I hope there are success stories out there when it comes to bonding two spayed does. Because only the bunny chick seems to advocate for it when I look around online. Today we went to the humane society with Cali, our spayed 4 year old doe. She lost her partner Steve two weeks ago but has been doing pretty well. She met 3 bucks and they were all very pushy with her. Nipping and mounting and all that. One of these she hated and they almost fought. I decided to try a female just for the hell of it and this was the best meeting. No aggression or rude behaviour. Mostly ignoring. Cali had kind of shut down a bit. But in general she is a very easy going rabbit. Anyway we chose this 9 month old spayed female and brought her home. They are housed side by side in near identical enclosures with space in between so they can't get at each other through the bars. Tomorrow evening will be their first date. So my questions are:
1. Is this pairing doable? Has anyone achieved it and if so any tips?
2. How do I coordinate out time for them in non neutral territory? They can see each other frolicking about and I don't want hurt feelings or jealousy
3. The bunny chick says give them a teensy bit of space during dates and expand it slowly. Other sites say give them enough room to be able to escape each other if needed. Huh? Which one should I try?
Thanks in advance for thoughts and advice.
1. Is this pairing doable? Has anyone achieved it and if so any tips?
2. How do I coordinate out time for them in non neutral territory? They can see each other frolicking about and I don't want hurt feelings or jealousy
3. The bunny chick says give them a teensy bit of space during dates and expand it slowly. Other sites say give them enough room to be able to escape each other if needed. Huh? Which one should I try?
Thanks in advance for thoughts and advice.