leoandharley
New Kit
Hello,
I have a 10-month-old Lionhead who has been neutered for approximately 4 weeks. I have recently brought home a 12-week old male mini lop. Bonding is going geat (as far as I'm aware). They are housed in an unused garage, the lion head has free roam and the baby is in a pen. They can both see and smell each other.
I place them in the bathtub for bonding dates. They both seem relaxed, they both sit and eat together and even lay next to each other. My lion head seems to be making a point of flopping all over the place and asking the baby for a groom. Up to yet, the grooming hasn't happened from the baby. I would say they are both relaxed in this environment and have been for 3 days.
I made the decision to make their area slightly bigger, moving them from the bathtub (as all seemed well) into the bathroom itself. Whenever I change the environment, every time the baby moves, my lion head mounts him. This does not happen in the bathtub. leo (the baby) is able to hop and explore the bathtub without being mounted, however this is not the case in the bathroom. As soon as he moves, my lion head is straight over. He does seem to get bored after a while and ignore the baby, however always goes back to his methods after awhile.
Do my bunnies need longer in the bathtub? Or do I let them get acquainted in the bigger space in their own way? Any help and tips would be appreciated.
Thankyou
I have a 10-month-old Lionhead who has been neutered for approximately 4 weeks. I have recently brought home a 12-week old male mini lop. Bonding is going geat (as far as I'm aware). They are housed in an unused garage, the lion head has free roam and the baby is in a pen. They can both see and smell each other.
I place them in the bathtub for bonding dates. They both seem relaxed, they both sit and eat together and even lay next to each other. My lion head seems to be making a point of flopping all over the place and asking the baby for a groom. Up to yet, the grooming hasn't happened from the baby. I would say they are both relaxed in this environment and have been for 3 days.
I made the decision to make their area slightly bigger, moving them from the bathtub (as all seemed well) into the bathroom itself. Whenever I change the environment, every time the baby moves, my lion head mounts him. This does not happen in the bathtub. leo (the baby) is able to hop and explore the bathtub without being mounted, however this is not the case in the bathroom. As soon as he moves, my lion head is straight over. He does seem to get bored after a while and ignore the baby, however always goes back to his methods after awhile.
Do my bunnies need longer in the bathtub? Or do I let them get acquainted in the bigger space in their own way? Any help and tips would be appreciated.
Thankyou