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Just over a month ago we lost our beloved bunny Nemo who was bonded with our other bunny Dino. Since then I have been trying to find him a partner.
On Saturday we visited a rescue and he met two bonded girls. We left them together for around 3 hours and the rescue staff said that it looked very promising. So we brought them home and put them in a pen in the lounge which we had neutralised with white vinegar.
The first day they were very nervous and nothing really happened. Then that night one girl who I have renamed Daenerys until I can think of a better name, started chasing and pulling Dino's fur. I researched this and saw it was about establishing dominance so I tried to just let this happen although it was not nice to watch. The other girl, Dollie, was very nervous and would jump at the slightest sound. It seemed as though Daenerys was in charge of her and Dollie was intimidated by her.
Then on Sunday we took them to our family's house for Father's Day and put them in a pen in the garden. Then the chasing and fur pulling got quite intense so I have been using a spray bottle to try and calm things down since. This didn't really work so I put Daenerys in a sectioned off part of the pen and then put her back in about an hour later. The chasing carried on towards both Dollie and Daenerys.
Since then there has still been chasing and I have had to separate them a few times as Dino and Dollie seem very stressed. I am scared to leave them alone so my mother has been watching them while I'm at work. I am starting to worry that Daenerys and Dollie were not fully bonded beforehand as Daenerys seems to really intimidate Dollie and Dollie has been grooming and lying with Dino which I don't think Daenerys likes. Daenerys does not allow Dino to use the litter tray and does not let anyone eat until she has. She chases and nips Dino constantly. However I have not seen any mounting except from Dino to Dollie.
So I have put her in another pen next to them because although it sounds silly Dino is my priority and I don't want him not being able to eat or use the toilet.
I am worried now that Dollie and Daenerys are not bonded and Dollie and Dino are. I do want them all to stay together but if Dino has found a match I don't want to ruin that. I have spoken to a professional bonder and I may be able to take them to her this weekend but I am worried if its the wrong decision or not. When I spoke to the RWAF they said it was highly unlikely that a trio would work and that I should seperate them and get a new bunny for Daenerys. However I do not want to do this as the bunnies have full range of our house so it would be unfair to keep two locked up. I feel it would be a shame to give up so soon but at the same time I am concerned about putting Dino through unnecessary stress if he has already bonded with Dollie.
I am not very experienced with bonding so any advice or help you could give would be greatly appreciated.
On Saturday we visited a rescue and he met two bonded girls. We left them together for around 3 hours and the rescue staff said that it looked very promising. So we brought them home and put them in a pen in the lounge which we had neutralised with white vinegar.
The first day they were very nervous and nothing really happened. Then that night one girl who I have renamed Daenerys until I can think of a better name, started chasing and pulling Dino's fur. I researched this and saw it was about establishing dominance so I tried to just let this happen although it was not nice to watch. The other girl, Dollie, was very nervous and would jump at the slightest sound. It seemed as though Daenerys was in charge of her and Dollie was intimidated by her.
Then on Sunday we took them to our family's house for Father's Day and put them in a pen in the garden. Then the chasing and fur pulling got quite intense so I have been using a spray bottle to try and calm things down since. This didn't really work so I put Daenerys in a sectioned off part of the pen and then put her back in about an hour later. The chasing carried on towards both Dollie and Daenerys.
Since then there has still been chasing and I have had to separate them a few times as Dino and Dollie seem very stressed. I am scared to leave them alone so my mother has been watching them while I'm at work. I am starting to worry that Daenerys and Dollie were not fully bonded beforehand as Daenerys seems to really intimidate Dollie and Dollie has been grooming and lying with Dino which I don't think Daenerys likes. Daenerys does not allow Dino to use the litter tray and does not let anyone eat until she has. She chases and nips Dino constantly. However I have not seen any mounting except from Dino to Dollie.
So I have put her in another pen next to them because although it sounds silly Dino is my priority and I don't want him not being able to eat or use the toilet.
I am worried now that Dollie and Daenerys are not bonded and Dollie and Dino are. I do want them all to stay together but if Dino has found a match I don't want to ruin that. I have spoken to a professional bonder and I may be able to take them to her this weekend but I am worried if its the wrong decision or not. When I spoke to the RWAF they said it was highly unlikely that a trio would work and that I should seperate them and get a new bunny for Daenerys. However I do not want to do this as the bunnies have full range of our house so it would be unfair to keep two locked up. I feel it would be a shame to give up so soon but at the same time I am concerned about putting Dino through unnecessary stress if he has already bonded with Dollie.
I am not very experienced with bonding so any advice or help you could give would be greatly appreciated.