This was the BEST video! Thank you for showing the whole process, I was going about it totally wrong & now I can actually see what to do to help my rabbits along. Hopefully it goes as smoothly as this one.
Your note about adding their old hay back helped a lot. Every time I changed the pee pads, mine were having more arguments. Turns out the fresh hay was making it feel like starting over 🙃
Followed this tutorial with a few slight variations and managed to bond new rescue bunny Harvey with my widowed doe Missy in 7 days 😊. Alongside the stress bonding trick, because I didn’t have another room to set up a neautral enclosure, I initially cut my bedroom/bunny room in half with xpen panels and made each rabbit alternate living in each others area for a couple of days and nights. That way the whole room became impregnated with each others scent. The shared living space during the later stages of bonding was a pen in the dead center of the room, with equal scent from both buns. This helped cut down on any territorial behaviour, though I think it only worked well in my case because Missy was showing no agression at all and only curiosity when living next door to Harvey.
ive been trying to bond my bunny and my sisters bunny since she doesnt want him anymore and the first two days i made no progress. i was following other videos and they just kept fighting nipping or just flat out ignoring eachother. today i started trying your method and made HUGE PROGRESS with only the first ten minutes! she was grooming him and stuff.
Hi so I know this was a post a while back but I was wondering if I can’t watch them 24/7 can I put them into a cage with themself when I watch them and then a spree ate cage when I go to work but close by then go back to the same cage?
Bear looks exactly like our Coco, she is a female mini lop bun bun with exactly the same colouring ☺️ We are going to bond her and my other bunny Jesper next weekend, I'm nervous as I've never bonded rabbits before but I hope all goes well and they get along 🤞🤞
if one does attack im assuming remove and try again some other time?, I have a yr old male who's sister died, I now have a 9 week rabbit he already tried attacked 1 time ;/ i have them both in a pen inch apart from the other hes free roam though, should. I still let him free roam, or keep them in pens for a while?
My male bun keeps humping my new female bun like a madman (both are neutered/spayed). Should I let the humping continue? The female is terrified but no fighting. Bonding sure is stressful.
I already have a free roam indoor rabbit. After they have bonded do I need to disinfect the whole house to rid her smell? Before they can live together
Thanks for the vid! I’m getting ready to rebond my girls after a two day emergency vet separation in April. Is there any free roaming inbetween the pen time? I need a full day guide lol 😅
Good video. My bonded bunnies - smokey and magic got into a fight on Valentine's day morning and broke up. We took 1 to vet for a check up and he was fine. They are in separate cages as of today, but seem to stay close to each other between the bars. Thinking of starting the rebonding process today. Confused by the break-up
Hello! Did the bond break after you took one of the buns to the vet? Or do you mean you took your bun to the vet after their bond broke? (bunny bonds may break if you only take 1 bunny to the vet because the bunny will smell different after the vet visit)
@@binkybunnyfamily The brothers were neutered around October 1, 2021 and separated for a number of weeks. Bonding process began in latter November and they were officially bonded on December 18th and never separated until 2/14/22. On Sunday 2/13 we noticed Smokey not eating, but he snapped out of it by mid-day. Woke up on 2/14 to some Fur spread in the cage and then observed some intense fighting which kept resuming. Spoke with Vet on Monday and they suggested separating them. Took Smokey to vet for check-up and he was fine, although given some meds, which he is still taking. Other facts are they used to share same pen, toys, food, etc. There are 2 litter and hay bins in the cage, which they were using interchangably, or sometimes both in 1 at same time. Ive just started rebondin process, 15 to 30 min a day, in a neutral place. I would say i need to stay close if not on top of them to keep the cool. One other fact, I did switch paper pellet brand in their litter a few weeks ago and do use different brands at times.
