Zoey is continuing to settle in well. In some ways, she seems more comfortable with her surroundings than Devon is. She has so much personality, I absolutely love her! :biggrin2:
We temporarily halted the bonding sessions because Devon seemed "off" and was not eating much yesterday, and we didn't want to stress him more. We took him to see a vet today (our regulars were not in today) who noticed he had molar spurs. She gave him fluids, put him under real quick, and took care of the teeth. She believes his problem was caused by the teeth plus the stress of a new bunny. She thinks we can begin bonding again tomorrow. We've built Zoey her own cage near by, and the vet suggested that we stop switching them between cages (it is stressing him too much). Other than that, we will continue bonding as before. Luckily, we were given some great bonding tips from the vet (who also specializes in animal behavior) and a vet tech with 19 rabbits of her own.
Tomorrow they both have checkups with our regular vet (they were scheduled when we brought her home last week). The car ride will make for a perfect bonding session.
Overall, I'm incredibly optimistic about bonding them since they have been great so far, with no aggression towards one another. I'll just take it as slow as I need to. I also need to get over my own nervousness about the bonding sessions, since even the dominance-asserting mounting behavior can be scary to watch. But talking to the vet and the tech, as well as some email correspondence with Carol, has made me feel much more comfortable
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Matt:bunnydance::happyrabbit:
