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Hi you may have seen my post in rabbits in need about 4 rabbits I rescued- well it turns out I'm keeping them all ( thanks to assistance from Furry friends and donations from 2 members on here :wave so at least some have to bond!!
I've build a new 11ft by 8ft aviary with shed attached and my ideal would be they all live happily ever after!! I know i'd be very lucky for this tto happen but I'm giving it a go! If not i can split it in to two and have two pairs- if none get on some may have to be rehomed!
They were all spayed 2.5 weeks ago ( it turned out Chester was a girl too! Can't believe the breeder lied to my face about how many lovely litters 'he'd' fathered etc!!) so they are 4 ex breeding females! 3 are about 3/4 and one is about 1 (apparently!) They have lost a lot of wight while they've been with me- were very overweight- but still overweight) I did put Willow and Dusty in together before the op just to test the water and a bit of scrapping but nothing too horrendous... however when Chester sniffed at Jaffa thro the bars Jaffa really went for her but she was nest building etc at the time so I'm hoping after hormones die down etc it may be ok.
SO questions are how long do I need to l need to leave it before attempting bonding (they look and act healed but I had twins by csection 10 months ago and know how painful that was for a long time!!:shock
And when I go for it do I just put them all together at once or what??!! I've never bonded more than a pair before and I'm certainly a nervous bonder!!
They are all doing so well now and Willow and Misty are sooooo friendly- amazing how much they've changed in a couple of months- they love head rubs and will lie for ages just being stroked. Chester likes to come up and take food and be nosey and will be stroked but doesn't like the initial hand moving towards him movement.. Jaffa is still very scared and hides in the corner when I'm around but will be stroked and is never nasty just scared. None like to be picked up at all!! and I'm not surprised after the way I saw her handling them - on top of being rabbits who aren't really keen on being off the floor anyway.
Any advice really appreciated
I've build a new 11ft by 8ft aviary with shed attached and my ideal would be they all live happily ever after!! I know i'd be very lucky for this tto happen but I'm giving it a go! If not i can split it in to two and have two pairs- if none get on some may have to be rehomed!
They were all spayed 2.5 weeks ago ( it turned out Chester was a girl too! Can't believe the breeder lied to my face about how many lovely litters 'he'd' fathered etc!!) so they are 4 ex breeding females! 3 are about 3/4 and one is about 1 (apparently!) They have lost a lot of wight while they've been with me- were very overweight- but still overweight) I did put Willow and Dusty in together before the op just to test the water and a bit of scrapping but nothing too horrendous... however when Chester sniffed at Jaffa thro the bars Jaffa really went for her but she was nest building etc at the time so I'm hoping after hormones die down etc it may be ok.
SO questions are how long do I need to l need to leave it before attempting bonding (they look and act healed but I had twins by csection 10 months ago and know how painful that was for a long time!!:shock
And when I go for it do I just put them all together at once or what??!! I've never bonded more than a pair before and I'm certainly a nervous bonder!!
They are all doing so well now and Willow and Misty are sooooo friendly- amazing how much they've changed in a couple of months- they love head rubs and will lie for ages just being stroked. Chester likes to come up and take food and be nosey and will be stroked but doesn't like the initial hand moving towards him movement.. Jaffa is still very scared and hides in the corner when I'm around but will be stroked and is never nasty just scared. None like to be picked up at all!! and I'm not surprised after the way I saw her handling them - on top of being rabbits who aren't really keen on being off the floor anyway.
Any advice really appreciated