Truffpuff
Mama Doe
So some of you probably saw my previous thread in desperate need of a bonder after my original arrangement couldn’t take us last min.
We wanted a bonder because we thought it would be better to get the “aggressor bun” Luther out of his comfort zone and see Truffle as a friend not like all the bunnies in groups that bullied him as a baby.
So rushed last min to a lady who had a cancellation and she took them both on Tuesday. As soon as we left they were put in a carrier together to drive around the block and three mins after we left she was bitten by Truffle and Truffle was just being aggressive to her and Luther. So she stopped there and decided to wait to try again last night but with a big ish pen and lots of toys for distraction. But due to her work this was postponed till tonight, I have been told that Truffle is not nice to other bunnies and was lunging, grunting and attacking. He hasn’t done this ONCE when we tried at home, he was always the one being attacked and just wanted to get up high away from Luther!
She even tried Truffle with one of her girls and said after he finished eating he tried to attack the female.
Now I have two dilemmas;
1. When I fetch them tomorrow would it be best if we wanted to try something else, for them to go back to how they were the last 3 months living side by side with a divide to get back to some normality? Or keep them apart now and give them a break until our next plan of action?
2. We were thinking of using the only other bonding place who came back to us which we can get in for 4th Dec, because we really weren’t sure about the carrier method I never liked the sound of it.....but this place has bonded males and they all use their own methods. But what if Truffle has “lost it” because he’s away from home? Or could it be the hour journey then going into a carrier just got him wound up? Then is it a good idea to try away again??
Otherwise all we have to try is at home in the tub etc etc but with someone experienced with us to start, then Truffle is home so maybe relaxed and Luther is on the back foot because it’s a new place...
So upset about it all :-(
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We wanted a bonder because we thought it would be better to get the “aggressor bun” Luther out of his comfort zone and see Truffle as a friend not like all the bunnies in groups that bullied him as a baby.
So rushed last min to a lady who had a cancellation and she took them both on Tuesday. As soon as we left they were put in a carrier together to drive around the block and three mins after we left she was bitten by Truffle and Truffle was just being aggressive to her and Luther. So she stopped there and decided to wait to try again last night but with a big ish pen and lots of toys for distraction. But due to her work this was postponed till tonight, I have been told that Truffle is not nice to other bunnies and was lunging, grunting and attacking. He hasn’t done this ONCE when we tried at home, he was always the one being attacked and just wanted to get up high away from Luther!
She even tried Truffle with one of her girls and said after he finished eating he tried to attack the female.
Now I have two dilemmas;
1. When I fetch them tomorrow would it be best if we wanted to try something else, for them to go back to how they were the last 3 months living side by side with a divide to get back to some normality? Or keep them apart now and give them a break until our next plan of action?
2. We were thinking of using the only other bonding place who came back to us which we can get in for 4th Dec, because we really weren’t sure about the carrier method I never liked the sound of it.....but this place has bonded males and they all use their own methods. But what if Truffle has “lost it” because he’s away from home? Or could it be the hour journey then going into a carrier just got him wound up? Then is it a good idea to try away again??
Otherwise all we have to try is at home in the tub etc etc but with someone experienced with us to start, then Truffle is home so maybe relaxed and Luther is on the back foot because it’s a new place...
So upset about it all :-(
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