Bonding Bunnies 101 - How To Start 

ty for making a change in the rabbit community. without you my bun bun wouldn’t have the life she has now, and i’m super thankful 💗

also most shelters don’t recommend stress bonding! just be patient with your bunnies. it may take days, it may take months. just go at your bunnies pace. it’s safer, healthier and i’m sure they would appreciate that much more than putting them through unnecessary stress.

I just wanted to say ur rabbits are really cute

Took me 10 months to bond my two rabbits. Hardest thing I ever did but definitely the most rewarding once it worked

my rabbit gets neutered in about 5 days, and then once he has recovered we are getting another rabbit and spaying her :) this is super helpful! there aren’t many good quality bonding videos on youtube

Ive had my Willow for 2 years now and think it's time to get him a litter sister. Theres a beautiful little Holland Lop 2 hours away for adoption and I just going over the finincials hopefully within next few days i'll be bringing home a new bouncing baby girl. I'm binging ALL your content just like I did 2 years ago. Most informative rabbit channel on YT!!!!

you posted this video right on time! I was litterly going to get my second rabbit to bond with my current rabbit. Great video, very helpful!

Thanks so much for posting this! I started bonding my two bunnies recently and it’s been difficult! They’ve been doing better recently but this video was super helpful.

Haley is so informative, right? Thank you for all the bunny care tips. You've allowed me to get 2 baby mini lops

Love this new hair color! Your videos educated us when we got our buns & they’re now successfully bonded! 🧡

This is absolute perfect timing, I'm going to bond my two buns soon and I'm very nervous for this process and don't know where to start although these new videos are going to be a huge help!

I’ve had my bun for 4 years now and I’ve been apprehensive about getting her a sibling. But this series is giving me hope!!

I have been trying to figure out how to bond my bunnies for like 6 months now and I came across this video and I was like NO WAY!! This is just what I needed!!! 😄

Finally!!! Thanks Hailey, I want to bond my doe (ceren) and my brothers buck (alfie) together and have been watching loads of vids and this is the best so far. I also find it's easier to bond babies as I find They have less territorial issues

I thank you for all of the videos (past and present) that you have posted about rabbits, I've been thinking of adopting one since my girlfriend keeps asking me, and the videos of yours that I watched have given me much insight on how to behave around rabbits/know what to feed them/know how they act and behave.

I’ve been trying to bond my two bunnies for awhile now so this was very helpful thank you!

Thanks for the video! It comes at the perfect time for me!

You have helped us so much. Thank you rabbit101. 🐇❤️

I somehow bonded my rabbits unintentionally by letting them free roam together for short periods because my longtime resident bun was so scared of the newbie. By time I tried to do a formal bonding session in a small room, I realized they were already ready to live together! They haven’t looked back lol. Edit: My male and female never fought (lucky me) it was a slow 1 month process because my female was terrified. She would scream if the new buns so much as sniffed her fur!

I love your hair! Also, this is perfect because I'm going to start bonding for thr first time in a few weeks

I'm so happy you are making these videos about bonding bunnies! I am getting ready to bond a fourth bunny to my trio, and I've been looking for more info! And I trust your information about bunnies more than just about anyone!! Thank you Haley!

I have just started a channel about my 6 bunnies, I hope to post content on there weekly. I will address bonding issues I have had too. Having 6 females bonding has been extremely difficult especially as mine have been rescued and have behavioral issues. Normally a male and female are the perfect pairing. Great video, I love all your videos

I'm soooooo excited for your shop to open, because we are gonna go there right away!

Omg hiii

You are sooo awesome! With your story and the fact you work so hard inspires me thank you!

Ebony is so cute and I love your hair Hayley!

Love your videos! Keep up the great work!

Watching these again to refresh all my knowledge in preparation for my 2 new rescue buns to bond with my male 🐰

I’m excited for your next video because I recently got a second rabbit and I want to learn more!

Literally how did you know I was doing this? I was just about to look up more videos and saw you posted this TODAY. What luck!

Your hair is cute! ❤️ Who here is a Harry Potter fan! ⚯͛

This is such a helpful vid 🤩🥰

Thank you for this video!

Your sooooo underrated! ❤️🌸✨

If everything goes well (hopefully it will) then Lee will be getting a companion super soon 🐾 so, thanks for this informative video 🌷

your hair looks so nice and shiny !!!

