HiHo Changes

A few days ago we decided to move little HiHo from Everest's herd and move him in with Peaceful, Jelly and Muffin. Everest was constantly chasing and moving HiHo so we wanted to try to change HiHo's experience.

I felt that Peaceful Baba, Jelly Baba and Muffin might be more tolerant of HiHo's eccentric character and so far its working well.

After initial introductions all three of the older camels began "hazing" HiHo all over the place. Luckily HiHo is fast, and can manouver quickly, because a few time Jelly and Peaceful ran down on him like massive freight trains, pounding the earth behind the little guy.

Amid the jostling HiHo is starting to settle into this group much better than he could in Everest's. Jelly, Peaceful and Muffin appear more willing to converse with HiHo and let him find his place with them. I think Everest is still just too young and doesn't have the emotional maturity to let HiHo find his way. Consequently he brought too much force to bare on HiHo, and didn't build trust.

This morning the tiny HiHo stood right in among the towering Jelly, Peaceful, and Muffin, quite comfortably holding his own at the feed trough. Nice to see...