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Warren Scout
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Hi, thanks for all your messages.
Got up early this morning to pop round to the vets to ask about the stitches still being seen. As they are dissolvable, they will take 50 days to go so I had nothing to worry about so after doing the weekly hutch cleaning, I set up the kitchen ready, although they have been in there, it was with their hutches, and as they aren't strangers it was the best place in my house.
Well, Toby decided to just do what any boy and kept being rude with poor Willow. Don't think he knows what he's doing as any end of Willow would do him (!). They both wondered around doing their own thing exploring the space and all the objects I had put down for them and when close together Toby would be naughty but Willow escapes and runs off. I feel sorry for Willow as she would go up to Toby and put her head under his chin as if to be friends then he would just get on top of her. He did chase her a bit but nothing that I really had to seperate them. I first let them together for 30 mins, then 45 mins where Willow obviously had enough and jumped up onto Toby's box out of his way!! Then for an hour where Toby seemed to behaving more (I hope!). I managed to calm him down by brushing his fur and he sat still but then Willow gave him a taste of his own medicine and did the rudeness Toby had been giving her.
Is this normal??
I mean, I've read about it in books and other people's situations but then it happens and I kept wondering if it should.
So, I'm not saying Toby was like this the whole time, as he wasn't and they would just happily jump around and look at things and sometimes, he'd be on top of Willow, when he'd find something more interesting to do like eat the supagrass I'd put out for them.
I've seperated them and put them back seperatly tonight and will put them together again tomorrow.
Does anyone think this is going well?
I think I need abit of reassurense.
Also should I seperate them when Toby is on top of Willow?
ANd when they finally relax, I want them to live in the hutch Toby currently occupys, should it matter that Toby came out of it before they both go in??
I'm pleased how it went and there wasn't any aggression, just wondered what you think?? :? :?: :?
Hello,
I've got the week off work next week, hopefully get my rabbits living together. By next week my two 6 month old bunnys Toby and Willow will have been neutered 4 weeks ago.
They have always and currently live in the same shed but in seperate hutches and can see each other all the times. They have run around in the same space as each other seperatly so are quite used to each other's smell. They do take an interest in each other by 'kissing' through the wire of the hutches but there has been no aggression or anything. They tend to look at each other then go off, run around and do their own thing. I am hoping since they have been in each other's company since they were 8 weeks old that they will get along.
They are both well after their operations and there were no problems, I can still see the end of the stiches when I look closely. They are dissolvable.
I want them to live together in the one hutch that is currently occupied by Toby (male) and have the freedom of the shed.
Obviously I still have to bond them in a neutral area but will it be ok to put them back in the shed they have both been used too? They have to go in there. Obviously it takes time and I've the week to do it. All neutral areas in my house are carpeted as they have spent time in my tiled kitchen when they came back from the vets and when Toby had heat stroke.
Think I am worrying too much but if you've any help and ideas on how to go about things in my situation that I have tried to explain, your help will be much appreciated. I've read other advice but it's sometimes difficult when the advice dooesn't quite match your situation.
I think and hope that it will go well and pretty much straight forwards and as usual (!) I am just over worrying about it all. Sorry to go on!! :roll:
So, have you any tips?
Hi, thanks for all your messages.
Got up early this morning to pop round to the vets to ask about the stitches still being seen. As they are dissolvable, they will take 50 days to go so I had nothing to worry about so after doing the weekly hutch cleaning, I set up the kitchen ready, although they have been in there, it was with their hutches, and as they aren't strangers it was the best place in my house.
Well, Toby decided to just do what any boy and kept being rude with poor Willow. Don't think he knows what he's doing as any end of Willow would do him (!). They both wondered around doing their own thing exploring the space and all the objects I had put down for them and when close together Toby would be naughty but Willow escapes and runs off. I feel sorry for Willow as she would go up to Toby and put her head under his chin as if to be friends then he would just get on top of her. He did chase her a bit but nothing that I really had to seperate them. I first let them together for 30 mins, then 45 mins where Willow obviously had enough and jumped up onto Toby's box out of his way!! Then for an hour where Toby seemed to behaving more (I hope!). I managed to calm him down by brushing his fur and he sat still but then Willow gave him a taste of his own medicine and did the rudeness Toby had been giving her.
Is this normal??
I mean, I've read about it in books and other people's situations but then it happens and I kept wondering if it should.
So, I'm not saying Toby was like this the whole time, as he wasn't and they would just happily jump around and look at things and sometimes, he'd be on top of Willow, when he'd find something more interesting to do like eat the supagrass I'd put out for them.
I've seperated them and put them back seperatly tonight and will put them together again tomorrow.
Does anyone think this is going well?
I think I need abit of reassurense.
Also should I seperate them when Toby is on top of Willow?
ANd when they finally relax, I want them to live in the hutch Toby currently occupys, should it matter that Toby came out of it before they both go in??
I'm pleased how it went and there wasn't any aggression, just wondered what you think?? :? :?: :?
Hello,
I've got the week off work next week, hopefully get my rabbits living together. By next week my two 6 month old bunnys Toby and Willow will have been neutered 4 weeks ago.
They have always and currently live in the same shed but in seperate hutches and can see each other all the times. They have run around in the same space as each other seperatly so are quite used to each other's smell. They do take an interest in each other by 'kissing' through the wire of the hutches but there has been no aggression or anything. They tend to look at each other then go off, run around and do their own thing. I am hoping since they have been in each other's company since they were 8 weeks old that they will get along.
They are both well after their operations and there were no problems, I can still see the end of the stiches when I look closely. They are dissolvable.
I want them to live together in the one hutch that is currently occupied by Toby (male) and have the freedom of the shed.
Obviously I still have to bond them in a neutral area but will it be ok to put them back in the shed they have both been used too? They have to go in there. Obviously it takes time and I've the week to do it. All neutral areas in my house are carpeted as they have spent time in my tiled kitchen when they came back from the vets and when Toby had heat stroke.
Think I am worrying too much but if you've any help and ideas on how to go about things in my situation that I have tried to explain, your help will be much appreciated. I've read other advice but it's sometimes difficult when the advice dooesn't quite match your situation.
I think and hope that it will go well and pretty much straight forwards and as usual (!) I am just over worrying about it all. Sorry to go on!! :roll:
So, have you any tips?
