Hi!
I wanted a friend for my spayed female bunny named Gina so I recently adopted a neutered male from a shelter. His name is Tony.
I went to the vet with Tony for a check-up and I did one and a half week of pre-bonding.
Tony is a very sweet and calm bunny but my girl is nervous and territorial, I thought maybe Tony would be a good friend for her since he’s so calm but turns out he’s a very dominant bunny!
When they first met in the bathtub, Tony was humping a lot and Gina didn’t like it at all. Since then , I had 4-5 more sessions and I observed that Tony really wants to be groomed and tries to hump her but she doesn’t want anything to do with him. Even when they are separated they can see and smell each other and Gina tries to bite him trough the bars that are separating them.
During the sessions I stopped a couple of little fights and the best I got from the sessions is them doing nothing and being stressed out.
I don’t think they are a good match, but the shelter didn’t offer bunny meet-ups before adopting and I love Tony so much he’s such a good bunny I can’t give him up.
Do you think I should continue trying to bond them or let them live their lives separately?
Here’s a picture of Gina and one of Tony
I wanted a friend for my spayed female bunny named Gina so I recently adopted a neutered male from a shelter. His name is Tony.
I went to the vet with Tony for a check-up and I did one and a half week of pre-bonding.
Tony is a very sweet and calm bunny but my girl is nervous and territorial, I thought maybe Tony would be a good friend for her since he’s so calm but turns out he’s a very dominant bunny!
When they first met in the bathtub, Tony was humping a lot and Gina didn’t like it at all. Since then , I had 4-5 more sessions and I observed that Tony really wants to be groomed and tries to hump her but she doesn’t want anything to do with him. Even when they are separated they can see and smell each other and Gina tries to bite him trough the bars that are separating them.
During the sessions I stopped a couple of little fights and the best I got from the sessions is them doing nothing and being stressed out.
I don’t think they are a good match, but the shelter didn’t offer bunny meet-ups before adopting and I love Tony so much he’s such a good bunny I can’t give him up.
Do you think I should continue trying to bond them or let them live their lives separately?
Here’s a picture of Gina and one of Tony