Tasmin's MOB
Mama Doe
Hello :wave:
I have very recently (6 weeks ago) bonded two bunnies, Bernard & Tilly, they have been very happy together and we haven't had any problems, however we have now got a third bunny, Oriana, and want to bond a trio.
This was our plan from the beginning so we have done research and had lots of advise from the vet.
I have been swapping toys and poops over for a couple of days.
Bernard doesn't seem too bothered about Oriana's scent, he has a long sniff of everything but then just gets on with nomming hay, Tilly however has freaked out.
I brought some toys in this morning and she was sniffing them, I went to pick up one of their toys to exchange it and she turned on me. She seemed to swing herself round but stop as soon as she realised who it was.
Then she went aftter bernard but he was having none of it and started attacking and chasing her.
I grabbed Tilly and Simon (OH) locked bernard in his cage. I held Tilly for a while in my arms, talking to her to try to calm her down and it seemed to work.
We then put them together again and bernard was fine but tilly was very jumpy and made him nervous. She kept charging towards him when he moved away, but then stop and not actually touch him and he would then turn around and attack her.
They are back in the cage now we gave them loads of hay and a treat to calm them down and they were fine again and back to there usual selves. We have hoovered outside of the cage and removed all toys.
Now I don't know what to do as I;ve been advised by my vet to start like this and then put Oriana in a travel case in the centre of the room so that they can sniff her in 'their' territory BUT I am NOT doing this now :shock:
I think I might have to just put them all together on neutral grounds and hope for the best.
can anyone help please?
Thank you
I have very recently (6 weeks ago) bonded two bunnies, Bernard & Tilly, they have been very happy together and we haven't had any problems, however we have now got a third bunny, Oriana, and want to bond a trio.
This was our plan from the beginning so we have done research and had lots of advise from the vet.
I have been swapping toys and poops over for a couple of days.
Bernard doesn't seem too bothered about Oriana's scent, he has a long sniff of everything but then just gets on with nomming hay, Tilly however has freaked out.
I brought some toys in this morning and she was sniffing them, I went to pick up one of their toys to exchange it and she turned on me. She seemed to swing herself round but stop as soon as she realised who it was.
Then she went aftter bernard but he was having none of it and started attacking and chasing her.
I grabbed Tilly and Simon (OH) locked bernard in his cage. I held Tilly for a while in my arms, talking to her to try to calm her down and it seemed to work.
We then put them together again and bernard was fine but tilly was very jumpy and made him nervous. She kept charging towards him when he moved away, but then stop and not actually touch him and he would then turn around and attack her.
They are back in the cage now we gave them loads of hay and a treat to calm them down and they were fine again and back to there usual selves. We have hoovered outside of the cage and removed all toys.
Now I don't know what to do as I;ve been advised by my vet to start like this and then put Oriana in a travel case in the centre of the room so that they can sniff her in 'their' territory BUT I am NOT doing this now :shock:
I think I might have to just put them all together on neutral grounds and hope for the best.
can anyone help please?
Thank you
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