20-year Roommates -- Still Some Issues

[keg11v]

Like I said, I've cared for these guys in the same enclosure for literally 20 years and there were almost zero problems until just a year or two ago. Most or all of my methods I got from either my veterinarians or this site... so yeah haha. That seems strange to me, so I thought I'd reach out. Perhaps it really is just a change in behavior with age.

Pardon my ignorance, but how are my methods so unusual aside from keeping them together? It's clear there are plenty of people who feed outside the cage and it works for them, and I even said this is new for me and I'm considering switching back, so I don't get the attitude.

[KMG]

Like I said, I've cared for these guys in the same enclosure for literally 20 years and there were almost zero problems until just a year or two ago. Most or all of my methods I got from either my veterinarians or this site... so yeah haha. That seems strange to me, so I thought I'd reach out. Perhaps it really is just a change in behavior with age.

Pardon my ignorance, but how are my methods so unusual aside from keeping them together? It's clear there are plenty of people who feed outside the cage and it works for them, and I even said this is new for me and I'm considering switching back, so I don't get the attitude.

"Perhaps it really is just a change in behavior with age"........so maybe it is time for a change in your methods. My bulldog is getting up there in age and is a cranky pants, a grouchy ol lady, so I do things different with her than I did when she was a young pup. Times change so we need to as well.


As to your methods you are doing the three main things that are suggest not be done.

1. House together.
2. Feeding outside the cage.
3. Feeding live.

So how about my suggestion of feeding frozen thawed? Why feed live?