I think I've read all there is out there on rabbit bonding but it always followes the actual process and leaves the results vague. Maybe its a good thing that they were confined for a bit, maybe not. I don't think that made a big differrence, it could be the season, the weather, a good week, or just they made a breakthrough recently. Its so tough to tell. I'm glad you brought it up though because as I said there's not as much on bonds after the courting stage out there.