ShivyRex
Mama Doe
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone, especially people who are experienced with bonding, could help me out. I went to two rescues today to see if they had any potential girlfriends for Zion. Both rescues said that they won't bond the bunnies but that I will have to take the female home and bond them gradually over a few weeks. They said they will have to be kept in separate houses but can see and smell eachother in a run and then gradually introduce them over a period of weeks.
I'm just a bit confused as I have heard so much conflicting info on bonding bunnies. Obviously I don't want either bunny to hurt each other but I don't want to stress the bunnies by prolonging the process. Both bunnies will be outdoor bunnies but the only neutral territory I have is my bathroom or spare bedroom. I don't want to keep them indoors for weeks and then put them back out once they have bonded due to the cold.
I can do the run thing. I haven't attached my run to the playhouse yet and my old hutch is still attached to the run. So I could attach the hutch/run combo to the playhouse and put a mesh panel in the middle but bonding without barriers will mean coming inside. Argh I am so confused. I don't know what to do.
Another question I have is there is a possible female bunny (there seems to be a distinct lack of female bunnies in the south west) but she is only about 8-9 weeks old. They have said I could bring Zion there and see if they get on but full blown bonding would be up to me. Is she too young to be bonded to Zion (neutered male, almost a year old).
Thanks for any advice given.
Shiv
I was wondering if anyone, especially people who are experienced with bonding, could help me out. I went to two rescues today to see if they had any potential girlfriends for Zion. Both rescues said that they won't bond the bunnies but that I will have to take the female home and bond them gradually over a few weeks. They said they will have to be kept in separate houses but can see and smell eachother in a run and then gradually introduce them over a period of weeks.
I'm just a bit confused as I have heard so much conflicting info on bonding bunnies. Obviously I don't want either bunny to hurt each other but I don't want to stress the bunnies by prolonging the process. Both bunnies will be outdoor bunnies but the only neutral territory I have is my bathroom or spare bedroom. I don't want to keep them indoors for weeks and then put them back out once they have bonded due to the cold.
I can do the run thing. I haven't attached my run to the playhouse yet and my old hutch is still attached to the run. So I could attach the hutch/run combo to the playhouse and put a mesh panel in the middle but bonding without barriers will mean coming inside. Argh I am so confused. I don't know what to do.
Another question I have is there is a possible female bunny (there seems to be a distinct lack of female bunnies in the south west) but she is only about 8-9 weeks old. They have said I could bring Zion there and see if they get on but full blown bonding would be up to me. Is she too young to be bonded to Zion (neutered male, almost a year old).
Thanks for any advice given.
Shiv