JennerAndOdom
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Hey everyone!
I am looking for some advice on what to do/how to handle bonding my rabbits. Everything I know about bonding is from what I have researched online, but each website is a little different in what they suggest of course.
I've had my first bunny for a little over a year. She is a Netherland Dwarf named Jenner. She is sweet, but also a bit nervous most of the time.
My first year of college I lived at my mom's and Jenner loved to play with my cat. Since being at my own place, I wanted to get Jenner a friend since I read about bunnies enjoying company.
I adopted a Holland Lop, who I renamed Odom. He is almost four years old. He is very calm and sweet.
He is neutered and she is not.
Jenner has a big fancy cage that I made her - a C&C style. I placed Odom in just a typical store-bought cage next to her cage for the first few days.
For the past two days I have had them meet for just 10-15 minutes in neutral territory (the bathroom, where neither of them had been before).
The first day they both took turns humping each other, and that was really it.
The second day they humped each other for the first couple minutes, then Odom laid down on the floor on his side and when Jenner would walk by, he stuck his face under her belly. It looked submissive to me. But Jenner kept pulling out his hair. Sometimes he would just lay there and other times he jumped up like it hurt him.
Advice on what I need to do???
Thanks!
I am looking for some advice on what to do/how to handle bonding my rabbits. Everything I know about bonding is from what I have researched online, but each website is a little different in what they suggest of course.
I've had my first bunny for a little over a year. She is a Netherland Dwarf named Jenner. She is sweet, but also a bit nervous most of the time.
My first year of college I lived at my mom's and Jenner loved to play with my cat. Since being at my own place, I wanted to get Jenner a friend since I read about bunnies enjoying company.
I adopted a Holland Lop, who I renamed Odom. He is almost four years old. He is very calm and sweet.
He is neutered and she is not.
Jenner has a big fancy cage that I made her - a C&C style. I placed Odom in just a typical store-bought cage next to her cage for the first few days.
For the past two days I have had them meet for just 10-15 minutes in neutral territory (the bathroom, where neither of them had been before).
The first day they both took turns humping each other, and that was really it.
The second day they humped each other for the first couple minutes, then Odom laid down on the floor on his side and when Jenner would walk by, he stuck his face under her belly. It looked submissive to me. But Jenner kept pulling out his hair. Sometimes he would just lay there and other times he jumped up like it hurt him.
Advice on what I need to do???
Thanks!
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