bonding inquiries

[mowingmylawn]

hello! i currently have 2 rabbits and ive been trying to bond them for a while. they are both boys and have been neutered for some time, i frequently switch them so they get used to eachothers smell in each cage. i have tried bonding them in the bathtub but all they do is sit there and once one of them moves they start growling and chasing eachother, this also results in fur pulling. is there any tips for me? im not sure what to do because they wont be together without growling and chasing eachother. they have never drawn blood or anything of the sort its just fur pulling.

 

[zuppa]

Hi, how old are they and how long ago were they neutered?

 

[mowingmylawn]

they are 2 yrs old and were neutered a little more than a year ago.

 

[zuppa]

That's fine then if they fixed more than 2 months ago.
Here's a video might help you

 

[JBun]

Are they in enclosures next to each other?

 

[mowingmylawn]

Are they in enclosures next to each other?

yes, not touching though but about a foot apart.

 

[Mariam+Theo]

Here is a link that might help: Bonding Bunnies.
Someone on here (I can't remember who) uses this method for bonding. Maybe it will work for you, but since they have already met you will need to separate for 2 weeks for them to forget each other:
"(they have not met each other yet or done any sort of bonding yet.) I put them in cages or x-pens next to each other. NOT touching or in reach of each other or they will nip at each other. Close enough so they can investigate each other. After about 2 weeks I move the pens closer together provided they have not had any fighting. Then after a month, I start 5-10-minute sessions in the bathtub per night for about a week. Then on a Saturday I clear my schedule and move an x-pen in the living room where I supervise all day. I put them in there together right away in the morning and leave them in there all day. I watch closely and break up any fights if they start immediately. But, I don't take them out if they start fighting, they need to get it out of their systems. I will leave them in there all day and all that night, and sleep in the room with them if they still aren't getting along after the day. I usually have pretty good luck that they are getting along at this point. Then when I am feeling good and trusting they aren't fighting after a day or so. I move them back into the room they were in, in the same x-pen they were in the last day or so. I put it in the center of the two areas they were occupying before I moved them out. This way both their scents are there. Then I hang sheets or old towels around the outside of the pen so they can't see where they are, and they only see each other. Then play it by ear I see how they are doing, if all is going well and they aren't trying to escape I start removing a panel a day of the outside cover, so they slowly see their surroundings. Usually, they see their old habitat and get so excited to go back home with their new friend I don't make it to the end of the covers and I let them into their now shared area.
No stressing for me or the rabbits and it has worked every time I have tried it. I have used this for my female rabbits that I tried using other methods that did not work. I developed this on my own after lots of reading and trial and lots of error. My 7-year-old un-spayed female who I never thought would bond with another after she lost her mate has even bonded with another un-spayed female using this method."