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Bonding Olly and Molly... U/D dating approach failed too o(

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ripminnie

Wise Old Thumper
I am dreading it :(
They have now been living side by side for 3 weeks in the lounge, so they are used to each others' presence. Olly has even stopped sleeping in his house and started sleeping next to the mesh where Molly sits :love: i think this is a good sign... :?

This weekend is the only chance i have to bond them for quite a while, it is the only time i can get off work, so please don't have a go, saying it's too soon! Molly was spayed 5 weeks ago; I know ideally i should wait longer, but like i said, it's now or a long way off.

I have thoroughly neutralised Olly's room and set up an NIC pen, 3x2 panels. I am so worried about the whole thing. Molly goes mental if caged for too long, after spending her whole life in a tiny hutch, and Olly isn't great due to his head tilt. I am going to put in loads of hay, a water bowl and bottle, and just see how it goes.

I have had advice about slower bonding methods, ie. swapping them between each other's pens daily etc, but that would really unsettle Olly - he needs familiarity, the last thing I want to do is unnerve him. So i think this is the only way. I am going to start after their 'active' time in the morning, so hopefully they will be relatively tired. I am so worried Molly will attack him.. If Olly just submits straight away it will be fine, but i think he might want to hump her, knowing my Olly :roll:

Please think of us and send happy bonding vibes!!! :shock:
 
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ripminnie said:
I am dreading it :(
They have now been living side by side for 3 weeks in the lounge, so they are used to each others' presence. Olly has even stopped sleeping in his house and started sleeping next to the mesh where Molly sits :love: i think this is a good sign... :?

This weekend is the only chance i have to bond them for quite a while, it is the only time i can get off work, so please don't have a go, saying it's too soon! Molly was spayed 5 weeks ago; I know ideally i should wait longer, but like i said, it's now or a long way off.

I have thoroughly neutralised Olly's room and set up an NIC pen, 3x2 panels. I am so worried about the whole thing. Molly goes mental if caged for too long, after spending her whole life in a tiny hutch, and Olly isn't great due to his head tilt. I am going to put in loads of hay, a water bowl and bottle, and just see how it goes.

I have had advice about slower bonding methods, ie. swapping them between each other's pens daily etc, but that would really unsettle Olly - he needs familiarity, the last thing I want to do is unnerve him. So i think this is the only way. I am going to start after their 'active' time in the morning, so hopefully they will be relatively tired. I am so worried Molly will attack him.. If Olly just submits straight away it will be fine, but i think he might want to hump her, knowing my Olly :roll:

Please think of us and send happy bonding vibes!!! :shock:
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Good luck! :D
I'm sure they'll love each other. :love:

It sounds like you've planned it well. I don't think it's too soon, but then again, I let mine meet each other supervised after a couple of days and had no problems after the humping stopped.
 
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I'm sorry but I have to laugh....I have an Oli and his best friend/betrothed is a Molly! :lol::lol:

Good luck with the bonding xx
 
Good luck, really hope it goes well for you. Please keep us updated if you have the time! :thumb:
 
All the best and brightest bonding vibes for your wee pair of lovebirds ((((((((Molly & Olly))))))))) xxxx
Oh I really hope this goes well! :D I agree the snorgling together through the pens is a good sign. I hope it works out beautifully and quickly. :love:
((((((Calming hugs))))))) for all of you, and I'll pass you a glass of wine too! ;)
 
Pippa and Dipsy were the same lying next to each other but with panels inbetween, so I'm sure that is a good sign. One day over 4 months ago, Dipsy broke out when Pippa was on her free-range time, and they just ran to each other, and were licking each others faces, and then running round together like they had always been a couple :shock: and I was sat choking on my cup of tea :lol::lol: No neutralising, no nothing, hadn't even planned on bonding them, and they still haven't had a single fall-out or anything. Guess it was just meant to be :love::love:
 
Well we are one hour in :D it is totally not as i predicted!! Olly was being the naughty one and trying to hump Molly all the time at first, and I couldn't believe that she didn't turn round and bite him!! She growled at him a lot and they were circling, both trying to hump each other, and I had to keep pushing Olly off her face :roll: I am so proud of Molly for being so good!! I calmed them both down by stroking them at the same time, and Molly cleaned Olly's eyes for him!! :shock: I can't believe it! They have both had a wash, Olly is now chillin' and Molly is doing what she normally does, ie. ripping up all the newspaper and generally trashing the place! I'm really feeling positive now! :D

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Well we are one hour in :D it is totally not as i predicted!! Olly was being the naughty one and trying to hump Molly all the time at first, and I couldn't believe that she didn't turn round and bite him!! She growled at him a lot and they were circling, both trying to hump each other, and I had to keep pushing Olly off her face :roll: I am so proud of Molly for being so good!! I calmed them both down by stroking them at the same time, and Molly cleaned Olly's eyes for him!! :shock: I can't believe it! They have both had a wash, Olly is now chillin' and Molly is doing what she normally does, ie. ripping up all the newspaper and generally trashing the place! I'm really feeling positive now! :D

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This looks really good :D I hope it continues so well and they end up loving each other big time x
 
My 2 bunnies were bonded within a couple of hours from when i bought Bella home. They will not go anywhere without eachother now. Good luck :) i hope it goes well xx
 
Thanks everyone :wave: they have both settled down for a snooze now :love: at opposite ends of the pen but facing each other :love:
They've done lots of sniffing noses, Molly seems obsessed with Olly's eyes though :? I know he has a tilty head and his down eye isn't really visible, perhaps she realises something is wrong with him, that's why she's being nice?

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Ok so Olly is being naughty again, relentlessly tring to hump her :( she is naturally getting annoyed and i have to keep holding him off. At one point i pulled him off and then they sat snuggled up for ages, so that is good surely? And he has been washing her ears :love: he just needs to stop the humping and it will be fine!
 
Am so pleased that there are some positive signs. I am sending some anti-humping vibes.

My Gabriel was obsessed with humping when we tried to bond him last year. Thankfully Spring was less bothered by it than me. I got so fed up with him and desperate I started to use some of the Bach Flower Essences in their water. (Really organic brandy :shock:with a hint of flower essence ). Whether it was a co-incidence or not Gabriel's humping did start to stop.
 
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