ninetoes01
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I am trying to bond a new doe (Abby) to my existing buck(Cinder) . I am doing the bathtub thing so they can't get a grip to attack each other. But Abby is getting so stressed out by Cinder that she just freezes up completely. When Cinder comes over to sniff her, he starts off that way, then he nips - and it looks like he's nipping pretty hard! She's so scared of him and a lot of the time he just lays on the other end of the tub all stretched out, completely relaxed!
I thought stressing them out would help them bond, but Abby is TOO stressed out, and Cinder is too relaxed!
I haven't tried putting them in the tub for a few days, I've been giving Abby a bit of a break for now.
I put Abby completely separate from him for awhile, where they hopefully couldn't even smell each other.
Now they are right next to each other and can sniff, lick and see each other through the rungs of the pen if they so choose. My boyfriend says he has even seen them laying side by side through the pen.
The problem is just that Abby is such a high-stress bunny! She kicks like mad when she is picked up, she still needs lots of work! Does anyone have any suggestions?
I thought stressing them out would help them bond, but Abby is TOO stressed out, and Cinder is too relaxed!
I haven't tried putting them in the tub for a few days, I've been giving Abby a bit of a break for now.
I put Abby completely separate from him for awhile, where they hopefully couldn't even smell each other.
Now they are right next to each other and can sniff, lick and see each other through the rungs of the pen if they so choose. My boyfriend says he has even seen them laying side by side through the pen.
The problem is just that Abby is such a high-stress bunny! She kicks like mad when she is picked up, she still needs lots of work! Does anyone have any suggestions?