Introducing New Animals

Introducing new animals to your home involves various factors like special care and attention. Most of the times, people remain ignorant about it. And when the initial introduction becomes problematic, they start paying attention to it to understand the different ways in which it can do be done.

There are some important facts that help to introduce a new animal. Success of introducing a new pet to a house depends on the manner in which the initiation is done. Since the temperaments of animals are involved, you can practice certain ways to make the process uncomplicated and more successful.

Normally, a new animal or a pet is introduced to replace the position of a recently lost animal. In this situation, introducing the animal to the already present group can become tricky. Generally, it is not easy for the existing animals to adjust with the new pet as it can result in resentment. It can even lead to fight and risk the life of the new entrant. You must carefully introduce the new one in such a manner so that it should not leave a negative impact on rest of the group. A thorough research through various means helps to understand the compatibility of the new pet with old pets for predator or prey relationship.

The descriptions above will enable you to provide housing for almost everything you might wish to keep, as long as you are willing to adapt any design to individual requirements. When you are introducing an animal to a new home, it is essential that you should be understanding and sympathetic to its needs, and though each one is different a few general guidelines might help.

If a new animal is to join several others already in place, keep the animal in isolation for a while in case it has an infectious disease. When it is ready to be introduced into the community, put it in a cage where it can see everybody else, and where it can be seen, but do make sure it can hide if it needs to Always introduce it in the morning so that it can find its way around and discover where the food and water is before it gets dark. Do not tip it out of its box with much banging; open the door and let it find its own way when it is ready, and leave it in place to settle down. If you are bringing fish home, let the bag of fish float in water of the tank for a couple of hours so that the two temperatures have time to stabilize. At that time pour away a third of the water from the bag and replace it with water from the tank to help the newcomer get used to the different water chemistry. After a further half hour gently tilt the bag, under water, until the fish swims free.

How to introduce new animals:

• Before buying a new animal carefully conduct a study to find a healthy and up-to-date vaccinated creature that will suit your house and requirements.
• When you decide to bring a new pet, use positive reinforcement to make the beginning enjoyable for all and be realistic about your expectations.
• Don’t expect the previously existing animals to become best friends with the new, because it is a slow process that takes time to tolerate each other.
• If you are adding a new animal to a group, it is always better to initially use a carrier or cage to keep the animals separate. After a little bit of interaction, the animals get used to each other and start recognizing each other’s smell.
• Sometimes your neighbors exhibit more curiosity for the new pet such as dog that you bring to your house. Introduce them with it in a friendly way as the new puppy may initially get frightened.
• Keep a constant watch during the initial 2-3 weeks for any signs of disease or illness that can get transmitted to the new pet
• Make use of safety measures to avoid situations of intense fear or aggression.
• While adding a new fish to your aquarium, control light exposure, temperature variations and conditions that can stress out the new fish
• If you already have a dog at your home and afterward if are introducing a pet cat, it is necessary to keep a cordial relationship between the old and the new
• A biased approach always helps as it does not give rise to the feeling of favoritism.
• Sometimes you can punish the animals for their bad behavior and equate the punishment with others to maintain fairness.
• Assistance of qualified specialist proves helpful if you think things don’t improve for more than two weeks after introduction.

There are going to be times when you will need to handle pets in cages, aviaries and tanks, and if they are not tame you may need a suitable net to catch them, and these are best obtained from dealers. It is quite a good idea to have a trap cage built into aviaries, perhaps where the inhabitants are fed but be careful with this idea in case an animal is unwilling to enter where it has been caught before, or it might starve) so that they can be caught easily.