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Also: I suppose, if I am going to carp about the word "binky," I should offer some alternatives - not that I think they will be used, but just to provide them rather than complain without suggested replacements. 1 - sopwith If there are "helicopter bunnies," why not stick with an aviation...

Upon my introduction to the world of rabbithood, I quickly encountered the word "binky," used of course to describe everyone's favorite bunny-bounce of joy. I thought to myself, then and ever after, "UGH. I hate this word. WHY IS IT USED?" One, it's generally used to mean 'pacifier' (aka...

A happy update! The rabbit facilitator visited and was very calm and kind. She does not think that a bond is impossible and gave me and RC very, VERY clear instructions on what to do with these two. The slow and steady approach (starting them with one minute together, then increasing bit by...

Hiya - Another update in the ongoing saga of J and F. The woman at the rabbit rescue we adopted F from got back to us about a home visit. She is scheduled to come by this Thursday. From her emails, she seems VERY optimistic that F and J can bond - EVEN AFTER we told her about all the...

Thank you! I think J really needs a friend, one who doesn't mind that he is quick to want to bond! He wants to sniff and groom and play, and F, on the first bond after the speed date, seemed to take it as a major threat. Seeing pictures of bonded buns makes me so sad that it isn't working. I...

Hello, all - An update over here. A few weeks ago, when RC and I put the bunnies back together for a bonding session, F bit J so hard that he squealed and squealed. We separated the rabbits quickly and ended the session. At first, we could see no mark on either rabbit, but when we were...

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Hello - At the moment, my girlfriend and I are trying to bond two rabbits, and it is proving difficult (the saga is in another thread). At the moment, we have the two buns separated in different rooms to try and give them a break and a chance to forgive/forget. They have been apart for...

Ugh. Some setbacks to report. After several calm, although uneventful bonding sessions, J and F returned to scrapping with one another. In the scuffle, F gave my girlfriend a nasty bite on the hand (she's gotten her on the legs before) that bled quite a bit, but J was unharmed. For now, we...

Oh! Cool, okay, so I don't have to keep them super far, far, far from one another. Good. And yes - they seem to like the nose/head petting, quick interactions - with a tasty grape if their behavior is good. They don't get grapes normally because of the sugar factor (though, for humans, grapes...

The bun that seemed to be the best bond with J during the speed dating session was not one that my gf could manage so easily, sadly - she required eyedrops numerous times a day, and RC (girlfriend) works full-time, so it would not have been a good match for RC *or* the bun. We also weren't sure...

Could we also swap sheddings during separation - would that work? RC (my girlfriend) and I live a subway ride apart, so smaller items would be easier to transport. J isn't a big toy bunny (though RC has tried!) and F seems pretty bored by them, too. Mostly it's hidey boxes (kind of big for a...

Hello! Thanks to you both, Azerane and Blue eyes! I'm happy to report some progress as of yesterday. My gf and I tried the tactic of petting both rabbits as they sat nose to nose, which the facilitator had done (but told us to do sparingly). This worked quite well, and we ended the last two of...

Hello - Tail (see what I did there?) of bonding woe here. My girlfriend has a 7 year old red rex rabbit, J, a neutered male she adopted when he was about a year old. J is generally sweet and docile, behaves much a small cat or dog (he was raised with cats), and is a big fella - about 10...