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Thanks, Shimmer. Sadly Millie thinks that is something's covered in hay or straw then it's a litter tray. Her shed is 7' x 5' so that results in a lot of cleaning out/replacing. Nothing is ideal, really.

Day 9 - 2 hrs 10 mins There's some hanging out now but also a lot of chasing and thumping. Not so much growling. https://vimeo.com/1112891762?share=copy#t=0 Day 10 - 1 hr 50mins The most aggressive chase I've since in days ended with the closest lie-down I've seen. (He's in the box, and...

I've been doing more reading around this. It seems that wild rabbits (besides not growing so old) will dig their nails into the ground as they hop, this moves their weight more onto the front of the foot. Domestic rabbits can get sore heels because they are on hard surfaces so their nails are...

Day 6 - 0 hrs We all had a break from bonding. Day 7 - 45mins I'm experimenting with bonding them early evening instead of the morning as it's more manageable for me long term. Millie made the first approach today, giving him a cautious nose sniff greeting. She was less tired today, moving...

Thank you, tonibun. Yes, I think their conflict is about dominance, I haven't seen signs they want to harm each other. They will eat at the same time but not side by side, they keep a little distance (except when there are bars between them). I did initially have a couple of upturned...

Poor little thing! I would take her to a vet if you want to rule out anything else. If you're sure it's just the arthritis you could ask to speak to the vet on the phone about increasing her medication. What is she taking? My Millie (who's 12) has had arthritis for years and she's doing...

It's lovely that the bonding is going so well. I agree with a reader of books, and strongly recommend they aren't put on their backs. They won't act stressed but rabbits in that situation freeze with fear so their stress isn't apparent and there is a risk of injury to their backs. The best...

Thank you all for the encouragement 😊

Day 6 - 3hrs 40mins They are repeating the pattern of him approaching her, usually from the front, head down asking to be groomed. She repels him with a growl, grunt, flick of her head and pouncing her front feet onto the top of his head. He is standing his ground more so she often has to...

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Day 5 - 3 hours Today was much the same though we had one tiny lick from her as was stroking them both together, then she appeared to remember she's not doing that yet and did another growling pounce. When I left the room to fetch something a scuffle broke out, leaping over each other and fur...

I'm guessing Chinook has ears like Toffee's, his seem very big for his size, like he could actually take off. I'd never heard of sainfoin brix - it seems it's made for horses, is it good for bunnies too? And I never thought of it that way, but yes, it's probably better to fight at the...

Day 4 - 2 hours They started out much as before with him approaching, her growling and pouncing. Twice she hopped away instead, one of those time he chased her and she turned, thumped repeatedly and stood her ground. He was more courageous, not running away when warned but just backing off a...

Lol, that's exactly it. :ROFLMAO: She's been playing it cool since. This evening I noticed her coats is silky soft, it goes like that when she's very happy, goes rougher when she's stressed. I know she likes him.

Thank you, Omi. Yes, that's what happened when I last bonded Millie, she just ran away when he tried to mount her or went into a tunnel or something so it wasn't possible. I wonder if that would be harder now because of her arthritis and injured toe. The vet said that physically she's okay to...

I'm not sure how this is going to go. Toffee has hormones raging and clearly wants to be dominant, but Millie is bigger and twice his age and wants to put him in his place. Once, I removed one set of bars between them to see what would happen and Millie gave his face a thorough licking. She...

It's over a decade since I bonded rabbits. I'm not ambitious, only bonding two of them, but I thought it might reassure me about progress if I documented it. I'm starting with half-an-hour a day in a bonding pen in the kitchen. They are already familiar with each other having lived side by...

I am so sorry to read this and to know you're carrying the thought that you caused harm though you were in the very act of doing everything you could think of to help him. Honestly, I think most of us can be dangerously close to the one mistake that could cause us to lose them. I've certainly...