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Hair pulling?

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CraigBunny

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So I adopted a male bunny, called Winnie, on Sunday to bond with my female bunny, Pig. I currently have Winnie on a cage on the floor in my bedroom, Pig is free roam so they can see & smell each other through the bars. Today I set them up a run in the garden and put them in their together. Immediately Winnie, who was quite nervous, went and sat next to Pig (It was really cute) It lasted for a few seconds til Pig spun round and chased him round the run, ripping his hair out! I grabbed Winnie and put him in the carrier. There was hair everywhere!
Is this bad? Will they ever get along?
 
It's a good idea to have a look at some rabbit bonding videos, so that you know what to expect and how to react. There are a selection on YouTube and also on this thread http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?462494-Old-Useful-Topics-Bonding

Chasing and fur-pulling is usually quite normal during bonding and as long as there is no real aggression or fighting, you should just monitor the situation and be prepared to separate.

I presume that the place where you set up the run was a neutral area, where neither rabbit had been before?
 
CraigBunny said:
So I adopted a male bunny, called Winnie, on Sunday to bond with my female bunny, Pig. I currently have Winnie on a cage on the floor in my bedroom, Pig is free roam so they can see & smell each other through the bars. Today I set them up a run in the garden and put them in their together. Immediately Winnie, who was quite nervous, went and sat next to Pig (It was really cute) It lasted for a few seconds til Pig spun round and chased him round the run, ripping his hair out! I grabbed Winnie and put him in the carrier. There was hair everywhere!
Is this bad? Will they ever get along?
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dear craigbunny,-[caution]-this will require more supervision,only time will tell if they are capatable,-sometimes we are wishful thinking,--they can inflict serious wounds,--sincerely james waller from across the great pond-usa
 
Some females are difficult to bond in their own territory and it is best to get someone else to bond them.
 
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