cleverpony
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Hi Guys,I was browsing the Bunny 101 forum butcouldn't find anything that addressed my issues in particular. Somebackground: over the holidays I am going to attempt an introductionbetween my year old spayed female mini rex and my boyfriend's male,unneutered 2y/o dwarf mix. If the initial introduction goes well, Iwill bring George back here and go through the bonding process once I'msettled in my apartment at school again in the new year. I'm hoping itwill bea good match because Moxie is a very dominant bun andGeorge is totally easygoing, even though he has not been altered.Questions:
1) Will the fact that he has not been altered cause problems in therelationship? If he comes to live with me he will definitely beneutered, but I won't have this done before the initial introduction.How might this affect things?
2) Moxie lives in a sectioned off corner of my parent's basement whenwe are at home. She hasn't been there since August - is that longenough for it to count as neutral territory (none of her stuff has beenthere, so it won't smell like her) for an introduction?
3) How will I know if it's going well enough to take George back withme after Christmas? Those of you who have taken your buns to sheltersto choose their own mates - how did you decide which one to take home?What behaviours will be worked out, and which ones make it a no-goright from the start?
The reason I am thinking there will likely only be one introductorymeeting over the holidays is that even when I am at my parents house,my boyfriend and George still live about a half an hour away. If thefirst meeting goes well perhaps I will have him move in and they canjust be caged next to each other for the duration of the holiday and Iwill begin active bonding once I get back?
1) Will the fact that he has not been altered cause problems in therelationship? If he comes to live with me he will definitely beneutered, but I won't have this done before the initial introduction.How might this affect things?
2) Moxie lives in a sectioned off corner of my parent's basement whenwe are at home. She hasn't been there since August - is that longenough for it to count as neutral territory (none of her stuff has beenthere, so it won't smell like her) for an introduction?
3) How will I know if it's going well enough to take George back withme after Christmas? Those of you who have taken your buns to sheltersto choose their own mates - how did you decide which one to take home?What behaviours will be worked out, and which ones make it a no-goright from the start?
The reason I am thinking there will likely only be one introductorymeeting over the holidays is that even when I am at my parents house,my boyfriend and George still live about a half an hour away. If thefirst meeting goes well perhaps I will have him move in and they canjust be caged next to each other for the duration of the holiday and Iwill begin active bonding once I get back?