Bonding 4 rabbits

[Bondingquad]

Hi so I’m currently bonding my trio with new rabbit there all spayed and neutered and in a neutral space there was abit of hair pulling to start off with and abit out the day and one my rabbits out the trio was humping her current house mates my new rabbit keeps thumping and jumping around not really trying to interact with the other rabbits as she’s not enjoyed the nipping at the start and seems to be thumping a lot now my trio are eating drinking and being normal

I had there enclosures side by side so they could smell each other and one of my rabbits licked the new rabbit though the cage my male sometimes did bite and my female use to chase but now she stays out the way completely


I have 2 girls 2 years old
1 male 1 years old
And the new rabbit at not even 1 yet


Is this normal for her to be thumping and running around this is day 1 they went in at 2 o’clock today and now it’s 10 she has been eating and did lay down slightly mostly sat it loading she has been eating here and there and think she’s drank ones but there all be quite next she start jumping around I just want to know if this is normal and bonding my 2 girls with male was so easy but seems different this time

The pen there in is a dog pen 5 pannels water bowl and large litter tray and the carboard on the bottom to protect my tiles and be less slippy

She and the other bunnys have been washing them self my trio been fully laying down there was nipping hair pulling the start the day but none that it’s like they just ignore her dose this mean the pen is to big

Oh I’m doing 24 7 bond as I’ve got till Monday off work they have had dates and swapped bedding toys etc
Any advice be much appreciated just worried there more ignoring each other and the new rabbit is thumping a lot and running around abit the others are not chasing

Any tips as say will be great thank you

 

[Shimmer]

They need to sort themselves out, which means there may be some inconsistent behaviour for a while. If they are not fighting, I would just monitor them. Make sure they are all able to access food / hay and water, and hiding places if needed - and that none are too stressed. Don't keep interfering if it's not needed - that just adds more stress to the whole situation. Wishing you good luck.

 

[Bondingquad]

They need to sort themselves out, which means there may be some inconsistent behaviour for a while. If they are not fighting, I would just monitor them. Make sure they are all able to access food / hay and water, and hiding places if needed - and that none are too stressed. Don't keep interfering if it's not needed - that just adds more stress to the whole situation. Wishing you good luck.

Thank you I’ve got camera in there my bedroom isn’t far away at all so keep watching on camera while bed as thought there not fighting so I’d go to bed just keep my door open incase hear anything it’s just the new rabbit thumping and running around really they can all get to food they have been hopping in out litter tray all day and to the water bowl think my new rabbit is stressed as this is new to her but the others seem to be ok do you think the pen size is okay I’ve read so much just trying to do what’s best no big fights at all which is nice

 

[Shimmer]

If it's working, leave it as it is.

 

[Bondingquad]

Thank you first time doing a quad bond my trio was so easy tine will tell I guess just waiting game now