Should I keep bunnies that won’t bond together?

[Farm_Lover_With_Bunnies]

Hello fellow bunny lovers!
so I’ve tried to bond My bunnies and it’s not working out at all lol. The bunny that I’ve had since she was a kit is twilight has been an only rabbit for about 1 year now, we had another female bunny but they never got along either. I tried another bunny with her as well, he was a small male (neutered) and he fought with her and she would of course fight back. Now I have another bunny who I found dumped in a trail I was on and we took him in and got him checked by a vet and neutered as well. They would do okay (a few disagreements) in a laundry basket but twilight will chase back and forth through bars at him and try to bite him, especially during meals. She even pulled out tufts of his fur before I added the second cage back over with her cage so that they can’t reach each other anymore. They are both in my room which is small, twilight is a larger bunny so she has the larger section, probably about 7ftx8ft (maybe 7ftx7ft) and Oakley the rescue bunny has about a 2ftx7ft. So I’m wondering if since they don’t get along would it be better to keep them in separate rooms, but then they wouldn’t have any bunnies to interact with since I can’t get any more or would it be better to just leave them how they are and keep it so they can’t attack each other?
Thanks!

 

[Blue eyes]

There really isn't a benefit to keeping them in proximity to each other since they don't get along. In fact, it probably just adds stress since they will each always feel like they have to be 'on guard' from each other.

 

[Farm_Lover_With_Bunnies]

There really isn't a benefit to keeping them in proximity to each other since they don't get along. In fact, it probably just adds stress since they will each always feel like they have to be 'on guard' from each other.

Okay thank you, that’s what I was kind of thinking. Will they be okay to not have a friend though? I really don’t want to rehome Oakley as I love him a lot but I don’t want him to be lonely either

 

[Blue eyes]

Others may disagree, but I have found that most rabbits can do just fine as single buns provided they are indoors and getting plenty of interaction (or are in an area of the home where activity occurs and people are) and plenty of roaming time.

If a single rabbit is kept separate from the household in its own room... that would not be advised.

 

[Farm_Lover_With_Bunnies]

Others may disagree, but I have found that most rabbits can do just fine as single buns provided they are indoors and getting plenty of interaction (or are in an area of the home where activity occurs and people are) and plenty of roaming time.

If a single rabbit is kept separate from the household in its own room... that would not be advised.

Okay, thank you so much for your help! I know when my bunny was be herself she definitely needed extra attention but she is already in my room so I’m with her a lot so I will make sure Oakley gets plenty of attention as well and not in a room by himself

 

[Miva13]

Okay thank you, that’s what I was kind of thinking. Will they be okay to not have a friend though? I really don’t want to rehome Oakley as I love him a lot but I don’t want him to be lonely either

Hi, just thought I would share my own experience. I got a female from a rescue centre as I wanted a friend for my boy bunny. The female would fight with him when I wasn’t around (this was two months after I had done the slowly introducing them in neutral spaces bonding ) and he got very reserved and withdrawn. I ended up giving the female back to the rescue after 3 months of trying to bond them. It took awhile but Ben is back to his happy self. I have come to realise he is happy on his own with his human family - he is free roam in our house and follows each family member around in turn which is very cute. I hope this helps you as I too felt guilty he was by himself but he’s actually happy that way.

 

[SirLawrence]

Here's my story:

After having Lawrence for about a year, I decided to try bonding him, so he wouldn't be alone when I went to work. I had a series of play dates at my local rescue, and he seemed to get along with another boy, Lucas, so we brought him home. Long story short, we've been trying to bond for a year now, and they just don't want to be friends. They're both neutered. They live in large enclosures in the same room, though, and seem to love being around each other. They just don't want to bond. It's frustrating, but they seem to be happier this way than completely alone. Both bunnies get tons of interaction and time running the entire house.

I think with these two, they like being roommates, just not besties.

 

[Farm_Lover_With_Bunnies]

Okay, thank you both very mucH! Your experiences have definitely helped me. I did a few sessions of stress bonding which I didn’t do before as I think it’s kind of mean but I put them in a walk in shower together (only place either bunny hasn’t been lol) and they only really fought once and after they were able to calm down and twilight stopped trying to attack oakley through the cage completely so I have hope again but the issue now is that I’ve missed two days of bonding because I’m just so busy I barley have time and energy so I may keep them as roomies until I can really commit fully to bonding which I know is terrible I should make the time but I want to make sure if I try this again it will work this time.

 

[ThePelletnator]

Some buns are just not meant for each other. They're just little, cute furry human attitudes running around and some will quite literally tear each other apart if you let them.

 

[Kim2021]

Hello fellow bunny lovers!
so I’ve tried to bond My bunnies and it’s not working out at all lol. The bunny that I’ve had since she was a kit is twilight has been an only rabbit for about 1 year now, we had another female bunny but they never got along either. I tried another bunny with her as well, he was a small male (neutered) and he fought with her and she would of course fight back. Now I have another bunny who I found dumped in a trail I was on and we took him in and got him checked by a vet and neutered as well. They would do okay (a few disagreements) in a laundry basket but twilight will chase back and forth through bars at him and try to bite him, especially during meals. She even pulled out tufts of his fur before I added the second cage back over with her cage so that they can’t reach each other anymore. They are both in my room which is small, twilight is a larger bunny so she has the larger section, probably about 7ftx8ft (maybe 7ftx7ft) and Oakley the rescue bunny has about a 2ftx7ft. So I’m wondering if since they don’t get along would it be better to keep them in separate rooms, but then they wouldn’t have any bunnies to interact with since I can’t get any more or would it be better to just leave them how they are and keep it so they can’t attack each other?
Thanks!

I'm having the same problem with my two rescue bunnies they hate each other I've tried to Bond them for months but nothing's working