Blabauve
Active Member
I have a 1 year old neutered Angora Buck. I brought him to a local rabbit rescue to pick out a friend earlier in the week. The first night we went I picked a small female rabbit with the neatest cage because that was what I was hoping for. He met the female Rabbit and they did quite well - we only let them interact for 20 minutes or so.
Tonight I went back to the shelter and let them meet again. They did VERY well, my boy was grooming her within a few minutes. He even did a few binkys while chasing her.
Obviously since things went so well I adopted her. I brought her into his territory tonight and they did excellent. They ate out of his litter box together, lounged on the top area together, etc etc.
I'm trying to play it safe so I set up a big dog crate next to his cage. When I took her out my boy promptly ran over to a piece of carpet and viciously started to shred it. . . is he jealous I took her out or upset that she was missing? I put her in the cage next to him and she just keeps looking over into his cage and sniffing his nose acting like she wants to go back.
Do I just ignore this behavior and play it safe? I so badly want to put them together, but I also realize they could still potentially fight. Thoughts?
Tonight I went back to the shelter and let them meet again. They did VERY well, my boy was grooming her within a few minutes. He even did a few binkys while chasing her.
Obviously since things went so well I adopted her. I brought her into his territory tonight and they did excellent. They ate out of his litter box together, lounged on the top area together, etc etc.
I'm trying to play it safe so I set up a big dog crate next to his cage. When I took her out my boy promptly ran over to a piece of carpet and viciously started to shred it. . . is he jealous I took her out or upset that she was missing? I put her in the cage next to him and she just keeps looking over into his cage and sniffing his nose acting like she wants to go back.
Do I just ignore this behavior and play it safe? I so badly want to put them together, but I also realize they could still potentially fight. Thoughts?