Emmits_mom
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Well, we've had Amelia since Saturday, and atfirst, things seemed to be going pretty well for she andEmmit. They are in the same room, but are separated betweentwo pens (6 inches apart) so they cannot bite each other or anything,but they can sniff and see each other. Right away Emmit wasreally interested in her. He hasn't been around otheranimals, but she has. She was more concerned with her newroom and new cage.
So finally in the last few days she's started to notice him.He used to just sit there and watch her hop around and stuff, and shedidn't even see that there was another rabbit in the room.Much to his delight, she was finally interested in him as well so westarted swappingblankets andpoopies and stuff sothey could get each other's scent.
They started doing binkiesaround each other, and a few timesthey would laynext to thepens (as close as theycould get).
But the other day when Islipped out of the roomfor2 minutes to get their romaine, I came back up andtheyhad found a spot in the penswhere the two penswere very close. Theyseemed to be trying to scratchat each other.I checked both of them out, and neither one hadgotten hurt, nor did they seem to have any marks on them, so I don'tknow if they actually reached each other or not. Ever sincethat incident all they want to do is get over to the otherside. She continues to try to claw at the pen on her side,and he sometimes does the same. I have no idea what this allmeans. Maybe she wants to go over there to mount him (becausewe think that she'll be the dominate one). And I think thathe gets jealous when I sit with her on her side to pet her.He just sits and stares at us.
I switched them today-so she got to investigate his cage and side ofthe room, and he got to check out her pad. They seemed inmuch better moods when they got to do that, so I think ithelped.
Does anyone have experience with bonding bunnies and could you give mesome tips? I'm being patient with them, but I just don't knowwhat the whole digging/stratching at each other means. I needsome help! Thanks everyone.
-a worried bun mommy- Carrie
So finally in the last few days she's started to notice him.He used to just sit there and watch her hop around and stuff, and shedidn't even see that there was another rabbit in the room.Much to his delight, she was finally interested in him as well so westarted swappingblankets andpoopies and stuff sothey could get each other's scent.
They started doing binkiesaround each other, and a few timesthey would laynext to thepens (as close as theycould get).
But the other day when Islipped out of the roomfor2 minutes to get their romaine, I came back up andtheyhad found a spot in the penswhere the two penswere very close. Theyseemed to be trying to scratchat each other.I checked both of them out, and neither one hadgotten hurt, nor did they seem to have any marks on them, so I don'tknow if they actually reached each other or not. Ever sincethat incident all they want to do is get over to the otherside. She continues to try to claw at the pen on her side,and he sometimes does the same. I have no idea what this allmeans. Maybe she wants to go over there to mount him (becausewe think that she'll be the dominate one). And I think thathe gets jealous when I sit with her on her side to pet her.He just sits and stares at us.
I switched them today-so she got to investigate his cage and side ofthe room, and he got to check out her pad. They seemed inmuch better moods when they got to do that, so I think ithelped.
Does anyone have experience with bonding bunnies and could you give mesome tips? I'm being patient with them, but I just don't knowwhat the whole digging/stratching at each other means. I needsome help! Thanks everyone.
-a worried bun mommy- Carrie