Super video, it helped me soo much!🤗🐇🐾

my bunnies bonded so quickly in only two sessions!!

OMG YOU ARE ROCKING YOUR HAIR

TYSM ive been trying to convince my parents for another bunny bc i have one rn and this was sooooooooooooo helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looking forward to the next Bonding videos. Been waiting 4 months to finally re-bond my twin bunnies who got separated pre-neutering due to aggressive territorial behaviours😩

I am gonna bond 2 rabbits! Thankyou so much this helped me allot

Cant wait to try and bond my rabbits after they all get fixed. Thanks for the video!

so nicely explained:)

I currently have a trio and found a bun on the side of the road that I absolutely adore. I am praying she fits in well with them cos I can’t keep them separate and I don’t want to give her up. She has been spayed for about a month but I am waiting another few weeks since her hormones are still kind of strong. Starting their bonding in a few weeks!!

My boys groomed each other on their speed date!!! I have it on video too! My trio is seriously a match made in heaven. They genuinely just love each other! 🥰

It was hard to bond our bunnies, really hard,but now they've been together for over a year and there's nothing more amazing than watch them take care of each other and groom each other ❤️❤️ Our Queen herself is sometimes frustrated with the boy and growl's at him,but at the other hand, HE is teasing her to that point and he just runs away with binky's,happy binky's🤦🏻‍♀️🤣 They've never been that aggressive towards each other to get other hurt👍 The humping is happening still (both have been zipzipped✂️) but it happens only for seconds,we don't even have to go in the middle of it(usually it's our Queen who's humping)🤷🏻‍♀️ The chasing is happening during the feeding/treat time only,but neither of them is aggressive of food🤷🏻‍♀️ They're together all the time and honestly it's the best thing in the world to watch ❤️❤️

I used to have two bunnies but they wouldnt bond. We only had a week to bond them. they never boned. I was looking for good video but not any of them worked but i am glad you Made this video it will be usefull for the future!

Hey. I switched litter boxes and put the buns in each others rooms. They both loved it. Thumper loves the window sill and the extra room. But I put them back. Idk if I should switch them for good. Thumper has her huge yard enclosure and her tunnels etc. Bambi likes those things too. Idk what to do.

Since when is your hair red?!? It looks amazing! This video was very helpful!! Thanks 🙏

yay finally one of the first people watching

My family has raised rabbits since I was young and there was only one rabbit that had no sort of aggression to other rabbits; and he was my first pet rabbit

Hi can u tell me what hay u use? I’m in uk 🇬🇧 but hopefully I’ll be able to order something similar xx

Red is honeslty your colour!!❤🔥

love the hair

so helpful.

Our rabbits are very familiar with each other's scents, after sharing a common play space for several weeks, and occasionally swapping cages. In their first few meetings (some accidental), there was no humping, biting, or fighting, and only minimal territorial pooping. However the male immediately targeted the female's eyes: a few licks followed by nips at her eyes. She cowers and closes her eyes. But she is definitely interested in him, because she visits his cage and tries to chew into it. Any suggestions? Do I just monitor and hope the "grooming" becomes less dangerous over time? Or is there something I can do to discourage this behaviour (e.g. spray bottle)?

Love your hair btw

Love your hair

Will you do a video on bonding a 3rd bun?

I have a six year old male rabbit that my neighbor surrendered to me about a year ago. He is not neutered and I was just wondering if it’s too late to do that and if it’s too late to bond him because of that. Thanks so much! I’ve ben subscribed for a few years not and LOVE your channel

Can I use the x pen my bunny lives in to bond or would they smell themselves and get territorial?

i have to duo of a male and female bun (both are helped) and i want another bun to the group do i rather take another female or another male? and could i add a younger bun or rather one closer to their ages ?

Thank you so much for making this videos! I actually going to neuter my rabbit this month and I wanted to bond with my female one that is already spayed, but I have a question that maybe you could help me. My male rabbit went home with a very resistant respiratory infection (with "Enterobacter cloacae complex" bacteria). We treated him with a antibiotic for several weeks but I think it became chronic. My wishes always were to bond the two but now I'm really scared that my female rabbit can get sick too. Before I knew he was sick (5/6 months ago) I switched bathrooms, toys and blankets like some tutorials mentioned and she never had any symptoms. Can I have your opinion if I should bond them anyways or should I be concerned about my female rabbit get the infection? Thank you for the help.

