Rosiesmom
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I have a 3 year old unspayed female hutch bunny, Rosie,and a 4 month old spayed female house bunny, Butterscotch, who lives in my breezeway. A week ago I finally could afford an exercisepen and put it up forButter. Before that she was in a cage buthad run of the room when we were home. I put up the pen because she was chewing up the baseboards, and also so that I could bring Rosie inside also.
So for two days now Butter has been in the pen and Rosie in the cage outside the pen, except when I let her out,thenRosie had the run of the rest of the room outside Butter's pen. This has caused Butter a great amount of upset. :cry2 Yesterday I made the mistake of being in her pen when Rosie was running around outside it. I reached for a piece of cardboard near Butter and she bit me HARD and broke the skin. Then this morning my dd was in the pen with her and Rosie was outside the pen running around and she bit my dd. Luckily not as hard and didn't break the skin. But she also has been pooping all over the pen, and somehow getting poops to roll outside the pen. (I'm imagining her back up to the wires and shooting poops as hard as she can.) THis morning there was also a tiny spot of pee along the pen wires. She also growls and lunges whenever Rosie gets near the pen. I've only let Rosie out for very short periods because of this. Then I let Butter out into the outside area this morning and she wasn't nearly so aggressive, she sniffed at Rosie's cage, no growling. Her ears were perky and interested. These two bunnies have groomed each other outside in apen, so I was surprised at how aggressiveand upset Butter has been.
My options are... I could move Rosie to the other side of a 3 foot bookshelf in that room so that when she's out of her cage, Butter can't see her but can hear her, for a while. Or I can put her back in her hutch, which I really, really hate to do, although I think she would be happy there. We live next to woods and the misquito's are ungodly. I really have always had the goal to get her inside. I can't bring her in the house because my dd is highly allergic, which is why they're in my breezeway. I can keep the allergens confined to this one room.
So should I just let them get used to each other? Or should I back up and move Rosie somewhere else?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated...
Judy
So for two days now Butter has been in the pen and Rosie in the cage outside the pen, except when I let her out,thenRosie had the run of the rest of the room outside Butter's pen. This has caused Butter a great amount of upset. :cry2 Yesterday I made the mistake of being in her pen when Rosie was running around outside it. I reached for a piece of cardboard near Butter and she bit me HARD and broke the skin. Then this morning my dd was in the pen with her and Rosie was outside the pen running around and she bit my dd. Luckily not as hard and didn't break the skin. But she also has been pooping all over the pen, and somehow getting poops to roll outside the pen. (I'm imagining her back up to the wires and shooting poops as hard as she can.) THis morning there was also a tiny spot of pee along the pen wires. She also growls and lunges whenever Rosie gets near the pen. I've only let Rosie out for very short periods because of this. Then I let Butter out into the outside area this morning and she wasn't nearly so aggressive, she sniffed at Rosie's cage, no growling. Her ears were perky and interested. These two bunnies have groomed each other outside in apen, so I was surprised at how aggressiveand upset Butter has been.
My options are... I could move Rosie to the other side of a 3 foot bookshelf in that room so that when she's out of her cage, Butter can't see her but can hear her, for a while. Or I can put her back in her hutch, which I really, really hate to do, although I think she would be happy there. We live next to woods and the misquito's are ungodly. I really have always had the goal to get her inside. I can't bring her in the house because my dd is highly allergic, which is why they're in my breezeway. I can keep the allergens confined to this one room.
So should I just let them get used to each other? Or should I back up and move Rosie somewhere else?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated...
Judy