thetwobunnies
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So I have a 3 month old holland lop/ mini lop? She is way too big to be a holland lop BUT I was told that she is a holland lop, but anyway she is not spayed yet.
My male rabbit is neutered and has been since like early jan. I plan on getting my female spayed as early as possible, maybe 5 and 1/2 months if my vet is comfortable with that. Although she is really big for her breed/ age, she is still smaller than my male. Would it be a bad idea to start bonding them? I really want them to live together, but I will not allow that until she is spayed, but I was just wondering for the actual bonding process? would it be bad to start letting them see each other face to face without a cage blocking them? They seem to be neutral through the bars and have flopped near each other through the bars - but I know things can be totally different when out in the open.
I would start off in neutral areas and everything - I have researched on bonding and will double check again IF this is a good idea. However, would I need to re-bond them and do the whole process over again after I spay her? Would I need to separate them for a couple of days while she heals? Personally, I would just like to get this whole cage thing out of the way (fitting 2 cages in a small room like 9'x10' while also trying to make room that is bigger than their cages so when they come out they can binky about, is very stressful) I am going to move in a couple of years so hopefully I will be moving to a more roomy place - but I really don't have much of an option. I would like for them to live together? But I have no idea how my male will react to her living with him in "his" cage. Any ideas? I don't want to "damage" their bond now and make it harder for them to bond later?
My male rabbit is neutered and has been since like early jan. I plan on getting my female spayed as early as possible, maybe 5 and 1/2 months if my vet is comfortable with that. Although she is really big for her breed/ age, she is still smaller than my male. Would it be a bad idea to start bonding them? I really want them to live together, but I will not allow that until she is spayed, but I was just wondering for the actual bonding process? would it be bad to start letting them see each other face to face without a cage blocking them? They seem to be neutral through the bars and have flopped near each other through the bars - but I know things can be totally different when out in the open.
I would start off in neutral areas and everything - I have researched on bonding and will double check again IF this is a good idea. However, would I need to re-bond them and do the whole process over again after I spay her? Would I need to separate them for a couple of days while she heals? Personally, I would just like to get this whole cage thing out of the way (fitting 2 cages in a small room like 9'x10' while also trying to make room that is bigger than their cages so when they come out they can binky about, is very stressful) I am going to move in a couple of years so hopefully I will be moving to a more roomy place - but I really don't have much of an option. I would like for them to live together? But I have no idea how my male will react to her living with him in "his" cage. Any ideas? I don't want to "damage" their bond now and make it harder for them to bond later?