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Thomas is being left out (maybe being bullied)

karen354

Warren Veteran
Furby and Fudge have been a bonded happy couple for a while now about 6 weeks ago Thomas joined them. The bonding took a while Furby( female) kept fighting him but Fudge( male) loved him straight away..

I've noticed Thomas seems to be on his own quite a lot :( Fudge grooms him but Furby doesn't infact the only time she goes by him is to chase him away.
She isn't to bad in their shed/enclosure but is a right madam with him when I let them have garden playtime..

Last week they had a fight, Furby and Thomas ended up with a few scratches on them. Do I leave them and see how they go ? Furby does put up with him but shes not bonded with him yet.
 
I would give it time. If there is no fighting, then, they may gradually become a closer group. If you think three's a crowd maybe four would even things out. :D :shock: :shock:
 
I would give it time. If there is no fighting, then, they may gradually become a closer group. If you think three's a crowd maybe four would even things out. :D :shock: :shock:

I've thought about adding a female but I doubt Furby would take to that all all.. I'll see how things go and i may have to take him out and put him with a female.. I don't want to do this though because 5 bunnies and 2 piggies is quite enough, I will do though if he's being left out all the time..
 
I've had similar with my 3 girlies, but luckily since the last one was neutered all has settled down again.
I know how you feel though 'cos I just wanted to pull the smallest one out of the group (her sisiter had given her a nasty bite on her side that needed stitches) as I didn't want to risk another injury, and I couldn't bear to see her excluded from the group.
Personally I think adding another one at the stage yours are at could potentially break the camels back.
I'd be inclined to keep a very close eye on them together, check their accommodation regularly for fur (e.g. signs of fighting or fur pulling), check them over for bites and monitor as they are.
I hope they all settle down for you as I know from mine how happy a little trio can be :D
 
Hi Karen, I've just caught up with this thread. I hope things are settling down again. Furby seems to be a little madam! I did get her spayed..honest!!!!:lol:
 
Personally I would suggest pulling back on the garden playtime - when I first put my 4 together, they were fine in a small space but as soon as I let them out, they started fighting again. I think you need to ensure that the bond is sorted and strong in a smaller space before opening it up - otherwise they will just be trying to establish dominance again in the 'new' area of territory, especially if they aren't even fully bonded in their normal enclosure.

I kept my lot in their enclosure for about a fortnight (I even chopped it in half for a few days too), and then gradually increased the amount of garden I let them into using bunny run panels and increasing the amount of panels slowly so they didn't feel the need to fight over a new big area each time.
 
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