We have 3 Russians, all males that are now able to be outside (Sunny So. CA) again. Two had hibernated during the winter months, one never did but was kept indoors. All 3 have always been fine together, in fact we sometimes wonder how they find each other in the large outdoor pen to stay together, sometimes following each other around thru the tunnels.
Lately, it seems like they want to mate with each other. They climb on top of one another and make strange sounds. If it weren't that they are all males, we would definetely think they were trying to mate. Usually nothing much else happens, they end up climbing off and moving on. But sometimes they first nip at each other and the other day they actually looked like they were going to fight and so I separated them and then they moved on.
My questions... is this normal for 3 males to act this way? Should I try to find females for them? Should we split the large outdoor pen and create 3 separate areas?
Or am I being a nervous mom and should just leave them alone?
Lately, it seems like they want to mate with each other. They climb on top of one another and make strange sounds. If it weren't that they are all males, we would definetely think they were trying to mate. Usually nothing much else happens, they end up climbing off and moving on. But sometimes they first nip at each other and the other day they actually looked like they were going to fight and so I separated them and then they moved on.
My questions... is this normal for 3 males to act this way? Should I try to find females for them? Should we split the large outdoor pen and create 3 separate areas?
Or am I being a nervous mom and should just leave them alone?