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[archilife20]

Hey everyone! I have a female dutch rabbit that is approximately 5 months old. Her name is Dutchess and she is half white and half grey and absolutely precious.

My main reason for coming onto this forum is to find a way for her to like other rabbits. I brought in another female (I learned this was a mistake) that was about her age and they absolutely did not get along. I decided to sell the dwarf I got to pair with Dutchess. A local pet shop has several baby rabbits (about a month old). I was wondering if she would pair better since she is younger? I'm sure there is a thread already started on this, so a point in the right direction would be great!

 

[archilife20]

Bump for a reply or a place where I find this info plz. Thanks!!

 

[Whiskerz]

This should be posted in the "Nutrition and Behavior" thread, I think. A mod should be in here and will move it.

But until then..

First off, I doubt your Dutchess is spayed. Right?
Bunnies should be spayed and neutered to help with behavior and hormones. You should get her spayed before you bring another bunny into your home. This will help the bonding process.
Female rabbits are the hardest to bond. So, really..I doubt you will ever be able to bond her to another unless, like I said, you spay her first.
And even then, you are not out of the clear yet.
Bonding rabbits doesn't depend on the sex of the bunny or the age, it depends on the bunny itself.
Some just wont bond, that's just them. But some will and it takes time.
Read around this: http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_forum.php?id=48
that should have some stuff on bonding that should help you out.

There are methods you will have to take in order for the bonding to go smoothly. Please read read read and read some more on this issue.

I wish the best of luck to you on this. There are other members on here that have personal experience with bonding that may be able to help you further.

 

[archilife20]

Thank you, and no she isn't spayed so I need to hop on that. Until I won't bring another bunny home.Thanks!

 

[Yield]

And here I come, with my personal experience!

I have a dutch as well, but he is a boy. With my buns, I got them fixed first, just as Whiskerz said.

Boy x girl pairs are the easiest.

With my buns, I introduced them after their hormones dissipated, and I did it in neutral territory- the bathtub. Both of the buns had never been there, so there was no territorial feelings. Also, the tub is slippery, so they can't get a good grip to fight. I also ran the vaccuum cleaner outside the door, to stress them out a bit, so they would look for comfort in each other.

I suggest, after getting your current bunny spayed, take her to the humane society and do some bunny dates after her hormones have dissipated some. The humane society people should know what you're talking about. It should give you a chance to see if you bunbun is even interested in any other bunnies.

Ignoring is better than fighting and over-interest. Grooming is REALLY good. My buns groomed on the first date.. but then again, while their hormones were going away from the fix, I had their cages and pens next to each other (not close enough to bite eachother) but close enough that they could smell each other and such.

(I had my girl, Solara first, and after that I went and got my boy, Sabriel, without the "bunny dates". I had them live in seperate cages/pens next to each other right after their fix. Being next to each other for around 3-4 weeks helped a lot with my bonding experience. They bonded fully in like 2 weeks and they're inseperable now. They even go to the vet together.)

I also heard switching cages or litterboxes is good too. I only switched food dishes.

There WILL be humping during the bonding.. if a boy humps the girl's head, make him stop.. the girl could bite the boy's penis off. (no joke, someone on here experienced it). Some humping is okay, but sometimes the humpee gets mad and bites the humper and that's no good.

Do NOT seperate the bonding sessions on a bad note. Always end on a good note, even if you have to push the two gently together and have them cuddle for a few seconds.

Watch carefully for signs of aggressive behavior.. get to know each of your buns' (after you get the second one) personalities so you can tell when they start getting aggressive. Make sure you have gloves just in case, and a spray bottle to prevent unnecessary fighting~

Anyways. Spaying and neutering is crucial when it comes to bonding. Good luck! If you have any other questions, I'll be happy to answer, whether it be in private message, or here so other people can answer as well

And as Whiskerz said.. READ READ READ It's really helpful.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Step one would be a spay. That doesn't always guarantee anything though. Commander Bun-Bun would still go after any rabbit, big or small--just not the bonding type or I got tired of her biting everyone, me included.

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Let me welcome you to Rabbits Online, my name is Dave and I am a moderator on the forum. So if I can be of any help please let me know. This is a terrific website for rabbits and their slaves, not only is it very active but also friendly. I am so glad you’re here and I know you will enjoy it.

Many bunny's recommend their slaves to this site so we may learn of others methods to keeping our furry masters happy.

If you everhave a sick bunny, please post in The Infirmary and include your rabbit's age, breed and health history as well diet and output details leading up to the problem.

I have listed some links I thought you might find interesting:

*For reference the Library section

*To brag or tell everyone about the antics of your bunny or just to talk about your day here is where to start a Bunny Blog, you can also look back at it later and remember when you had a life before your bunny.

*Now all the bunny’s like talk to each other when we mere slaves aren’t around in the Bunny Chat is the spot to be.

*Rabbits Online also has regional forums , this a good way to find a vet in your area that has experience with rabbits and to find out from other nearby of good sources of rabbit supplies.

The Let Your Hare Down section is for anything non-bunny related.

Here is a link tothat will help you and your bunny to connect, How To Bond With Your Bunny.

Now every forum has rules and ours can be found with this link Rabbits Online Forum Rules. This gives guidelines on what is acceptable, what is not and how we hope everyone will treat each other.

Everyone on this forum loves to see pictures of each other’s bunnies. So if you would like to post a picture this link will help you do that, Upload Photo's to Photo Gallery. Then in the post, you click on the "G" in the tool bar to insert your photo. Many people also use Photobucket. You just copy the img file and paste it into the post.

I am glad you have joined rabbits online and I look forward to seeing you around.

 

[Pet_Bunny]

Welcome to the forum Archilife! :welcome1

Good luck on your decision with the spay and finding a new bunny to bond with.

I had two girls that I adopted (the first was already spayed buthad to wait for thesecond one toget spayed before I started to bond them). The two got into some nasty fights, and it took 18 months before the two finally bonded. Once they accepted each other, they were friends for life.