tashakatie
Young Bun
Advice on bonding two pairs into a quad please?!
Pair One: Barney (dwarf cross, M, 3y) & Hazel (continental giant, F, 2y)
Pair Two: Frank (Holland lop, M, 1y) & Olive (Lionlop, F, 1y)
Barney; friendly but nervous will nip/chase others when briefly introduced previously but no real aggression.
Hazel; grumpy, fine with Barney haven't tried with others yet as worried about size difference if negative response.
Frank; grumpy nervous aggression, tries to scratch/bite/chase, had this response to Olive when first met but settled down in v v small space (gardening tub!)
Olive; very submissive, chilled out and friendly.
All spayed/castrated. All vaccinated.
Currently share half a shed each (10ftx6ft so each pair have a 5ftx6ft space) can smell/hear eachother but no line of vision between pairs.
Have been swapping sides weekly (including litter boxes) for about a month now- no referee aggression between pairs at the other pairs scent.
Would you try all together in neutral place? Or bond individuals?
Any advice welcome as would love for them to have the whole space together and also be able to free roam garden together under supervision rather than confined to runs.
Fairly experienced in pair bonding but never attempted more than this before!!
Pair One: Barney (dwarf cross, M, 3y) & Hazel (continental giant, F, 2y)
Pair Two: Frank (Holland lop, M, 1y) & Olive (Lionlop, F, 1y)
Barney; friendly but nervous will nip/chase others when briefly introduced previously but no real aggression.
Hazel; grumpy, fine with Barney haven't tried with others yet as worried about size difference if negative response.
Frank; grumpy nervous aggression, tries to scratch/bite/chase, had this response to Olive when first met but settled down in v v small space (gardening tub!)
Olive; very submissive, chilled out and friendly.
All spayed/castrated. All vaccinated.
Currently share half a shed each (10ftx6ft so each pair have a 5ftx6ft space) can smell/hear eachother but no line of vision between pairs.
Have been swapping sides weekly (including litter boxes) for about a month now- no referee aggression between pairs at the other pairs scent.
Would you try all together in neutral place? Or bond individuals?
Any advice welcome as would love for them to have the whole space together and also be able to free roam garden together under supervision rather than confined to runs.
Fairly experienced in pair bonding but never attempted more than this before!!
