BunnyBunch
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Ok, so we only recently succeeded in bonding our three bunnies Lily, Annabelle, and Travis. And they are so very very happy, but the road along the way was not an easy one.... Adopted Lily first (a 3mo. old lop). Went to find her a buddy without her, and ended up adopting and bringing home a bonded pair (M&F adult mixed breeds). During the whole time that all three were in our home (until bonded as a trio) the pair were kept together in a condo, and Lily was kept in a seperate condo next to the pair. So they could see and smell each other, and even reach each other with their paws, but couldn't hurt each other. And i'd swap their condos every few days. The idea here being that they learn they NEED to live in each other's scent. In attempts to have them all in same space (before spay): Lily would attack both of the pair indescriminately. The male and Lily were both territorial and aggressive with each other, whereas the other female would hide and try to avoid confrentation. We tried multiple times to bond them, but only bites resulted (and a poo filled apartment as they were having a battle of the markers). As per some expert advice we put bonding on hold until Lily was spayed and had recovered. Then we tried again. Now the girls got along fine. Lily also mellowed out and so was friendly toward the male, but he was still being territorial and aggressive. Then almost a week ago (a month and a half after Lily's spay) it seemed as though he just threw in the towel because he tried to groom Lily through the gate, and when I let all three together they were fine... and have been since.
But nowbegins a new chapter in our lives- Lenny. Lenny is a young male neutered bunny that we have committed to rescuing from death row. We are still waiting on news as to when some volunteers will be pulling him from the shelter he's at and start the transport from there to here (to us). We are very excited to have him as part of the family, and so its been torture to wait for any news. In the meantime we are trying to stay distracted by getting everything ready for him. Now that the bunnies have bonded together, I am unsure as to how they will take a fourth bunny. I've heard the more bunnies you have the easier it is to introduce a new one, and don't understand how someone can make a statement like that since each bunny has an individual personality. Nonetheless, if there are bunny moms or dads or groups out there that have had experience with this please pass on your knowledge and experiences to me.
But nowbegins a new chapter in our lives- Lenny. Lenny is a young male neutered bunny that we have committed to rescuing from death row. We are still waiting on news as to when some volunteers will be pulling him from the shelter he's at and start the transport from there to here (to us). We are very excited to have him as part of the family, and so its been torture to wait for any news. In the meantime we are trying to stay distracted by getting everything ready for him. Now that the bunnies have bonded together, I am unsure as to how they will take a fourth bunny. I've heard the more bunnies you have the easier it is to introduce a new one, and don't understand how someone can make a statement like that since each bunny has an individual personality. Nonetheless, if there are bunny moms or dads or groups out there that have had experience with this please pass on your knowledge and experiences to me.