Update on Snuffles and Angel

[AngelnSnuffy]

I promise I will post picsthis weekend! :nod

Well, Thanksgiving here was about 60 degrees and since Snuff wasshedding, or, moulting rather, we took the buns out for a date on thepicnic table. They got along! It wascool. Snuff humped Angel like mad, she didn't seem to mind atall, after about 10 seconds or so, I pushed him off. Hedidn't do it again. They sat next to each other, if Angelwent to the other end of the table, there went Snuff right behindher. No grooming of each other, but they groomed themselvesnext to each other. We did this 2 days in a row.Not one fight or tiff.

But when I let Snuff out in the house, he goes up to hercage, she growls a couple times. When either of them is out,separately of course, they mark by the other's cage, Angel is evenpeeing, she didn't do this before. I am almost sure this isnormal since they are not "bonded" yet but get along in neutralterritory, am I right? Your thoughts?

Thanks guys!

 

[Pipp]

I'veso farfound that it'seasier just letting them bond themselves as long as you're sure there'sno hate-ons going on. Just let them both loose inthe house -- depending on what they see as their territory.They've proven that they they don't hate each other, as long assomebunny has room to get away, there shouldn't beaproblem. The bonding problems are usually morerelated to rabbits in confined areas, or in warren situations where theheirarchy is being established, esp with maturing bunnies.

Sherryused to go and grunt at Dill all the time when I hadhim caged at first so she could run around the living room (which isone reason Inever thought they'd bond) and Dill showedabsolutely no interest in her, when he was out, he'd chase herawayandnip a bit and pull hair if she got toopushy. She'd run. Both had access to their ownterritories -- Sherry lived in the bathroom,Dill had free runof the house with his food and litter in theLivingRoom. I thoughtthey'd beokayif their free run time overlapped-- no hugefights. But they up and bonded! :shock:

Petbunny's Pebbles and Coaca were the same way -- pretty sure theystarted out only with simultaneousrun time in abigyard, and made friends with no issues.

On the other hand I knowif I turned a bunny loose in Pipp'sroom, that poor bunny!!! But I'm not sure what would happenif I let Darry and Radar out into the kitchen with Dill and Sherryaround. There doesn't seem to be anyhostilitythere, either. (I don't really need to know, though).

sas

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Thanks Pipp! That soundsgood. With it being winter and all, hard to get outsidenow. The only problem I see is that we are going to beselling our house hopefully this spring/summer andI wouldn'twant them bothmarking territory and peeing all overthe carpet in the house. Angel is the more territorial onefor sure. It would be worth a shot though. I'lljust have the water bottle ready! :shock: