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My boy bunny died a few days ago
He went in for a neuter and they didn’t even manage to start the op as a few minutes in , his heart stopped and they couldn’t revive him
He was only 6 months old and has left behind his litter mate Mabel . A 6 month old female.
I’ve already got another new bunny boy as I didn’t want her to become depressed. I can tell she’s sad - only eating small amounts etc but she’s not moping and is very interested in Caramel (new boy).
Caramel is a tiny 9 week old , unneutered lion head lop.
I got it very wrong at first and set up Caramels cage next to Mabel’s in the spot she lived in with my passed bunny - she would lunge at Caramel and try to chew through the bars .
Mabel also got in to Caramels pen when I was cleaning litter where she sniffed and ignored him at first but then she attacked him (he wasn’t hurt luckily ).
So I scrubbed and disinfected Mabel’s cage and toys and bought a new litter tray.
Now I’ve set them up in their cages in a room new to them both - side by side but also with areas one can run away to etc.
Their litter trays and hay racks are next to each other separated by cage bars .
So far Mabel has tried to nip Caramel through the bars a few times ; he’s a bit bold so keeps going back so I don’t think she’s doing it too hard .
They’ve sat in their respective litter trays and groomed themselves.
Mabel is now sniffing and nose touching whilst trying to nip but also might just sniff and then turn away .
When Caramel runs past, Mabel might try to follow by chasing after him in her cage.
I piled up some hay on either side of the bars and they were both eating it near each other.
I’m planning to keep this set up for 2 weeks but I wanted to know if these are positive signs?
He went in for a neuter and they didn’t even manage to start the op as a few minutes in , his heart stopped and they couldn’t revive him
He was only 6 months old and has left behind his litter mate Mabel . A 6 month old female.
I’ve already got another new bunny boy as I didn’t want her to become depressed. I can tell she’s sad - only eating small amounts etc but she’s not moping and is very interested in Caramel (new boy).
Caramel is a tiny 9 week old , unneutered lion head lop.
I got it very wrong at first and set up Caramels cage next to Mabel’s in the spot she lived in with my passed bunny - she would lunge at Caramel and try to chew through the bars .
Mabel also got in to Caramels pen when I was cleaning litter where she sniffed and ignored him at first but then she attacked him (he wasn’t hurt luckily ).
So I scrubbed and disinfected Mabel’s cage and toys and bought a new litter tray.
Now I’ve set them up in their cages in a room new to them both - side by side but also with areas one can run away to etc.
Their litter trays and hay racks are next to each other separated by cage bars .
So far Mabel has tried to nip Caramel through the bars a few times ; he’s a bit bold so keeps going back so I don’t think she’s doing it too hard .
They’ve sat in their respective litter trays and groomed themselves.
Mabel is now sniffing and nose touching whilst trying to nip but also might just sniff and then turn away .
When Caramel runs past, Mabel might try to follow by chasing after him in her cage.
I piled up some hay on either side of the bars and they were both eating it near each other.
I’m planning to keep this set up for 2 weeks but I wanted to know if these are positive signs?