@ᕱ⑅ᕱ aww no :(. I bonded the first pair (male and female) and it was successful luckily I have a nice female and picked a nice male so there wasn’t much nasty stuff going on.
@@caprisun4011 hi so I have a 1 month old rabbit and a 4 month old he bited her for some reason do u know why and can my 1 month old eat lettuce and fruits
We are at the end if day 1 of your bonding plan. It is the MOST progressive we have ever made and we've been trying to bond for one year!! Thanks so much!!!
My girls bond was extremely rare...they were instantly bonded! The day I put them together they were already grooming each other and laying back to back! They definitely were a match made in Heaven! ❤️❤️
I had similar very easy experience thanks to Vet app to get them fixed at the same time. I had them for a couple weeks prior in their own enclosures in the same area so they could smell each other, taking turns to let each bun run around the neutral space on their own & get used to each other smells in the neutral area. My buns were 1 male and 1 female and I didn't want cute af baby buns, so I got them appointment with the vet. They asked if I would like they put together after their op while they were still loopy from the pain meds to help with the bond. By the time I went to pick them up they were bonded 4 life and lived happily after!
@@ivyjones-holloway312 I had that also with my male already sterilised and a female that I rescued (who was also supposed to be nuttered, but was in fact pregnant... -_-'). They bonded very very fast, even though I would not let the lady out of the cage before she had been to the vet (the appointment was 6 days after I brought her home). They are still the very best friends to this day! She has a way better bond with him than with her own babies... Go figure... :)
@@elizabethtyson3221 I’m not so sure but spotted English is somewhere in her genes since she has a few of their traits ( herringbone ears eyes) i don’t know what breed her parents were but she weighs 5lbs
Bunny hierarchy is confusing. We found out that two bucks who otherwise would not get along, they do fine when they are with the other already bonded does. I think the big doe somehow keeps the peace by grooming both bucks so they don't feel a need to fight each other for dominance. The other doe gives no shits as long as she isn't bothered too often. Both bucks try to hide their heads under the big doe when they get scared, lol. It's almost like she's the big mama, but also the submissive one.
I'm a day and a half into bonding my rabbits and this has been so helpful! I've followed it religiously OTHER than the stress bonding in the carry case/in the car. I'm really trying to make sure their bond is based on love and curiosity rather than fear, and so far so good. Each of these steps have worked fine without using the stress bonding, so I highly recommend it to others who are also not keen to use fear as a method! Thanks so much for this video though. So thorough and well-explained!
4:52 The carrier 9:11 small enclosure 14:51 2x2 pen 17:52 2x4 pen 19:35 4×4 pen (7 days) 22:39 add litterboxes 24:09 Add in water dish 26:20 add very large hidy house 28:09 move home!
I have two males and within an hour of them in the cardboard box they were grooming each other and flopping in the box. They have been in the 4 by 4 pen for 2 days now and they are only getting better! We are hoping they keep progressing.
I have two rabbits, one is a sweet heart who wanted to snuggle my other rabbit right away, but the other rabbit is a bit of a diva lol! They’re not bonded but when I did try to bond them, they did well, but I could not for the life of me get her to stop nipping him. They would be cuddling and she would then randomly nip! It was always a hard nip too. I could never move on to the final step because of the nipping. Is there any tips to how to get her to not nip so hard? Thanks!
I was literally debating how and where to start trying to bond my girls again and I saw this pop up in my feed. The cardboard box idea is great because I didn’t want to take apart one of my girls cages (xpen) to fence off an area for them. Thanks for the great video!
My partner and I bonded our bunnies super slowly. They lived in separate rooms for the first six or more months, then we moved them into the same room with two separate pens, for a couple of months. Then we moved them out to the living room in the same pen with dividing panels down the middle, for about four months. It really paid off because when we eventually did put them in the same pen, there was no problem! It was very easy and we were very surprised as all the videos on bonding make it out to be such a big deal. We tried the "neutral territory in a tiny pen (3 panels)" method once when they were younger but they lashed out aggressively and we chickened out. I'm glad we did! It ended up being so much easier than all that. Really glad we never bothered with stress bonding, it didn't feel right to us to bond rabbits together using fear and it turned out to not be necessary at all.
