Hi All
Have two new buns - picked 13wk male up yesterday (he was last of his litter) and picked up 11wk female today to keep him company. Racking my brain for names now. Was gonna do the pairing slowly i.e. separate hutches at angle to each other and runs next to each other, etc but they are both such passive and calm little buns that I decided to see how they got on. I let the girl out in the kitchen and brought the boy in from the hutch. They sniffed each other then sat close together. When she wandered around he followed her and vice versa. I let them do this for couple of hours and there was no probs at all.
Decided to try them in same hutch and this has gone well. They have been eating hay and mix together and I have been popping out regularly to check on them. Each time they have been fine - either sat next to each other or wandering around very calmly separately. So I have covered them for the night and will check first thing in the morning.
Have I done right or have I jumped the gun a bit? Also, when is best time to have them neutered as I dont want to breed them :?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks (and sorry for long posting)
Ange
Have two new buns - picked 13wk male up yesterday (he was last of his litter) and picked up 11wk female today to keep him company. Racking my brain for names now. Was gonna do the pairing slowly i.e. separate hutches at angle to each other and runs next to each other, etc but they are both such passive and calm little buns that I decided to see how they got on. I let the girl out in the kitchen and brought the boy in from the hutch. They sniffed each other then sat close together. When she wandered around he followed her and vice versa. I let them do this for couple of hours and there was no probs at all.
Decided to try them in same hutch and this has gone well. They have been eating hay and mix together and I have been popping out regularly to check on them. Each time they have been fine - either sat next to each other or wandering around very calmly separately. So I have covered them for the night and will check first thing in the morning.
Have I done right or have I jumped the gun a bit? Also, when is best time to have them neutered as I dont want to breed them :?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks (and sorry for long posting)
Ange