I have a few queations on how to bond my bunnies and what would be the best way. I’m starting to regret I didn’t bond them first at the start and instead waited until the other one was also neutered.
Because they clicked really well and had no problem with being with each other. Their was a little chasing that soon calmed down and they would later eat together and groom each other. But I separated them because the new buck at that time was supposed to become my doe outdoor friend.
The problem is that the buck, I tried to bond with my doe. She really bullied him, even though he bowed down the head (letting her being the boss) she would one minute be calm and the next start to bite him. He soon learned to fight and attack back because he felt cornered. So now every time he sees another bunny he attacks.
I can still divert his attention from my other bunnies without problem with just calling his name. He will turn and come running to me to get a treat.
I’m planning to bond them on a neutral area outside on my porch and then move them indoors together, after a few hours. So they can be supervised 24/7 for a couple of days.
Will they manage to cooperate moving indoors, because indoor it’s both their home territory. They have meet each other trough mesh and one of the bunnies will start a fight while the other one will defend or ignore him.
They don’t react on each other smells, only the visuals they will get a bit edgy.
Stress bonding wouldn’t work with them, because both my bunnies feel really safe in the travel cage. They will often flop and sleep while going somewhere else. So they are extremely comfortable being in a travel cage. So that would just backfire, not even worth trying.
Or have I manage to ruin the chances of them bonding when the other one picked up the does behavior, with attacking other bunnies.
Because they clicked really well and had no problem with being with each other. Their was a little chasing that soon calmed down and they would later eat together and groom each other. But I separated them because the new buck at that time was supposed to become my doe outdoor friend.
The problem is that the buck, I tried to bond with my doe. She really bullied him, even though he bowed down the head (letting her being the boss) she would one minute be calm and the next start to bite him. He soon learned to fight and attack back because he felt cornered. So now every time he sees another bunny he attacks.
I can still divert his attention from my other bunnies without problem with just calling his name. He will turn and come running to me to get a treat.
I’m planning to bond them on a neutral area outside on my porch and then move them indoors together, after a few hours. So they can be supervised 24/7 for a couple of days.
Will they manage to cooperate moving indoors, because indoor it’s both their home territory. They have meet each other trough mesh and one of the bunnies will start a fight while the other one will defend or ignore him.
They don’t react on each other smells, only the visuals they will get a bit edgy.
Stress bonding wouldn’t work with them, because both my bunnies feel really safe in the travel cage. They will often flop and sleep while going somewhere else. So they are extremely comfortable being in a travel cage. So that would just backfire, not even worth trying.
Or have I manage to ruin the chances of them bonding when the other one picked up the does behavior, with attacking other bunnies.