Daisyd
Young Bun
I got a gorgeous new little bun yesterday from a rescue to pair with my spayed girl Cassini. The rescue was full with no room for any bonding so I was allowed to take him home to bond. I have kept rabbits for quite a few years but never had 2 together so am new to bunny interactions and body language towards one another.
We put Cassie in a pen at the rescue and put the little boy (he is 9 weeks) in too just to see how she would respond and how easy the bond would be. Cassini is 10 months and I got her at 8 weeks old from a garden centre and she was all alone then so it is a long time since she saw another bunny. She was VERY wary and didn't seem to know what little Smokey was. She kept running up to him for a sniff then running away scared and thumping. Luckily he was very laid back and just started washing himself and hoping about a bit. The lady said she thought Cassie wouldn't put up with a boy coming on too strong and trying to mount and was surprised that she didn't attack Smokey but said it was probably because he was being VERY un-provocative.
So... we have little Smoke (possibly renamed Hubble) at home with us now in a pen within Cassies home - which is the brick outhouse attached to our kitchen. Last night she was very interested sniffing around and seemed a bit more confident. He just continued to act like nothing was a big deal - eating, sniffing her a little bit. So far there is no aggression and we plan to swap them over for a few hours a day to get used to each others scent and for Cas to see that he's not a threat. In a couple of weeks hopefully we can let them meet properly again!!
We put Cassie in a pen at the rescue and put the little boy (he is 9 weeks) in too just to see how she would respond and how easy the bond would be. Cassini is 10 months and I got her at 8 weeks old from a garden centre and she was all alone then so it is a long time since she saw another bunny. She was VERY wary and didn't seem to know what little Smokey was. She kept running up to him for a sniff then running away scared and thumping. Luckily he was very laid back and just started washing himself and hoping about a bit. The lady said she thought Cassie wouldn't put up with a boy coming on too strong and trying to mount and was surprised that she didn't attack Smokey but said it was probably because he was being VERY un-provocative.
So... we have little Smoke (possibly renamed Hubble) at home with us now in a pen within Cassies home - which is the brick outhouse attached to our kitchen. Last night she was very interested sniffing around and seemed a bit more confident. He just continued to act like nothing was a big deal - eating, sniffing her a little bit. So far there is no aggression and we plan to swap them over for a few hours a day to get used to each others scent and for Cas to see that he's not a threat. In a couple of weeks hopefully we can let them meet properly again!!
