why my old bunny is chasing new bunny..how can fix it plz ans

[sanjayhandsome4u]

I recently bought a male rabbit. She is still quite young, only a 2 months old i'd say and very friendly - he'll come to the cage door/side of the run whenever someone walks past and whenever he has the opportunity he is constantly licking me. he seems very happy. However, a friend convinced me to get him a friend to keep company, so I bought female rabbit yesterday. and she is same age some days different .Although she was in a cage with other rabbits when I bought her, she seems alot more timid and on edge than my first one, and she seems to be very young as shes quite a bit smaller than my other one. When I first put them in the cage together my rabbit sniffed her tentively whilst the newbie sat in fear, and for a while they seemed fine together, we put them in the same cage and my first rabbit immediately cuddled upto the shaking baby. However, a few hours later and me being ignorant to the ways of bonding rabbits, my old rabbit was chasing the terrified baby around, and charging at her.
Is this normal? I don't think my first rabbit is being aggressive, when she does catch up to the new one she never does anything more than sniff her bum and cuddle against her, she even looks at me as if to say "this is a great new play toy", however the chasing itself is terrifying the new one, who is still not used to me, and is probably still recovering from the ordeal of being taken from her home to a new one. For the moment, they are seperated. I would very much appreciate some advice on bonding the two.

 

[MiniLopMad]

Are they spayed and neutered? If not, it'll be impossible to bond them with babies and fights. Even if one is spayed/ neutered, there may still be issues.

I do not know much about the rest of bonding - I have I only ever bonded one pair. I'm sure someone with more knowledge will come and help

Goodluck!

 

[sanjayhandsome4u]

thanqq for response
what is spayed n neutered ..i donno abt the rabbits ..im a begginer ..plz can u explain

 

[MiniLopMad]

Spaying and neutering is the removal of the reproductive organs. Not only does it stop your rabbit from breeding, it prevents unwanted behaviours caused by hormones. It also has a number of health benefits.

Until you get your rabbits spayed and neutered, I would keep them separated. Rabbits can begin breeding at a very young age.

 

[sanjayhandsome4u]

thanku so much for information

 

[JBun]

As MiniLopMad mentioned, if you want them to be able to be together in the same cage or pen as a bonded pair, first get them desexed by a good rabbit vet, then you need to wait at least a month for the hormones to subside, then you can attempt bonding them. Though also keep in mind that getting your rabbits desexed doesn't guarantee that they will get along and bond with each other.

I would suggest you research bonding rabbits before attempting this, as it can sometimes be very complicated to do. You can't just put two rabbits together and expect them to immediately like each other. Here is a website with info on bonding rabbits.
http://www.thebunnychick.com/2013/0...rs-guide-rabbit-bonding-everything-need-know/

If you do not or cannot get them desexed, then they need to remain separated.