@@RJRAMR1 I see! Sometimes when a rabbit in a bonded duo or group is not feeling well, they get picked on by the other rabbit and that’s what I think happened. Now to successfully bond them, make sure you’re bonding in a COMPLETELY neutral place where both rabbits have never been otherwise if one or both recognizes the area they will continue to have tiffs during bonding. If it’s not working, I’d fully separate them for minimum 2 weeks where they don’t see or smell each other at all and then start the bonding fresh in a neutral area. I personally don’t do day time bonding where the buns are being bonded for some time and then separated until the next day. I always go straight through for a week. There are many good tips online for day time bonding though! ❤️
Mochi and Bear are adorable. I wish my bunnies would bond. We can’t seem to get past the stage of nipping from 1 of them. The other wants to be bonded and doesn’t nip. 😞
I've had nippy buns during bonding! It's very stressful I understand! Just like mounting it's also a way to show dominance and a way to request grooming. If you've already made sure you're in completely neutral area (especially an area that your nippy bun has NEVER been in), and you didn't put anything in the bonding pen that they can be territorial over, did you notice if your bun has groomed your nippy bun at all? Sometimes the nipping has to be done in order for them to communicate with each other. (nipping is also different biting, in which biting is not allowed)
Great video and very adorable bunz you have there I'm going to start this bonding method in 2 days time I have a spayed female who is 2 and a neutered make 11 months old I don't have neutral territory but it made a small space using children's play mats .. while I have them in their small space do I need to watch them all the time?
Hello! Thank you! With this method, yes they need to be watched at all times including sleeping next to them in the evening! In my other bonding video, you can see I bonded my 2 male boys using the same bonding method and I also watched them 24/7 until they were bonded! Different rabbits will have different behaviors during bonding (it's all dependent on their personality, it's not dependent on age or gender). I highly suggest watching my other bonding video as that bonding was a bit more "rough" than with these 2! ❤
Thanks for the video that is a great help as I am trying to bond a male and female bunny. My female was desexed one week ago and my male is going to be desexed next week. They are both 4 1/2 months old. They were bonded as babies (not siblings) but got into a fight and chase today after I put them in the backyard (a neutral space) for the first time together since Peach being desexed. I have a question though why is it that they need a very small space to bond? I had an incident when I put them both in the yard at the same time my male tried to mount my female and she fought back and then wouldn’t stop chasing him. I had to separate them with the rake. Their pens are right next to each other and they kiss each other and lay along their pens next to each other it’s been like this for about a month now that’s why I’m so surprised at what happened today.
I have a question, it looks like your baseboards are covered, what did you use so they don’t bite them? Mine love to bite(well my first bunny but right now I’m bonding and so my new bunny hasnt been freeroamed yet so I don’t know if he will also chew baseboards 😅
Has 8-12 weeks passed since their spay? Are the bonding attempts being done in COMPLETELY neutral space where both buns can’t recognize the room and also can’t smell their litterboxes nearby?
Im currently in the bonding process right now. I have a male (8yo) and a female (6yo) both spayed/neutered. My problem is that they're not cuddly.....We've gotten past the "bonding bad stuff", there's no more fighting, mounting, chasing, nipping, etc. My female even gives my male kisses but he wont return them, and that makes her mad. Is that a sign that the bonding isn't complete? Or that maybe I should split them? I'm just terrified something might happen while I'm not home.
Hello! How long has your bonding process been so far since you've first put them together? When she gets mad about him not returning kisses, what is her behavior? The fact that you got past the initial bonding phase is so good! Some bonds just need more time to solidify and grow!
