is it okay to let them run around in the garden free ranging together? Supervised of course.
To bond you need a small space, letting them free range in the garden isn't a small space.
Even if you wanted to give them a small space in the garden, you'd be confusing them and stressing them out as their environments keep changing.
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I've been putting them in a playpen together on the patio each evening, but when OH was cleaning them out last night he let them both out.....I didn't think he should have.
I am hoping to bring them inside at the end of the week and keep them together for 48 hours to see how things go. I'll be sleeping next to them.
So far it's been going well......but we'll see!
I'm giving them time together each day in a playpen, then they go back into their own hutches/runs......I thought this was right for slow bonding?
I've been putting them in a playpen together on the patio each evening, but when OH was cleaning them out last night he let them both out.....I didn't think he should have.
I am hoping to bring them inside at the end of the week and keep them together for 48 hours to see how things go. I'll be sleeping next to them.
So far it's been going well......but we'll see!
Oh no I'm so confused! :?
I brought a book, and it said that if I wanted to 'slow bond' them, they should be put in together for a 'date' each day and then seperated again.....is this not right?
Yes, that's the date method, and it's only really any good for bunnies who 'need' slow bonding.
If you have a solid 5-7 days, would it be possible to go for the 'full bond' ?
Both times I done the slow bonding 'dating' technique over a period of a week.
It was successful for me.
When I was bonding the quad I let them outside one day in a slightly bigger space. It helped them to let off some steam and there wasn't one hint of an upset outside. So in the right circumstances I think a bit of time in a larger space is good, I wouldn't go as big as a whole garden though.
I would love to just get them bonded and in together. They have had hutches and runs next to each other since May, so they know each other 'through' the wire pretty well. I've been doing the date method for a couple of weeks now, and was going to bring them indoors and do the full bond this weekend, over 4-5 days. Would this be any good? I have a small playpen that I've been using outside, but could easily bring it indoors.
I'd be grateful for any advice! :wave: