hi.
i have 2 male rabbits we got them at 12 weeks old, they were snuggled together grooming and settled when we bought them and have been that way till we got them altered,because there was some mounting and fur pulling, we had put this down to sexual frustration and dominance on one rabbits part.
3 weeks after this op,the bullying had stopped completely. but then 2 fights broke out on the same day. one that i missed and when i found them they were back to snuggling and grooming again, so i left them thinking it was fine, 3 hours later they went hell for leather again and have been in seperate enclosures since, this was just over a week ago. they seem really sad being seperated, lonely almost.
ive just ordered a big chicken coop syle rabbit palace!that will be here in a couple of weeks. i have had them together in my lounge on neutral territory for social time twice so far. in the hope they will be able to live together again. so far there has been lots of circling, sniffing, grooming, skipping about, i feel its going well. but im worried they will fight again if they are housed together. i was hoping that a larger living space may help them be happy together.
are there any tips you can give me to help the process? do you think im wasting my time or that there seems like there is some potential? im new to bunnies. these 2 are my first, the sites ive read up on, dont seem to answer exactly the question for my rabbits circumstances. please help!!! xx
i have 2 male rabbits we got them at 12 weeks old, they were snuggled together grooming and settled when we bought them and have been that way till we got them altered,because there was some mounting and fur pulling, we had put this down to sexual frustration and dominance on one rabbits part.
3 weeks after this op,the bullying had stopped completely. but then 2 fights broke out on the same day. one that i missed and when i found them they were back to snuggling and grooming again, so i left them thinking it was fine, 3 hours later they went hell for leather again and have been in seperate enclosures since, this was just over a week ago. they seem really sad being seperated, lonely almost.
ive just ordered a big chicken coop syle rabbit palace!that will be here in a couple of weeks. i have had them together in my lounge on neutral territory for social time twice so far. in the hope they will be able to live together again. so far there has been lots of circling, sniffing, grooming, skipping about, i feel its going well. but im worried they will fight again if they are housed together. i was hoping that a larger living space may help them be happy together.
are there any tips you can give me to help the process? do you think im wasting my time or that there seems like there is some potential? im new to bunnies. these 2 are my first, the sites ive read up on, dont seem to answer exactly the question for my rabbits circumstances. please help!!! xx