It’s so cute to see you move them with the dust pan lol I’ll be picking up a HUSBUN for my girl WinterBella on Monday so I’m studying really hard I want them to be happy together 🤞🏽
This is so helpful! I Will definitely be giving this a shot with my super stubborn buns. My buns are currently separate... do you do ALL of these steps one right after the other? Or is there ever "pauses" where you put them back in their respective pens (for example: overnight) and resume the next day or a few hours later?
Thank you so much for this video, it was great! Going through bonding right now and it has been quite difficult. This video helped so much and I'm excited that I came across it!
Had my adopted hun for just over a year and really thought he needed a friend. Went to a rescue and picked two bunnies and they did the bonding process and he is so so happy being a husbun. I’ve just got them home and put them in a smaller area and I’ve never seen such lovely happy bunnies, they are smitten!
Either separate them which is not advised because it defeats the purpose or be prepared to stay up with them or camp out next to them. I bond on my family room and sleep on the couch. I also will stay up all night and sleep during their nap time.
I have a few questions: do you just let the bunnies pee on the floor before you add litterboxes and change the fleece everyday? Can you give them both pellets in the morning for example or should you just feed them hay at the beginning? Also I really want to bond a baby bunny with my adult bunny, should I follow the same steps as in the video or take a different approach? Thanks!
Could you pleaseeeeeee do a vid on how to bond a new rabbit to a heard? I have a bonded heard of 3 and need to add one more that was separate before..🥺
@@Gacha_Ed sorry i should have said that you would have all 4 in the same space together, so they won't forget each other. You don't have to do the car ride, you can start with the cardboard box x
What do you do if you’ve already had one rabbit for a long time and want to introduce a brand new rabbit? Once bonded do you put them in “her” pen? Also does this process take place in one day? Where do they go for the times when they’re not together if it’s longer than one day?
That’s what I’m doing now, I introduced them the new bunny in a cage and my other bunny freely running around. It’s the first day so not sure what I do next.
Rabbits find travel very stressful. This is a form of stress bonding. Is this necessary? I have bonded my buns without any stress techniques at all. Please be aware stress bonding is distressing for rabbits. Vacuum cleaner - please do not do this to specifically stress rabbits! This is cruel to them, they are sensitive, intelligent animals. There is also evidence for not repeatedly interferring, as this video suggests. unless needed.
I have bonded my mini lop doe Blueberry with another mini lop, and I wish I didn't bother bonding her with another rabbit. We had such a wonderful relationship with her, and that's why we thought she also needed to have a relationship with her own kind. She always looked so joyful. However, we saw a big change in her personality after the bond. She just became a follower, and it's very sad to see. I'm not going to separate them, but I just wanted to send a warning because all you hear about is its good for the bunny.
Question, in the case that I start bonding in the morning, at night time when I’m ready for bed, separate them for bed time and continue the next morning?
Quick question! I've been bonding rabbits for awhile, some just click, I keep an eye on them, pretty much what's discussed in the video, but it seems I have some that just will NOT get along with one rabbit whereas they like any other, do you have any tips on rabbits that just don't like eachother?
This video was really helpful. I'm thinking of rescuing a male bunny to bond with my female and I'm worried that she won't bond. I have a couple of questions though. How would I go about feeding them separately during this time and I'm also worried I won't notice any behaviours at night even if I'm sleeping in the same room. Also would it be an issue if my female rabbit already has a routine in terms of where she sleeps, naps, etc? Is it okay to break that routine?
