MysticLady
Member
Hi everyone,
I recently became the proud 'parent' of two young dwarf bunnies, a Netherlands dwarf named Holly and a Hotot dwarf named Clover. The store I got them from advertised them both as female and aged 6-8 weeks. My husband and I had them sexed shortly after and confirmed they were both female. However, we were advised to bring them back for re-sexing after another month.
In the intervening time, the two bonded very well (they already got along at the pet store) and shared a living space. They have a 18-square-foot cube-and-coroplast enclosure that opens onto a 14-square-foot play area.
We took them back after a month and discovered Clover is actually a boy. Not wanting to have more baby bunnies than our original two, we just had Clover neutered today. He is recovering well, bright-eyed, and eating. The problem is that we now have to separate him from Holly for the next 4-6 weeks. We have put one bunny in the enclosure and one in the play area (obviously with food, water, toys, and litter in each space). It's clear they both miss each other, even though they are close by.
First, is there any way to make this easier on them? We obviously don't want them getting too close, but we don't want them to be lonely, unbond, or become territorial when they're reintroduced.
Second, we were thinking that we'd swap spaces every other day so that each bunny would get to be in the play area or enclosure as time passed. Would this be advisable?
Thanks for your help!
I recently became the proud 'parent' of two young dwarf bunnies, a Netherlands dwarf named Holly and a Hotot dwarf named Clover. The store I got them from advertised them both as female and aged 6-8 weeks. My husband and I had them sexed shortly after and confirmed they were both female. However, we were advised to bring them back for re-sexing after another month.
In the intervening time, the two bonded very well (they already got along at the pet store) and shared a living space. They have a 18-square-foot cube-and-coroplast enclosure that opens onto a 14-square-foot play area.
We took them back after a month and discovered Clover is actually a boy. Not wanting to have more baby bunnies than our original two, we just had Clover neutered today. He is recovering well, bright-eyed, and eating. The problem is that we now have to separate him from Holly for the next 4-6 weeks. We have put one bunny in the enclosure and one in the play area (obviously with food, water, toys, and litter in each space). It's clear they both miss each other, even though they are close by.
First, is there any way to make this easier on them? We obviously don't want them getting too close, but we don't want them to be lonely, unbond, or become territorial when they're reintroduced.
Second, we were thinking that we'd swap spaces every other day so that each bunny would get to be in the play area or enclosure as time passed. Would this be advisable?
Thanks for your help!