Why can't rabbits just get along. I've been trying to get 3 neutered males bonded for nearly 3 months now. The oldest one - he is 6 - has turned into a bully. Although he is the smallest, he lives with one of the 2 younger ones and intimidates him all the time. The bigger one can only eat when allowed, mustn't have anything to do with us and spends most of his time in a corner. If he comes out of it he gets bitten.
Because of this - or as well as this - we've been trying to at least get the 2 young ones to bond. There has been a bit of sparring, but now one of them has bitten a huge piece - about 2 inches by 1 inch - out of the one who was bullied's ear. These 2 younger ones were neutered in March and because they couldn't all get on, one of them Tolk has been living in a shed - with access to the garden during the day - in the back yard. The other (Trig) has been in an upstairs bedroom with the older one Tosh.
I just want it all to stop. Why do they have to try to kill one another? I know I'm being a bit Buddhist about it (they don't like all the war, so they don't watch telly or read newspapers, so that it doesn't affect them the same), but I'm getting to the stage of just wanting rid of all of them.
Because of this - or as well as this - we've been trying to at least get the 2 young ones to bond. There has been a bit of sparring, but now one of them has bitten a huge piece - about 2 inches by 1 inch - out of the one who was bullied's ear. These 2 younger ones were neutered in March and because they couldn't all get on, one of them Tolk has been living in a shed - with access to the garden during the day - in the back yard. The other (Trig) has been in an upstairs bedroom with the older one Tosh.
I just want it all to stop. Why do they have to try to kill one another? I know I'm being a bit Buddhist about it (they don't like all the war, so they don't watch telly or read newspapers, so that it doesn't affect them the same), but I'm getting to the stage of just wanting rid of all of them.