You have really good points. I didn't know all of this when I introduced my new boy to my female. My first son Stewie passed in the summer, so I wanted to get my girl another so she wouldn't feel lost. I also wanted a neutered male so he wouldn't traumatize her. He did try to mount her a few times although she's spayed too. But I just told him to stop, and made a little sound with my mouth and he stopped. Two months after, I had to move in with my mom to help looking after her. I had to buy a pen because she has so much stuff and she didn't want them free. But they have surprisingly done very well. My female is a senior for her large size. But my boy has now taken to care for her a lot - which I didn't think he would do since he's younger. Rabbits are amazing. Unfortunately I have no option for a larger space until my mom passes away. Then they'll probably get the living room.
thank you so much for this video! i took notes and think i'm ready after a lot of other research to try bonding my well-tempered male rabbit with a very friendly and gentle girl bunny I found at the shelter yesterday. he has gotten along with dogs and cats in the past, even when i let my cat come out and hang out in his room - sometimes they even lay side by side and put their heads together. he is rarely afraid of my cat and always plops right down beside her. (she is more skeptical of him, but usually doesnt mind.) i did make sure they spent about 6 months apart in separate rooms at first to make sure they got used to each other's scent, and i do not leave them together alone when i am asleep or not home. i am hoping he will have as easy of an experience with his rabbit bonding mate. i am a little worried because i do work full time, so during the 7 day period in the pens i wont be able to supervise them during the day, but i really don't want to separate them. fingers crossed it will be love at first sight
my girls took about 4 months to bond.. but they are doing amazing now. starting in a small area at first did not work for my bunnies (i used the bathtub) , so i had to go to a 4x4 xpen
Hey, thanks for instruction, we just bonded our mail rabbits that was against all odds. Followed instruktions with one own thing. Everytime thay get inyo the fight i would put them back to cardbox and it worked
Sterling looks exactly like my rabbit!! His name is Bunzo and I inherited him when his owner died. I’m at least his 5th owner. He has been passed around a lot, which I think has led to his having trust issues. I think he is finally realizing that this is his forever home. I would have never thought I could love a bunny as much as I love my Bunzo. I definitely didn’t realize that they had so much personality or that they were as intelligent as he has proven to be. At first I was very hesitant about even taking custody of him…but I was talked/guilted into it. It turned out to be the best decision I have ever made! Im completely and utterly enamored with my Bunzo. His full name is Bunzo T. Rabbit. The T standing for Tiberius, of course..lol Anyway, your videos are very informative and entertaining. You have such an expressionful face. I think it’s in the eyebrow manipulation. It’s truly adorable.😉 keep up the great content for any bunny owner.
I’m commenting this on multiple bunny videos. I hope someone sees this and can help. I have two female buns. One is a year old and one is 3. They are both lops and are both spayed. When I brought home the 1 year old she was 5months. They both got along great, would groom eachother and play. Neither of them were spayed at this time. But once we got the youngest spayed she started to get aggressive which we thought was odd. She started biting and nipping our other bun. So we separated them. Then I thought that getting my other bun spayed would help. But nope. It’s been 6months and I’ve tried everything!! Stress bonding, a neutral territory, giving them each others litter boxes, having them spend time in the other ones territory. Everything. As soon as they see each other their tails go up and they want to bite. Absolutely no hesitation they just want each other dead I swear! I’m not sure they can even be bonded! But they used to be so cute running around together and I want them to do that again. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I read articles that mention that the bunny will smell different after coming back from surgery/vet so if you did not bring both bunnies to the vet most likely they need to be rebonded again.
What do you do about litter boxes/peeing and pooping during this process? And what happens (where do they hang out, sleep, etc.) before and after they're together? I have an adult bun who's lived with me for a year (pretty much free roaming) and I'm thinking about bringing home another to be her friend :)
That’s what I was wondering for the 7 days, is that 24/7 in the pen no litter boxes. Would you just have several fleeces to swap and wash every day from the peeing?
This is So SO helpful, I just messed up my second bonding date so badly by giving them the whole bathroom. I really hope I can recover they had a fantastic first date.
I have found that lots of distraction work best. The rabbits get so involved with the distractions that they 'forget' to spend time chasing each other.
