Natalie
Warren Scout
For anyone following the saga of the slow bonding effort we are undergoing between Caramel and Mr Muffles, here are the videos we took when we attempted a neutral territory meet and greet. We took lots of short bursts of video over the period of time they were together, although when they were mostly still and nothing much was happening we would stop videoing. I've added a link to the first video, and hopefully, if I've done it right, there should be thumbnails to the right for access to the rest of the videos. I've actually added 26 videos lol, feel free to watch as many :shock: or as few as you like :lol: I think the last videos, about 19 - 26 are quite telling regarding the progress.
I think the meeting went well. My understanding of it was that Caramel was very much the boss and poor ol' Mr Muffles did everything he could not to get in her way. That said, I'm very glad to say that Caramel at least didn't attack him, and at one point Mr Muffles did have a little munch (we scattered fresh food and pellets all over the floor) which we thought was a very good sign. I don't mind admitting that I personally was a bundle of nerves throughout the whole process :lol: BUT, we were prepared, hubby was sitting by wearing thick gloves in case they needed separating urgently, and my daughter was armed with a water spray :lol: (my motto : hope for the best prepare for the worst lol). I'm glad to say, neither urgent separating of bunnies nor a quick squirt with the water spray were needed!
Also I'm glad to say that we didn't feel that the unknown territory phased Caramel too much, she was very investigative and didn't come across as anxious or upset, although we did get one foot thump, but nothing was happening with her that made us feel that the situation was a problem for her heart condition.
In addition, we do now think that Mr Muffles might be rather hard of hearing, although I have no idea if that would have any effect on the bonding process.
Any comments on how you feel that this meeting went, how you read the signs with regards to how the bonding is going, would be extremely appreciated.
Once again we are having to put the bonding on hold temporarily as Mr Muffles is going in to the vets for his dental tomorrow but hopefully after he's recovered from that we can continue. Meanwhile they are still living seemingly amicably in adjacent rooms, separated by a wire mesh gate so that they can see each other and get used to each other.
Anyhoo, here's the link, let me know if there are any problems viewing the video/s
Thanks - Natalie
[video]http://www.nataliekinnearphotography.co.uk/p183971501/ea738769b[/video]
I think the meeting went well. My understanding of it was that Caramel was very much the boss and poor ol' Mr Muffles did everything he could not to get in her way. That said, I'm very glad to say that Caramel at least didn't attack him, and at one point Mr Muffles did have a little munch (we scattered fresh food and pellets all over the floor) which we thought was a very good sign. I don't mind admitting that I personally was a bundle of nerves throughout the whole process :lol: BUT, we were prepared, hubby was sitting by wearing thick gloves in case they needed separating urgently, and my daughter was armed with a water spray :lol: (my motto : hope for the best prepare for the worst lol). I'm glad to say, neither urgent separating of bunnies nor a quick squirt with the water spray were needed!
Also I'm glad to say that we didn't feel that the unknown territory phased Caramel too much, she was very investigative and didn't come across as anxious or upset, although we did get one foot thump, but nothing was happening with her that made us feel that the situation was a problem for her heart condition.
In addition, we do now think that Mr Muffles might be rather hard of hearing, although I have no idea if that would have any effect on the bonding process.
Any comments on how you feel that this meeting went, how you read the signs with regards to how the bonding is going, would be extremely appreciated.
Once again we are having to put the bonding on hold temporarily as Mr Muffles is going in to the vets for his dental tomorrow but hopefully after he's recovered from that we can continue. Meanwhile they are still living seemingly amicably in adjacent rooms, separated by a wire mesh gate so that they can see each other and get used to each other.
Anyhoo, here's the link, let me know if there are any problems viewing the video/s
Thanks - Natalie
[video]http://www.nataliekinnearphotography.co.uk/p183971501/ea738769b[/video]
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