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Started Bonding - shall I continue ?

On the advice of my vet (rabbit savvy) , I’ve started introductions for my 6 month old doe and 10 week old buck .

I had planned to wait at least 3 months until buck was neutered etc but the vet said the sooner it’s done the better .

I have a pen in neutral territory and I’ve been popping them in there .

My doe has actually been very sweet and appears more than comfortable - grooming herself , flopping and eating .

She sniffs and licks the buck with an attempt at humping .

The baby buck however , is very scared and he honks and runs whenever she comes near him . He jumps out of the pen in panic and sits shaking and doesn’t move .

So far we’ve been putting them in together with food and treats which my doe laps up the boy is too scared to eat .

They’ve been in an hour each time and we’ve had 4 sessions over 1.5 days .

The plan is to do this twice per day but I’m not sure if it’s too stressful for my little buck ?

He gets so frightened he just stays still but my doe comes up to him and licks him and puts her head down to the ground so the problem isn’t her .

The fact he’s honking makes me feel bad for him but is this a case of being cruel to be kind in the long run?
 
I am a bit surprised your Vet advised this. From your description it doesn't sound at all good, especially for the baby rabbit. As a baby he needs good experiences and this is not one so he can mature into a happy, healthy, confident bunny. Sorry if you have already mentioned, but is your female spayed?
 
Yes she’s spayed.

The odd thing is the boy bun when separated just by the cage bars , chases her and tries to lick her , follows her around and seems keen to be with her !
 
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