Ah, your young Chucks need a child psychologist! LOL I have never kept Calicos before, but have a perfectly tame and mellow Hispidus who will throttle any other Chuck regardless of sex that is in the vicinity. He charges the glass when I hold them up to it and gapes and thrashes his tail. He is like a tatal split personality.

My solution with Aters is to put more Chucks into the mix! If there are four or five in the same cage, the aggressor usually gives up the chasing--too much work~LOL! However, lacking a bumper crop of other Calicos, I would probably separate them. That way, she won't be traumatized and will remain friendly. She'll begin eating more, as time goes on. It is too bad he is a meany, because Chucks are really social and enjoy sitting on each other and competing for food. The sight of one eating stimulates the others, but I understand that the Varius side of the male may be coming out, and they are often very aggressive with each other. Good luck!

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