Advice needed! Do you recommend getting the rabbits acquainted by smell/sight first (through swapping toys or putting them in side by side enclosures) or should they meet the first time ever in the carrier? Great series btw! Just got a second rabbit and we'll start the bonding process right after the one month healing period! Wish me luck!

How would I rebond 3 female bunnies? They were all good in their cage from about 3 months old before they hit 6 months and they started hormonal fighting and being very territorial. They have been spayed for over 2 months now. Should I be doing the bonding process for each pair separately or can I do all 3 together at once? 2 of them are sisters and 1 not.

But wait I have a 2, almost 3 year old fixed bunny girl who we have had for about 2 years. Just got a baby bunny girl who is not fixed cause she isn't old enough yet.. Do I need to keep them separate for a few month then after the surgery bond them? Or can I bond them now?

Is there like a rewarding process for good behaviors?

I'm getting in to Month Four of trying to bond my rabbits. My group of two are totally in to being part of a fluffle. My group of three has a different opinion -- one could care less, another isn't so sure, and the last is out for blood. *le sigh*

How do bunnies get the humping out of the system? I am bonding my bunnies right now and they are doing really great but during the night one of them hump the other and trying to get its attention even while the other is sleeping. The first day it was every 3 minutes now it is only during the night so it has been better. It is day 6 now.

does this apply to lion bunnies as well?

My bunny’s are sitting in the bathtub while watching this video!❤️💜

Thanks for this helpful video. I have a one year old male rabbit who is free roam with a big enclosure where he likes to sleep in and I want to adopt a female rabbit in the pet shop I work at because I have bonded with her but she is not spayed (which I plan to do if I adopt her) and she is approximately 4 years old. I’m very nervous and not quite sure on how to go about it. My rabbit is very docile and sweet. I am not sure how he will react and of course I don’t want him hurt. Any advice for me ?

My rescue bunny had 2 failed bonds and therefore I rescued her as a single house bunny. She has been spayed for over a year now and I have discussed bonding with the RSPCA where I got her from. They have said they will attempt to bond her again however she would have to go to them for potentially up to a week so I am going to wait until the lockdown is over and I would be able to see her when shes there hopefully. I dont want her to be too stressed by the experience because shes happy as a single bunny but I dont want her to become lonely at any point so do want to try and bond her again. How can make the situation less stressful for her?

Hi, I have a question and I have two bonded brothers that are neutered and 1 year old. I am considering a girl but in Puerto Rico there are no bunny rescue places so the only choice I have is to purchase a baby female bunny. However I am scared of what I should do as far as bonding her with my bonded pair, one because she will be only about a month or two old and secondly because she cant be spayed until she's at least five months. What can you recommend?

So I have a little bunny he is already neutered but I want to rescue a bun but she isn't spayed would that be a problem?

im bonding mine right now actually, a female 2-3 month old french lop and small mix albino male, 2 year old. the baby is soo aggressive im so surprised! im trying to do the 24/h bonding, well see how it goes.

This video couldn't have came at a better time. Im getting 3 of my 4 fixed this coming Thursday, the 4th is only 3 months old, and plan on bonding them so I can have them all free roam in a bedroom. They all know each other because the have floor time and they are in 3 cnc grid cages. They lay by each others cages when they are out. 2 male and 2 female. The 2 females is mom and daughter and in same enclosure. Any tips you can give me would be appreciated. Thanks. I love your videos. I recommend them to everyone ❤

sorry auto correct love your videos

Omg perfect I’m getting a new one today to bond with my other two

I’m starting to bond two bunnies now and I’m getting mixed signals from the one. Good and bad signs. Haha so confusing. But The other is completely fine with the other one.

I recently lost one of my bunnies and they were in a bonded pair with my other bunny muffin. I have another bonded pair Raisin and Bamboo. I then bonded Muffin, Raisin and Bamboo together and on the second day of bonding they were all grooming each other. I was shocked that it didn’t take long at all for them to like each other.

Thank you so much for making this I got two rabbits when I was 7 and a couple of months ago one of them died I think it was gi and then I started to learn about rabbits I got a baby rabbit three months ago and I’m going to be bonding them in a couple months when I get them spayed

So what is I have one older bun that is spayed n another bun also a female hit she’s too young to get fixed? Sld I wait n keep them separated

As a bunny mother, I have to say that after we adopted a male to live with my two females it was a though process at the beginning and they didn't liked him at all, but as we made them approach slowly to each other they eventually went to accept the new presence until the day that both females started to play with him. And in the end he was able to mate with both of them and live together as they are now.