Hello Please i want to ask you something about my bunnies My English not good I hope you understand me , i have 5 rabbits -3 boys 2 girls-( sterilization ) I have 2 rabbits with obsessive eyes (( boy and girl )), i really feel sad because i know it’s a very bad habit , what do i do to get rid of obsessive? Please tell me Also have another rabbit that started biting my other rabbit eyes , but she no obsessive with eyes, is it dangerous? (( another girl )) But i isolated her because i was afraid that she would hurt him in the eyes It’s because the females are not together ? Is biting the eyes dangerous of rabbits? They are my rabbits : Kentaru and Eva= obsessive eyes (( boy and girl)) and they are couples alone Dante and Nene = Nene started biting Dante eyes (( girl and boy )) and they are couples alone Dante and Oliver = they are good together but Nene hates Oliver (( boys )) I want a solution of the problem of biting the eyes I want to make my bunnies together but biting the eyes scared me
The mounting I'd so irritating. My female rabbit keeps doing this time my nake rabbit who is so calm. Sincerely she is so dominate its annoying me 🙄😪 I don't know why she can't just leave him alone! He even grooms her and all she wants is to bully him! Sigh so so annoying. Any reason why she is doing this?! Both are neutered
hey not sure if you’ll see this but both my buns have been in a very small area for several hours and they groom each other and flop but neither of them have mounted the other. what do i do in this situation
Hello! Not every rabbit will mount! (As you'll see in my other bonding video on my channel, those 2 boys didn't mount at all. Continue to keep an eye on your buns throughout the bonding process but looks like you're off to a wonderful start!
This was the BEST video! Thank you for showing the whole process, I was going about it totally wrong & now I can actually see what to do to help my rabbits along. Hopefully it goes as smoothly as this one.
Your note about adding their old hay back helped a lot. Every time I changed the pee pads, mine were having more arguments. Turns out the fresh hay was making it feel like starting over 🙃
Congratulations on the successful bonding. Mochi and Bear are so cute.
Thank you so much Ellie & Bobo! 💕
Followed this tutorial with a few slight variations and managed to bond new rescue bunny Harvey with my widowed doe Missy in 7 days 😊. Alongside the stress bonding trick, because I didn’t have another room to set up a neautral enclosure, I initially cut my bedroom/bunny room in half with xpen panels and made each rabbit alternate living in each others area for a couple of days and nights. That way the whole room became impregnated with each others scent. The shared living space during the later stages of bonding was a pen in the dead center of the room, with equal scent from both buns. This helped cut down on any territorial behaviour, though I think it only worked well in my case because Missy was showing no agression at all and only curiosity when living next door to Harvey.
Congrats Bear and Mochi! This is a very helpful video. And I love Mochi’s face at the end haha😄 So cute!
Thank you very much! 💓
i wouldn't even be able to do step 1. putting them together in a carrier would not end well.
ive been trying to bond my bunny and my sisters bunny since she doesnt want him anymore and the first two days i made no progress. i was following other videos and they just kept fighting nipping or just flat out ignoring eachother. today i started trying your method and made HUGE PROGRESS with only the first ten minutes! she was grooming him and stuff.
At the end I wanted to pluck those fur tufts out so bad 😂 thanks for the video deb it was awesome! Can’t wait to see more from you! 💗
Haha yep! Thank you! ❤️
Dang how many times is Bear gonna go to town before he’s tired 😂
pathetic isn't it
Awwwww Bear looks just like my angel Thumpy!! I’m excited to start bonding Simba & Sarabi 🥰
Yep I think about that all the time!! Total twins!!
@@binkybunnyfamily awww really?! 🥺💗💗💗
Omg you got extremely lucky!! I hope my 2 will bond this easily after I get my female spayed 😩 for now I’m just gonna keep switching their scents.
My 2 boys Lucky and Blue were a bit more complicated, their bonding video is uploaded as well! Goodluck bunmom! ❤️
Does your bunnies tear the puppy pads? Cause mine do
Hi so I know this was a post a while back but I was wondering if I can’t watch them 24/7 can I put them into a cage with themself when I watch them and then a spree ate cage when I go to work but close by then go back to the same cage?
Where did you get that mesh wire over the litter box???
Bear looks exactly like our Coco, she is a female mini lop bun bun with exactly the same colouring ☺️ We are going to bond her and my other bunny Jesper next weekend, I'm nervous as I've never bonded rabbits before but I hope all goes well and they get along 🤞🤞
I love your video. Where did you purchase that pin
if one does attack im assuming remove and try again some other time?, I have a yr old male who's sister died, I now have a 9 week rabbit he already tried attacked 1 time ;/ i have them both in a pen inch apart from the other hes free roam though, should. I still let him free roam, or keep them in pens for a while?
