Alright so i got 2 8week oop babies, brother and sister, about 2 weeks ago. I will be neutering the boy soon. The girl was an absolute sweety pie by the second night. Loves to crawl around on me, has never bitten and only crabs when her brother is crabbing right next to her. He is completely different which is to be expected. He crabs nonstop, lunges, bites hard and absolutely refuses to calm no matter how long i hold him. I just kinda ball him up in some fleece and hold him to me, gently massage him and speak very softly. He quiets momentarily but that is all. He is what i expected out of both of them honestly. I know i got lucky with her. He is aggressive toward her when i have tent time. Anytime she comes near him when they are outside of their cage he crabs and bites at her until she goes away. What is this behavior? He used to be protective of her and would crab at her from the back of the cage for coming to us until she would turn around and come back to him. He no longer keeps her from us but keeps his own distance from everyone including her when they are out with us. He also lunges at my hands from across the cage when i am just placing their food in there. Any advice on anything else i could be doing to help the bonding? I have a shirt in their cage with my scent, i handle them nightly for at least 2 hours and at least once in the day to give them some hydrating treats in their pouch. She likes to play for a minute and eat from my hand. He won't even take the treat and crabs the whole time. I know its only been 2 weeks but i didnt expect him to bite and lunge so hard and so persistently. It doesn't stop until he goes back to his cage/pouch no matter how long i try each night. Andy suggestions are welcome.

 

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