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hey guys,

i have made a 13ft L by 7.5 FT W by 6Ft H, and i have a 4-5 yr old male and a 2 yr old female, the female weighs just about a pund or so and the male weighs in about 12 LBS, wopuld it be safe to place them both in the same cage, and the cage being new to both rhino''s???

Personally I wouldnt do it, particularly leaving them together unsupervised. It wouldnt take much for him to nearly bite her head off. I know people who have big and small together but I think its sort of flirting with disaster. I would wait til she gets at least twice as heavy as she is (at least).

Take care,
Carole

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I wouldn't advise it either. This is what happened several years ago when I introduced a male and female that were only a couple of pounds different in weight. The male had to have his jaw wired back together and it took 3 months to heal before we could remove the wire.

Since that time I have introduced my adults with barriers between first, for several days, maybe even a couple of weeks, then let them interact with a lot of supervision for quite a while. I now have a trio that live together comfortably, and 2 extra males that live a solitary life.

just curious what type of food is that in the picture?

I would also wait until your lady is much bigger. I raised my baby rhinos. My male was born in 99 and my female in 2000 I just introduced them last year with no problem. But I knew my female was going to be aggressive because about 3 years ago I introduced them and my female ran over to my male and bit him in his arm causing a deep cut requiring a vet visit and stiches. I think she may have been a little scared and that's why she may have attacked my male. So last year I decided to try it again this time I taped my females mouth closed with electrical tape. Everything went very well he began to breed her right away. Once my female relized she was safe with her boyfriend witch didn't take long maybe 15-20 min. I took the tape off and they have been together ever since. Sure they have bad days and good days like any couple, but overall they make a great couple.

reptileszz, what kind of food is in that picture??? and your rhino's eat that ??? how do you make it ?

I have A 10# male and a 7# female together in a room together and they get along fine. They are both about 7 years old, but they have been together since they were 3. Never had any problems though. Just depends on the temperment of them. Give them space and they sould be fine.