This is so helpful. I have a flemish giant male and a holland lop male, both unneutered. Different body size. Would you think it still works for them?
My male bun keeps humping my new female bun like a madman (both are neutered/spayed). Should I let the humping continue? The female is terrified but no fighting. Bonding sure is stressful.
I love this video! It’s perfect 😭🤍
Currently watching this while I’m bonding Dumbo and Bear😊
Thank you and goodluck bunmom!!
I already have a free roam indoor rabbit. After they have bonded do I need to disinfect the whole house to rid her smell? Before they can live together
Thank you so much! This worked in 2 days for my Oli and Coco. Is it okay that the “dominant”rabbit grooms the other one the most?
Thanks for the vid! I’m getting ready to rebond my girls after a two day emergency vet separation in April. Is there any free roaming inbetween the pen time? I need a full day guide lol 😅
Good video. My bonded bunnies - smokey and magic got into a fight on Valentine's day morning and broke up. We took 1 to vet for a check up and he was fine. They are in separate cages as of today, but seem to stay close to each other between the bars. Thinking of starting the rebonding process today. Confused by the break-up
Hello! Did the bond break after you took one of the buns to the vet? Or do you mean you took your bun to the vet after their bond broke? (bunny bonds may break if you only take 1 bunny to the vet because the bunny will smell different after the vet visit)
@@binkybunnyfamily The brothers were neutered around October 1, 2021 and separated for a number of weeks. Bonding process began in latter November and they were officially bonded on December 18th and never separated until 2/14/22. On Sunday 2/13 we noticed Smokey not eating, but he snapped out of it by mid-day. Woke up on 2/14 to some Fur spread in the cage and then observed some intense fighting which kept resuming. Spoke with Vet on Monday and they suggested separating them. Took Smokey to vet for check-up and he was fine, although given some meds, which he is still taking. Other facts are they used to share same pen, toys, food, etc. There are 2 litter and hay bins in the cage, which they were using interchangably, or sometimes both in 1 at same time. Ive just started rebondin process, 15 to 30 min a day, in a neutral place. I would say i need to stay close if not on top of them to keep the cool. One other fact, I did switch paper pellet brand in their litter a few weeks ago and do use different brands at times.
@@RJRAMR1 I see! Sometimes when a rabbit in a bonded duo or group is not feeling well, they get picked on by the other rabbit and that’s what I think happened. Now to successfully bond them, make sure you’re bonding in a COMPLETELY neutral place where both rabbits have never been otherwise if one or both recognizes the area they will continue to have tiffs during bonding. If it’s not working, I’d fully separate them for minimum 2 weeks where they don’t see or smell each other at all and then start the bonding fresh in a neutral area. I personally don’t do day time bonding where the buns are being bonded for some time and then separated until the next day. I always go straight through for a week. There are many good tips online for day time bonding though! ❤️
Mochi and Bear are adorable. I wish my bunnies would bond. We can’t seem to get past the stage of nipping from 1 of them. The other wants to be bonded and doesn’t nip. 😞
I've had nippy buns during bonding! It's very stressful I understand! Just like mounting it's also a way to show dominance and a way to request grooming. If you've already made sure you're in completely neutral area (especially an area that your nippy bun has NEVER been in), and you didn't put anything in the bonding pen that they can be territorial over, did you notice if your bun has groomed your nippy bun at all? Sometimes the nipping has to be done in order for them to communicate with each other. (nipping is also different biting, in which biting is not allowed)
Great video and very adorable bunz you have there I'm going to start this bonding method in 2 days time I have a spayed female who is 2 and a neutered make 11 months old I don't have neutral territory but it made a small space using children's play mats .. while I have them in their small space do I need to watch them all the time?
Hello! Thank you! With this method, yes they need to be watched at all times including sleeping next to them in the evening! In my other bonding video, you can see I bonded my 2 male boys using the same bonding method and I also watched them 24/7 until they were bonded! Different rabbits will have different behaviors during bonding (it's all dependent on their personality, it's not dependent on age or gender). I highly suggest watching my other bonding video as that bonding was a bit more "rough" than with these 2! ❤
Thanks for the video that is a great help as I am trying to bond a male and female bunny.
