Tama and Hokey Pokey are fascinated, and quite annoyed that they're stuck on the other side of the fence so they can't check him out properly. But they're going to stay separate for a few weeks at least, mostly to make life easier while Honey is being fed twice a day ('cos needless to say, the boys are not being fed at all!).
In other news, I have done another couple of lengthy sessions desensitising Tama to the hose, and we're starting to get somewhere. Last weekend we got to the point where I was able to wet his chest and legs with the hose, but he still wasn't happy about it at all. He really has a bee in his bonnet about this; seems ironic to me that he has been so laid back about everything else (having his feet held, being restrained, getting on a float, etc) yet the hose is just such an obstacle.
As the weather improves I'll do a bit more with him. I suspect we're almost there.
This weekend was the Kaimanawa ribbon day... I was intending to take him along for some socialising but it's a terribly windy day and I'm trying to get an assignment finished so decided not to go. Plus he's had virtually no handling in the last couple of weeks because I've started a new job in town which means I don't get home until quite late every evening. As a result (and I'm sure the sugary grass isn't helping either) he's going through a bit of a "phase". AKA, being an annoying teenager. So all in all, better to wait until the next opportunity for an outing.
