it goes. I'll be going back to work on Tuesday, but will come home to talk to him/check on him at lunchtime every day for a few weeks until he's gotten better assimilated.
I think he's going to be fine - he's very sweet, just very scared, and I know that he'll calm down once he learns that there is nothing to be scared of - except maybe Ginger, LOL.
She makes it a point to hiss and growl at him, tail down, when she stands by his cage, but once she spends a moment doing that, she struts off, tail back up in the air, her job done. She'll definitely be the big boss lady, LOL!
I can't wait to get some good pictures of the two of them together, but THAT will be awhile, I think!!!