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HI :wave: I NEED A BUNNY BONDING SERVICE OR RABBIT WHISPERER... DOES THIS EXIST? 
:? I APLOGISE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE THREAD - BUT WANTED TO GIVE AS MUCH INFO AS POSS.
I HAVE TWO MALES BUNNIES - BROTHERS - WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED SINCE 10 WEEKS OLD. THEY ARE NOW 7 MONTHS OLD, NEUTERED 3 MONTHS AGO, AND SINCE THE ONE'S WIFE BUNNY (IN RECOVERY OF A STROKE, DIED BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF MUCOID ENTERITIS) HE HAS BEEN SO LONELY! THE OTHER CHAP LIVED WITH HIS MUM AND OTHER BRO UNTIL THEY WERE 4 MONTHS OLD. SINCE THEN HE HAS LIVED ALONE - ALTHOUGH HE DOES LOVE SNUGGLING UP TO OUR SOPPY CAT ELVIS!
I HAVE TRIED TO BOND THESE TWO BUNNY BOYS A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW, THEY HAVE ONLY GOT INTO ONE FIGHT - WHERE WE HAD AN EAR INJURY.
DURING THE OTHER ATTEMPTS AND BRIEF DAILY MEETINGS (WHICH WERE MEANT TO GRADUALLY INCREASE IN TIME) I KIND OF CHICKENED OUT AS SOON AS THEY STARTED GRUNTING AND CIRCLING.
I HAVE HAD OTHER SUCCESSFUL BONDS IN THE PAST - BUT NEVER TWO MALES!
THEY ARE BOTH WOOLEY HOUSE BUNNIES, HAVE THEIR OWN ROOMS, AND X PENS/PUPPY CRATES FOR LOCK UP TIME. OF AN EVENING THEY EACH HAVE FREE RUN OF THEIR "ROOM".
THEY DO TRAVEL ACROSS THE LANDING AND SNIFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OTHER'S ROOM DOOR - SO THERE IS SOME INTEREST.
BUT I AM TOO SCARED OF TRYING TO BOND THEM AGAIN - INCASE THEY END UP SERIOUSLY HURT. THEY ARE BOTH MY LITTLE BABIES - I HAVE HAD THEM SINCE BORN - TO OUR RESCUE DOE. PERHAPS I AM TOO ATTACHED TO BE ABLE TO REMAIN CALM AND LET THE PROCESS PROGRESS!
ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT SOME MALE BUNNIES WILL NEVER ACCEPT ANOTHER MALE AS A COMPANION, I WOULD LIKE FOR A "PROFESSIONAL" TO HAVE AN OFFICIAL "NOW OR NEVER" GO AT BONDING THESE TWO!
THEY BOTH NEED AND ENJOY COMPANY AND ARE TOO DAFT TO SEE THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING A BUNNY MATE (SOMEONE TO STEAL TREATS FROM=TWICE AS MANY TREATS, SOMEONE TO STEAL VEG FROM=TWICE AS MUCH VEG, SOMEONE TO GROOM YOU=NOT HAVING TO DO IT ALL YOURSELF ETC ETC!)
I WONDER IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME? ALTHOUGH I KNOW SOME FELLOW BUNNY LOVERS DO THIS OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEARTS, I HAVE BUDGETED SOME BEANS (£) FOR THE SAKE OF MY BOYS... SO THEY CAN BUY THEIR BUNS SOME GOODIES AS A THANK YOU?! ALTHOUGH IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO CHARGES A SET RATE FOR THIS SERVICE (IF IT EXISTS) I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. I JUST HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP!
WE ARE IN TAMWORTH, STAFFS - NEAR TO BIRMINGHAM, BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ETC - BUT CAN TRAVEL IF NECESSARY - OBVIOUSLY NOT TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES OR ANYWHERE TOO REMOTE OR FAR AWAY FOR THE BUNS COMFORT!
I AM WILLING TO HAVE A BUNNY BONDER VISIT THE HOUSE IF THIS IS A BETTER OPTION.
IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT I AM NOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP TRYING - BUT I DO NOT WANT TO DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
I HAVE TRIED
* BUSTER COLLARS (I GAVE UP AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AS I FELT THEY WERE UNHAPPY)
* HARNESSES (GAVE UP AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF ARM STRETCHING!)
* SIDE BY SIDE ACCOMODATION (WORKED FOR A WHILE - BUT GAVE UP AFTER ONE CUT HIS NOSE TRYING TO FORCE THE DOOR ON HIS PEN TO GET TO HIS BRO!)
* TREATS AND VEG, BOXES, TOYS AND CATS AS A DISTRACTION-GAVE UP AS THEY GOT GRUMPY - WITH MORE THINGS TO BE TERRITORIAL ABOUT.
* EMPTY ROOM JUST ME, BUNS AND A BROOM INCASE OF FIGHTING... GAVE UP - NOTHING INTERESTING TO LOOK AT SO THEY CHASED EACH OTHER - CIRCLING & GRUNTING.
ALL THIS WAS TO TRY AND GET THEM USED TO EACH OTHERS COMPANY - AS A BASIS FOR A RELATIONSHIP... WITH SAFETY IN MIND. BUT AS SOON AS THEY ARE "LOOSE" THE CHARM TURNS TO ANTAGONISING EACH OTHER AND WINDING EACH OTHER UP!
PLEASE PLEASE LET THERE BE A RABBIT WHISPERER SOMEWHERE!
:? I APLOGISE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE THREAD - BUT WANTED TO GIVE AS MUCH INFO AS POSS.I HAVE TWO MALES BUNNIES - BROTHERS - WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED SINCE 10 WEEKS OLD. THEY ARE NOW 7 MONTHS OLD, NEUTERED 3 MONTHS AGO, AND SINCE THE ONE'S WIFE BUNNY (IN RECOVERY OF A STROKE, DIED BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF MUCOID ENTERITIS) HE HAS BEEN SO LONELY! THE OTHER CHAP LIVED WITH HIS MUM AND OTHER BRO UNTIL THEY WERE 4 MONTHS OLD. SINCE THEN HE HAS LIVED ALONE - ALTHOUGH HE DOES LOVE SNUGGLING UP TO OUR SOPPY CAT ELVIS!
I HAVE TRIED TO BOND THESE TWO BUNNY BOYS A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW, THEY HAVE ONLY GOT INTO ONE FIGHT - WHERE WE HAD AN EAR INJURY.
DURING THE OTHER ATTEMPTS AND BRIEF DAILY MEETINGS (WHICH WERE MEANT TO GRADUALLY INCREASE IN TIME) I KIND OF CHICKENED OUT AS SOON AS THEY STARTED GRUNTING AND CIRCLING.
I HAVE HAD OTHER SUCCESSFUL BONDS IN THE PAST - BUT NEVER TWO MALES!
THEY ARE BOTH WOOLEY HOUSE BUNNIES, HAVE THEIR OWN ROOMS, AND X PENS/PUPPY CRATES FOR LOCK UP TIME. OF AN EVENING THEY EACH HAVE FREE RUN OF THEIR "ROOM".
THEY DO TRAVEL ACROSS THE LANDING AND SNIFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OTHER'S ROOM DOOR - SO THERE IS SOME INTEREST.
BUT I AM TOO SCARED OF TRYING TO BOND THEM AGAIN - INCASE THEY END UP SERIOUSLY HURT. THEY ARE BOTH MY LITTLE BABIES - I HAVE HAD THEM SINCE BORN - TO OUR RESCUE DOE. PERHAPS I AM TOO ATTACHED TO BE ABLE TO REMAIN CALM AND LET THE PROCESS PROGRESS!
ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT SOME MALE BUNNIES WILL NEVER ACCEPT ANOTHER MALE AS A COMPANION, I WOULD LIKE FOR A "PROFESSIONAL" TO HAVE AN OFFICIAL "NOW OR NEVER" GO AT BONDING THESE TWO!
THEY BOTH NEED AND ENJOY COMPANY AND ARE TOO DAFT TO SEE THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING A BUNNY MATE (SOMEONE TO STEAL TREATS FROM=TWICE AS MANY TREATS, SOMEONE TO STEAL VEG FROM=TWICE AS MUCH VEG, SOMEONE TO GROOM YOU=NOT HAVING TO DO IT ALL YOURSELF ETC ETC!)
I WONDER IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME? ALTHOUGH I KNOW SOME FELLOW BUNNY LOVERS DO THIS OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEARTS, I HAVE BUDGETED SOME BEANS (£) FOR THE SAKE OF MY BOYS... SO THEY CAN BUY THEIR BUNS SOME GOODIES AS A THANK YOU?! ALTHOUGH IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO CHARGES A SET RATE FOR THIS SERVICE (IF IT EXISTS) I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. I JUST HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP!
WE ARE IN TAMWORTH, STAFFS - NEAR TO BIRMINGHAM, BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ETC - BUT CAN TRAVEL IF NECESSARY - OBVIOUSLY NOT TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES OR ANYWHERE TOO REMOTE OR FAR AWAY FOR THE BUNS COMFORT!
I AM WILLING TO HAVE A BUNNY BONDER VISIT THE HOUSE IF THIS IS A BETTER OPTION.
IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT I AM NOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP TRYING - BUT I DO NOT WANT TO DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
I HAVE TRIED
* BUSTER COLLARS (I GAVE UP AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AS I FELT THEY WERE UNHAPPY)
* HARNESSES (GAVE UP AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF ARM STRETCHING!)
* SIDE BY SIDE ACCOMODATION (WORKED FOR A WHILE - BUT GAVE UP AFTER ONE CUT HIS NOSE TRYING TO FORCE THE DOOR ON HIS PEN TO GET TO HIS BRO!)
* TREATS AND VEG, BOXES, TOYS AND CATS AS A DISTRACTION-GAVE UP AS THEY GOT GRUMPY - WITH MORE THINGS TO BE TERRITORIAL ABOUT.
* EMPTY ROOM JUST ME, BUNS AND A BROOM INCASE OF FIGHTING... GAVE UP - NOTHING INTERESTING TO LOOK AT SO THEY CHASED EACH OTHER - CIRCLING & GRUNTING.
ALL THIS WAS TO TRY AND GET THEM USED TO EACH OTHERS COMPANY - AS A BASIS FOR A RELATIONSHIP... WITH SAFETY IN MIND. BUT AS SOON AS THEY ARE "LOOSE" THE CHARM TURNS TO ANTAGONISING EACH OTHER AND WINDING EACH OTHER UP!
PLEASE PLEASE LET THERE BE A RABBIT WHISPERER SOMEWHERE!