Bonding ?

[beebop11]

I have 3 female rabbits I recently rescued 2 10 weeks old babies for companions for my older female .



How do I go about introducing them ? What if they dont like eachother ?

 

[beebop11]

Bonding did not go well . My female rabbit is around a year or year and a half . I put the other female in there she is 10 weeks old my other female began to chase her and when I went to go pick up my older female she bit me pretty good!
Has she became aggressive since she was house with an unneatered male previously is that why ?

 

[beebop11]

Any suggestions ?
She has became really aggressive I put my hand in the cage today and she attacked my hand .

 

[elrohwen]

Is your old rabbit spayed? I would not introduce her to any other rabbits until she is spayed and has been so for at least 4 weeks. I also wouldn't introduce the baby to her until it has been spayed for the same amount of time. Females are generally very aggressive with one another - even after spaying it can be a hard bond. The chances of bonding them without spaying is close to zero.

 

[beebop11]

No they aren't spayed and I cannot afford to spay one bunny let alone 3 .
Will she be okay on her own ? The other 2 are houses together but they are litter mates

 

[elrohwen]

Yes, she'll be ok on her own - unspayed females really do not need or want companions, since they're hormonally thinking about protecting litters most of the time (even if they've never had a litter). They typically don't do well with companions in the same cage.

And as a warning, the two babies you are currently housing together will most likely need to be separated once they reach puberty. Baby bunnies love to have company, but once they reach 4 or 5 months they will probably start to fight when their hormones kick in. Then it will be safest to separate them so that they don't injure each other. Also, make very very sure that they are both females or you could have a potential pregnancy.