Barmy BENJi ..

Saffy · May 27, 2005

Benji has gone from being a well behaved little boy to a demon teen I think ! :X

It's not good! He's biting everything ... even me .. andespecially my clothes; he's already ruined TWO jumpers with one quicknip of his teeth! And he lunges and head butts me !

The only time he snuggles into me is when I'm in bed and Hollie bringshim in and he pushes into my body, flattens out, and just snuggles inand enjoys the attention.

He's coming up to three months old now ... surely he can't be reaching "puberty?"

It's coming to the point that I really don't want much to do with him any more ..

naturestee · May 27, 2005

Wasn't Benji a Netherland Dwarf?That's about when my Netherland Dwarf hit puberty. Shestarted being territorial about her cage- lunging and threatening tobite if I tried to pick her up in her cage or clean herstuff. She also started marking territory and such.

She head butts me too, but only when we play fight. I'venever been bitten. I was nipped once for pissing her off, butI forgot what it was. It didn't hurt, though.

Saffy · May 27, 2005

Yes he's a little Nethie ... (little somethingelse, but I can't really put it here!) ... I tried to playwith him the other day ... by laying down and shaking my head.... he just took a lunge and bit me on the leg .. I still have themarks AND a nice bruise!

Grumpy little sir he is ! Two more months before I can get him neutered tho !

FreddysMom · May 27, 2005

Freddy as of the past month has been gettingreally jealous of my b/f. he freaks out when my b/f comes by me wontlet him pet him thumps at him butts him with his head. But when Freddyisdecides to be a good boy with him he'll run over and demandattention from my b/f.We know its just a phase so we at firstjust kinda played along and tryed bribing him craisinsbutnow...when freddy comes running over for his attention from my b/f hellturn his back to him and not pay him any attention...this ticked freddyoff at first, but i think he's gotten the hint that if hes not nice,he's not gonna get any playtime from daddy..and also when we aretogether and freddy gets any treats i make sure my b/f is the onegiving them to him so maybe hell associate good things with him. I dontknow if any of that will help I'm still pretty new to all this

Saffy · May 27, 2005

Thank You .. Mike suggested that last night ...that I ignore him! Bizarrely, his bad behaviouronly started when I went back to work ... I came home after my firstday, and he was in a real mood !!

Just been up to let him out of his cage for the day and he hopped out.. came over to me to say hello, and as I started stroking him, thelittle monkey bit me again ! (Needless to say he isBACK in his cage!)

FreddysMom · May 27, 2005

this will make you feel better...

freddy is an absolute sweetheart with me i think he think he's myboyfriend and he would never do anything seriously bad to me....but assoon as he saw my new baby bun up on the bed with me where he and icuddle all the time, he promptly ran over sat ontop of me and peedalllllll over me....lil jealous brat