Im currently in the bonding process. At this point, I dont know where to ask for help anymore. My bunnies (8yo male and 6yo female) are getting along fine now. It's my second time bonding them because the first time bonding them I gave them free roam too soon and they started fighting. Now I'm being cautious with space. They got to a size 3x2 pen, and I'm thinking of stopping there for now. See, they're not fighting, my female gives my male kisses, no one is getting bullied....but my male wont return the kisses and that makes her mad. They aren't lovey dovey and all cuddly....is that still good? Is it a sign I should seperate them? I'm desperate for advice because im so scared I won't be there to seperate them if a bad fight occurs.
That was was a fantastic video Haley packed full with all one need to know about bonding bunnies with tlc 👏👏hope that you and your furries are all doing well Prayers for you all 🙏🏼❤ xxx🐇💩🐾
Thank you for the information. I have 2 brothers, neutered that I’ve had 2 years. Daughters friend rescued a tame bunny that was dumped on their road. I offered to take it. She is female. I want to work on the bonding so she is not alone. Mine are in an outside pen but I am going to try your ideas.
I have two male rabbits both neutered. #1 is 2 years old and has been neutered for over a year. I got #2 at 1 month old and neutered him about 5 months ago. I have reintroduced them to each other through observing them 24/7, going from small enclosures to larger through stress bonding techniques like driving in a car. They have done wonderfully and improved steadily over 7 days when I was able to leave them alone in a kiddie pool enclosure without fighting. Tonight they started randomly fighting so bad I had to separate them from fear of a serious injury. Im at a loss for what to do now, any advice anyone? I love them very much and I dont know what to do.
Do you put water in for the bunnies if there in there for quite some time and how many times should you do this cardboard box stage ? Also should you let the bunnies see eachother before doing this ?
Getting two bunnies from different sources on the same day. (Both buns in need of rehoming.) wondering if we should bond them to each other first or with us humans first. Great videos! Thanks so much.
Just adopted two unneutered buns... I'm going to netuer them next week and give them about a month after to let their hormones settle... Hopefuly they bond. So worried they won't but praying they do!
Hii, I'm trying to bond my bunnies - one is very aggressive (first bun) and the second bun basically loves him. They've been in prebonding for a couple months now. Every time he goes near her, he lunges and bites/nips her. How can I tell if these attacks are bunny communication or just plain hatred?? Should I allow him to keep being aggressive? She gets very scared and no humping from both of them :/
She is correct, large areas can cause territorial issues. I have two does, sharing the same area, tending to kits from both. The smaller of the two does tends to win. She also tends to tend to both nests. Great Video, thanks!
Hello! Thank you for the videos. I had a question about the first few days/nights of the bonding process… I took my two bunnies for a drive yesterday for the first time, and then I put the two in a box. They were really solid the whole time, and they even ate alfalfa together. When it got late and time for dinner time for the two, I separated the two into their individual pens so they could eat and use their litter boxes. Is this advisable? Or are they supposed to stay together until they are bonded? Thank you in advance!
Hi, if I had to separate my buns at around step 3, how do I continue the next day? Do I go back to Step 1 (the carrier and driving around for 20min?) or can i go straight to step 3?
Good idea. The distractions from noises and new scents would help. The only problem might be one would be scared and manage to jump out of the pen, if the other attacked
I only have one bunny and I feel so overwhelmed watching this. It’s important to get Luna a buddy but it means two weeks of close supervision? How will I get any sleep or go to work? 😮
I’m so excited to visit your shop sometime in Stevens Point! I’ve been watching you for a long time and I was so happy when I learned that you were a fellow Wisconsinite😊😊
My rabbits are being very stubborn and aren’t getting along. One of them even bit me because she was so mad. They’re both female and I am afraid they will start fighting if I put them both in the crate. Do u think it’s likely? I don’t want either of them to get hurt. Edit: the biting part was my fault and I shouldn’t have tried to pet her during the process. I don’t blame her.
