tupperwarequeen
Mama Doe
Ok, little bit of background before I get to the question
Daisy and Maisie and Taz are mother and babies. I seperated the babies from mum at 7 weeks because she was attacking them, really biting and clawing. Daisy has now been spayed (1 month ago) and I have been bonding her back with Maisie as I have to seperate the two babies (boy and girl). Taz is going to come inside as a house bunny over the winter.
Daisy and Maisie were together in my bathroom (the only neutral territory) all morning. A few scuffles, mainly Maisie running away from Daisy. Daisy was having a little sniff and an occasional nip, (not a bite). I took them both for a ride in the car, they were fine in the carrier together, not a nip or scuffle or anything.
I bought a new hutch so that I dont have to put them back into a hutch one of them thinks of as their own. Since I have put them in the hutch together Maisie is sitting quiet in the corner, Daisy has chinned all around, presumably marking the territory. There have been about 4/5 episodes where Daisy is nudging at Maisie, I dont think she is biting, but pulling her fur at bit. Maisie then runs away (obviously limited in the hutch) after a minute or so of running round they both lie down and seem ok again.
OK, sorry its taken so long, the question is, is this OK, I'm guessing I should leave them to get the relationship rules sorted out, but after her previous behaviour I am worried that Daisy will hurt Maisie. They are outside in the shed, so I cant watch them overnight, so far I hvae just been watching from the kitchen window.
Please, Phill, Adele, Eve anyone with lots of bunny bonding experience, can you tell me what to do :roll: :roll: :roll:
Daisy and Maisie and Taz are mother and babies. I seperated the babies from mum at 7 weeks because she was attacking them, really biting and clawing. Daisy has now been spayed (1 month ago) and I have been bonding her back with Maisie as I have to seperate the two babies (boy and girl). Taz is going to come inside as a house bunny over the winter.
Daisy and Maisie were together in my bathroom (the only neutral territory) all morning. A few scuffles, mainly Maisie running away from Daisy. Daisy was having a little sniff and an occasional nip, (not a bite). I took them both for a ride in the car, they were fine in the carrier together, not a nip or scuffle or anything.
I bought a new hutch so that I dont have to put them back into a hutch one of them thinks of as their own. Since I have put them in the hutch together Maisie is sitting quiet in the corner, Daisy has chinned all around, presumably marking the territory. There have been about 4/5 episodes where Daisy is nudging at Maisie, I dont think she is biting, but pulling her fur at bit. Maisie then runs away (obviously limited in the hutch) after a minute or so of running round they both lie down and seem ok again.
OK, sorry its taken so long, the question is, is this OK, I'm guessing I should leave them to get the relationship rules sorted out, but after her previous behaviour I am worried that Daisy will hurt Maisie. They are outside in the shed, so I cant watch them overnight, so far I hvae just been watching from the kitchen window.
Please, Phill, Adele, Eve anyone with lots of bunny bonding experience, can you tell me what to do :roll: :roll: :roll: