I Want To Know If My Rabbits Will Get Along?....

[SweetSassy]

This is from my Blog. Question after my blog entry:

I tore down my huge NIC cage in the living room and built 2 smaller cages so I could bring Roscoe and Suzi into the living room too. So... I brought them out. They all were trying to smell each other. The cages were about 5 inches away from each other. About 3 minutes later. Roscoe and Suzi were fighting BAD! Pulling hair and humping. Rascal was chasing Daisy and trying to hump her! They all flipped out!! So I put cardboard in between the cages so they couldn't see each other. If Roscoe even heard the other bunnies he started going off on Suzi again so..... I had to put Roscoe and Suzi back in the bedroom. And tear their cage down. I worked from 7 pm to midnight for NOTHING!! LOl. What an experience! _______________________________________________

Question: Could my rabbits ever be in the same room together? Is there any way I can slowly bring Roscoe and Suzi into the living room? The first time was a disaster!

Can I bring them in the living room for play dates then put them back in thebedroom? Or will they fight thru the bars? Or I could puta barrier up so theycan see but not touch each other.

Thanks for any suggestions....I appreciate it.

 

[Maureen Las]

You could separate each rabbit ( while in that room )with x pen fences ..even the bonded pair and let them get used to each other in the room.

I have a bonded pair in one room ..if I bring another rabbit into that room the male of the bonded pair goes off on the female (almost as a possessive thing)
I don't need to move any more rabbits in that room permanently soI have never tried to figure out a method of dealing with it.

I think initally you should separate them all for maybe a few hours . ( in that room )

 

[SweetSassy]

Thats a good idea. I didn't think of that. I was thinking I had to keep them together as a pair. Since I can seperate them, I'll try that.

I'll start out slow and see how the buns react to each other in the same room. As long as their not bouncing off the x-pens .Lol.



Thanks