Bonding two boys?

I just wondered how easy it is to bond one boy (not neatured) and one that is??

I am writing on behalf of my friend who has got a gorgeous Lop Benny, and a neatured boy Sunny - she wants to bond them but i thought they would fight but i know some people on here have got bonded boys?!.

Thanks!

Bonnie x

I don't think they'd be much chance with one not neutered!

hi

a rescue near me had a pair of boys like that - it depends entirely on the bunnies personalities I think - these rabbits hated other rabbits, but for no apparent reason were best buddies from when they first met at the rescue - you have to try it carefully, and see - hopefully no injuries :?

I had my first rabbit - Smirnoff - for 6 months on his own. He's a lionhead, & wasn't very people friendly. I had him neutered & got Joey, an English, from a pet shop a month later. Smirnoff wasn't happy, & I got bit a few times, when I brought Joey home.
They lived in separate hutches, & twice a week I used to put them in the same room, that neither of them used at any other time. It took about 2 months, until Smirnoff stopped nipping/humping Joey, & they started living together full time. They are now the closest of my bunnies, though Joey is now neutered (& way bigger than Smirnoff)

Just take your time. If they start to fight, spray water at them & separate them till they have calmed down.
Smirnoff took a few weeks to come round, but Joey was the hardest to introduce. He was been fine with all the others I have put him with, (except one - but that's more her fault!) & he is a lot friendlier with me too now. They both live loose in the house, & chase each other up & down the stairs!

Thanks for the advice.

I'll print this off and give it to my friend!

Bonnie x

I'd recommend neutering the unneutered one first - it's very rare for unneutered males not to fight. If they do have a fight it's less likely they'll get on after neutering.

Be careful too - rabbbits can hurt each other fighting. If they do fight they'll really go at it - so have something other than bare hands ready to seperate them. If they fight then don't leave them to sort it out between them - they won't - seperate them.

Tam

Hi Tamsin - thanks for your advice will pass this on...

Bonnie

...OMG I agree with Tam. Two bucks one un-neutered... :shock: they tend to go for each others balls!! :shock: :shock: Have seen some really HORRIBLE injuries..... Jane and Buns xx

i,ve got two males , both from the same litter . They got on great and were neutered a month ago ... then they started to fight a few weeks after being neutered :roll: , i,ve now seperated them and they have supervised times together . They don,t fight all the time but I couldn,t trust them alone and I don,t know if I ever will . Being brothers I thought they would be ok after neutering , how wrong could I be ? :shock: , Funny thing is , when they are fighting there is fur flying everywhere but they always make up and go onto groom each other :? :roll: , they also don,t appear to be really trying to kill each other when they do bicker but thats a chance I,m not willing to take . They can see each other through the room divide and often still lie together (with the bars in between) , they do like and love each other and who knows maybe ..just maybe one day I will trust them but this is how it has to be at the moment and both seem happy , are safe but can still see each other and still have company whilst being kept apart .

Thanks for your reponses - i think i will tell her to keep them apart to be on the safe side!!

It's weird - I have never had a problem with my two boys. I have another male kept separate, he is due to be neutered soon & then I will introduce him to my other rabbits. All my young females have got on fine too. The only one I have problems with is my 2 year old, spayed, rex. She will lay against the bars of her hutch with the other rabbits, but put them together & she attacks them - male or female. She used to bite me too, but has been a lot better the last few months. She came from a rescue centre, so I don't really know much about her past.