My female was desexed one week ago and my male is going to be desexed next week.
They are both 4 1/2 months old. They were bonded as babies (not siblings) but got into a fight and chase today after I put them in the backyard (a neutral space) for the first time together since Peach being desexed.
I have a question though why is it that they need a very small space to bond? I had an incident when I put them both in the yard at the same time my male tried to mount my female and she fought back and then wouldn’t stop chasing him. I had to separate them with the rake.
Their pens are right next to each other and they kiss each other and lay along their pens next to each other it’s been like this for about a month now that’s why I’m so surprised at what happened today.
When rabbits are bonded how do you know of each is getting proper diet and one is not eating the other ones food?
I have a question, it looks like your baseboards are covered, what did you use so they don’t bite them? Mine love to bite(well my first bunny but right now I’m bonding and so my new bunny hasnt been freeroamed yet so I don’t know if he will also chew baseboards 😅
Hi! I use clear tape! For some reason rabbits don't like chewing on tape so it works well!
My 2 girls are both fixed and the humping ALWAYS leads to fight, any advice? Please?
Has 8-12 weeks passed since their spay? Are the bonding attempts being done in COMPLETELY neutral space where both buns can’t recognize the room and also can’t smell their litterboxes nearby?
Im currently in the bonding process right now. I have a male (8yo) and a female (6yo) both spayed/neutered. My problem is that they're not cuddly.....We've gotten past the "bonding bad stuff", there's no more fighting, mounting, chasing, nipping, etc. My female even gives my male kisses but he wont return them, and that makes her mad. Is that a sign that the bonding isn't complete? Or that maybe I should split them? I'm just terrified something might happen while I'm not home.
Hello! How long has your bonding process been so far since you've first put them together? When she gets mad about him not returning kisses, what is her behavior? The fact that you got past the initial bonding phase is so good! Some bonds just need more time to solidify and grow!
Hello
Please i want to ask you something about my bunnies
My English not good I hope you understand me , i have 5 rabbits -3 boys 2 girls-( sterilization )
I have 2 rabbits with obsessive eyes (( boy and girl )), i really feel sad because i know it’s a very bad habit , what do i do to get rid of obsessive? Please tell me
Also have another rabbit that started biting my other rabbit eyes , but she no obsessive with eyes, is it dangerous? (( another girl ))
But i isolated her because i was afraid that she would hurt him in the eyes
It’s because the females are not together ?
Is biting the eyes dangerous of rabbits?
They are my rabbits :
Kentaru and Eva= obsessive eyes (( boy and girl)) and they are couples alone
Dante and Nene = Nene started biting Dante eyes (( girl and boy )) and they are couples alone
Dante and Oliver = they are good together but Nene hates Oliver (( boys ))
I want a solution of the problem of biting the eyes I want to make my bunnies together but biting the eyes scared me
Yayyy! I was hoping you would do some bonding videos! 💗
The mounting I'd so irritating. My female rabbit keeps doing this time my nake rabbit who is so calm. Sincerely she is so dominate its annoying me 🙄😪 I don't know why she can't just leave him alone! He even grooms her and all she wants is to bully him! Sigh so so annoying. Any reason why she is doing this?! Both are neutered
She is displaying dominance its normal. Shes making sure he knows his place in the hierarchy
soooooooooooo cuuuuuuuuute
Remember, you have to neutralize your bunnies to successfully bonding them, or they will fight over territories and it can have deadly outcome ...
hey not sure if you’ll see this but both my buns have been in a very small area for several hours and they groom each other and flop but neither of them have mounted the other. what do i do in this situation
Hello! Not every rabbit will mount! (As you'll see in my other bonding video on my channel, those 2 boys didn't mount at all. Continue to keep an eye on your buns throughout the bonding process but looks like you're off to a wonderful start!
So lovely
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If I were her, I would!
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