Check out Hailey's other videos/playlist for info on care, behavior,food, treats, hay, toys etc. You'll find tons of great information there. Good luck with your bunny! 🐇🥕💕🐰🍎
I brought in my second rabbit last week (female, 2 months old, unspayed). My first rabbit is male, 9 months old & neutered, he seems to be depressed since i brought in the baby bunny. 1. No diet change but his poops become smaller, uneven shape and most of the times its soft (cecotropes) 2. He likes to cuddle and lick me but suddenly he became aggressive I have not done much for bonding as for now they were separated. Once a day i will bond them in neutral space. At first, they were okay groom each other a bit, but now he will chase the baby bunny and they will end up fighting and now the baby bunny is scared of him. Should i give up and return the baby bunny ASAP? i feel bad for my first rabbit.
Hi! My bunny is living in our living room and has been doing that for a little over a year now (been living there since I got him). I want to get a bunny who can also live there with him, but as you say they can’t be in somebody else’s territory but I have no other space for them to live together except the living room. How can I make the living room a territory for both of them? I really need to get him a friend, thank you!
Someone please help me. I have two holland lops that are 6 months old girls and sisters. They have shown no signs of aggression towards each other until one of them starting chasing the other and trying to mount her, but the other runs away. Should I separate them even though they aren’t biting? I’m worried the might get more aggressive when I’m not around and I don’t want either getting hurt
I've been trying to bond my bunnies for about 6 months now with no luck. I don't get how someone have that kind of time in their weeks where you can constantly monitor the bunnies. I would really love them to be bonded as it's really hard keeping them apart, granted I've been working with them for about 1-2 hour each day as I don't really have the opportunity to spend a constant 72 hours with them.
I have an 8 year old rabbit and i just got a 5 month old they are both females should i follow the same steps or should I wait until the younger one is spayed?
So I'm getting a male Mini Rex in about 2-3 months and this is what I had planned. Please LMK if this cage setup is ok. (I've done a lot of research and my mom had a bunny, but I'm a first-time owner.) I have a space to let the rabbit in that's 2'6" by 10'6" (in my bedroom). One end will have a medium dog cage with the food and litter box and stuff in it. Outside the cage will be bedding and toys and stuff. The bunny will almost always have the entire space to go in save for when I'm cleaning. Is that enough room?
I have 5 rabbits.. 3 girls and 2 boys. One girl was a drop off and needs to be bonded with everyone. The other two girls are bonded with each other and I also need to bond the males to everyone. Do I put them all 5 together and start in small enclosure or ??? Do I do a pair at a time ??? I want to start bonding them. The boys are neutered at well.
I think that's a great idea because there would be noises and scents to distract them. Just make sure if one chases the other, the chased one can't jump out if the pen!
How do you stop the nipping biting fighting etc if they are in the carrier. Do I wait to put the second rabbit in until we are in the car. We have had terrible luck bonding them and everything we have tried they just fight non stop
i know this video was 2 years ago but i have 2 bonded adult bunnies, but i recently got 2 baby girls. So do i wait till the girls r a bit older (bc they r super tiny lol) or bond them like they r?
You must put something down in the carrier for them to grip onto. This is extremely stressful to start with and the fact they are sliding around with no grip could have resulted in splay leg. Very important that rabbits can grip because they dont have pads like cats and dogs. This made me feel quesy watching it. Poor bunnies. Aslos stress bonding is a big no no because you want to build a positive bond not a fearful one. Ideally the best way is to house them side by side for a couple of weeks and then introduce them in a small neutral space. You dont need to take them out in a car to frighten them. I was only 6 mins in and had to comment!
my female rabbit thumps when she smells my male, i just got her this friday. im going to take a whole day to start this process im just very nervous since i don’t really know her yet. i will probably wait a while to let her settle in
If you don’t have access to a car, would putting them in a pet stroller and going for a walk outside also work? Also I though carrier in the car was considered stress bonding?