Bonding q

[Graciee]

It took a lot of commitment from you to stay around the clock near the bunnies and intervene if necessary. Well done.

This was actually the hardest bit for me, I'm not good at sitting still but I couldn't focus on crochet, I played a game on my laptop in the end and organised my sideboard ohh and braided freddie's long bits of fur whilst he slept

 

[bunny momma]

This was actually the hardest bit for me, I'm not good at sitting still but I couldn't focus on crochet, I played a game on my laptop in the end and organised my sideboard ohh and braided freddie's long bits of fur whilst he slept

You put bunnies before your own comfort!
What, no photos of Freddie in braids?

 

[a reader of books]

Yes, photo of Freddie in braids, please. I think you could give yourself more credit for how well the bonding has gone, but if you insist it was just luck I'm not going to force you. They make a lovely couple.

 

[joey&boo]

I also wanna see Freddie in braids.

I think the main skill with bonding is just to be brave enough to do it. I reckon most M+F pairs will bond (most) given the right environment, & an observer who knows when to intervene & to not bring loads of nervy stress to the bonding table. I'm actually terrible at not getting stressed & not interfering.

 

[Graciee]

You put bunnies before your own comfort!
What, no photos of Freddie in braids?

I didn't actually take any! It was just his back of leg hair didn't use hairbands or anything he has this long hair on the backs of his legs and there was a few on his ears

 

[Graciee]

Yes, photo of Freddie in braids, please. I think you could give yourself more credit for how well the bonding has gone, but if you insist it was just luck I'm not going to force you. They make a lovely couple.

I really wish I'd taken pictures now I do it a lot when he's laying on me sleeping I'll try get a picture next time.

I didn't do much except gently seperate them a few times and watch them that's probably why it feels like I didn't do anything

 

[Graciee]

I also wanna see Freddie in braids.

I think the main skill with bonding is just to be brave enough to do it. I reckon most M+F pairs will bond (most) given the right environment, & an observer who knows when to intervene & to not bring loads of nervy stress to the bonding table. I'm actually terrible at not getting stressed & not interfering.

I'll definitely get a picture

Actually yea I think you're right, just trying, keeping calm and not freaking out is like the key things. Also I let things happen a bit and watched if they resolved before interfering. I only stopped it if it was too much, coz I figured they needed to communicate etc. My aim was disagreements fizzle out on their own rather than needing outside input it's definitely scary tho I was worried in case a bad injury happened. I kept my emotions under control tho I think, it's definitely worse with your own buns I think, not that I care less about other people rabbits but I reckon it would be easier to be objective about stuff, whereas Clementine basically asking me, her trusted human, to get out was really hard to ignore!

 

[Graciee]

They were proper out of it but I wasn't sneaky enough so they woke up unfortunately but they're soo cute together, gunna clean them out in a min so will put them in the carrier for the first time

 

[a reader of books]

Awww. They look so relaxed and at ease in each other's company now.

Also, yes, please take pictures of braided Freddie next time!

 

[bunny momma]

 

[Babsie]

Just been catching up with the star bonder of the month!
A large lump in my throat reading "... Clementine basically asking me, her trusted human, to get out" and they are not even my bunnies!

 

[Graciee]

Just been catching up with the star bonder of the month!
A large lump in my throat reading "... Clementine basically asking me, her trusted human, to get out" and they are not even my bunnies!

Yeaa that was the absolutely the worst bit for me, coz she was looking at me like, you did this! Me and Clementine are very close so it was so hard. But I'm glad I didn't stop coz now she's forgiven me and has a really good friend and her and him seem so in love

 

[Babsie]

Yeaa that was the absolutely the worst bit for me, coz she was looking at me like, you did this! Me and Clementine are very close so it was so hard. But I'm glad I didn't stop coz now she's forgiven me and has a really good friend and her and him seem so in love

Isn't it just the best outcome (all thanks to you). Its a bit like being cruel to be kind.