I’m thinking about getting two bunnies and I want them to be bonded. A couple things I’m worried about is that they’ll be babies when I get them and I know they should be spayed/neutered before starting the process, so before then will I have to keep them separated? I know I male and female pairing and that spaying/neutering will help with surprise baby buns, do yo recommend I keep them separate until they can be fixed?

if I have 2 or more bunnies and if I want to buy another bunny so how can I bond all of them together??? pls answer

I will probably be getting a young bunny soon, and it will be female. The female I have now is not spayed, as I didn't know the risks for not spaying her I got her. I have researched, and decided that spaying her is dangerous bc of her age. Can I still bond her with a baby, spayed female?

I have one neutered six-month-old bun and one that was introduced at two months. Things worked out for about a month, and then all hell broke loose when the baby buns' hormones started kicking in. There was blood drawn and I've separated them, however, the younger buck has escaped and fought several times. Now he's neutered and I'm waiting a month, but I'm worried the scars will be too deep in after his hormones die down. :(

Ok long comment here... 1) I absolutely LOVE your hair!!!! 2) Ok so I got a new baby Guinea Pig yesterday, and I know that Guinea Pigs and bunnies are different however I am still using some of these tips and tricks to help my piggies bond and so far it's going great! I've only had them together for a little over 24hrs so fingers crossed it still goes well moving forward! Thank you for all you do for the bunny (and piggy!!) community!!

I have a cottontail who is super friendly when I first met him he didnt even run from me.but i have a house rabbit who is very territorial and aggressive he has patterns that makes him a house rabbit my house rabbit even tried to bite the cottontail but my sister stopped him and bit her instead....how does that work when cottontails are a wild breed????

I've had 2 bunnies male and female bunnies but I don't know if they were spayed or neutered and surprisingly both of them lived in a cage for 6 months

Hello!!! I am new to rabbits, I just rescued one. I am having trouble with him being very destructive (I know they like to chew) he has plenty of toys. I am struggling with litter training.

Thank you, I had 2 rabbits that were together sense birth!, but 1 passed, now my rabbit is lonley, were going to get her another buddy! ✨

I Will need this, i Will be speying my Bunny in month or 2 and i am thinking about getting onother Bunny

Hey Hailey! I have a question. I have one rabbit who moves with me from my mother to fathers house (2 separate houses) every few days. I am interested in getting him a friend! I free roam him in one house and he has a very large pen in the other... how would I best get two rabbits comfortable in two separate places where one has already been?

When bonding rabbits how much of an age gap is the maximum and minimum. Is it possible to bond say a 5 moths old bunny with a 4 year old bunny?

Hi:) i have a bunny (female, lionhead/Holland lop mix, 3y) who lost her sister. (Sister had a disability with her teeth that Caused them to be too hard for her to grind down with hay). Right after her sister died she was very depressed, and kind of excluded me and didnt want to meet me anymore. I have used nearly a year to bond with her again, and now she comes running for pets when she hears me. I think she is ready for a new friend, but since she is a very dominant bunny Im thinking of getting a boy. She is not neutered yet, but i am planning to in the near future:) personally i want a baby bunny so i can start learning them handling from the start, as i got my bunny when she had lived outside for 2/3 months with her whole family. She had never been picked up and never been groomed, took me year before she would come to me and sit still for more than a couple of seconds. Would you recommend starting to bond them when the other bunny is still a baby, teenager or wait to when the other bunny is completely grown up? Or should i let them see each other when the other is a baby and then let them meet after baby boy is neutered?

HI! Love your videos . Do you think its a good idea to have play dates with a friend ‘s bunnies? or should I avoid that all together?

I have been struggling with bonding my bunnies. I have been trying for a year. My main issue is my male rabbit will give a bath to my female bunny, then he will shove his head under her probably cause he wants her to groom him. She does not groom him though and would usually shove his face away and put her head under again. He then will sniff at her butt and nip her. After this happens he chases her. She hyperventilates, fur flies everywhere. They will growl at each other. This only happens if we let him get to her butt. We have stopped letting him do that but that means the bonding sessions do not evolve and stay the same and it feels like they will never be able to be unsupervised together. The only improvement is that they can be friendly if there is a gate seperating them. He use to try biting her through the bars, now he doesn't do that.