My girls bond was extremely rare...they were instantly bonded! The day I put them together they were already grooming each other and laying back to back! They definitely were a match made in Heaven! ❤️❤️
I had similar very easy experience thanks to Vet app to get them fixed at the same time. I had them for a couple weeks prior in their own enclosures in the same area so they could smell each other, taking turns to let each bun run around the neutral space on their own & get used to each other smells in the neutral area. My buns were 1 male and 1 female and I didn't want cute af baby buns, so I got them appointment with the vet. They asked if I would like they put together after their op while they were still loopy from the pain meds to help with the bond. By the time I went to pick them up they were bonded 4 life and lived happily after!
@@ivyjones-holloway312 I had that also with my male already sterilised and a female that I rescued (who was also supposed to be nuttered, but was in fact pregnant... -_-'). They bonded very very fast, even though I would not let the lady out of the cage before she had been to the vet (the appointment was 6 days after I brought her home). They are still the very best friends to this day! She has a way better bond with him than with her own babies... Go figure... :)
@ᕱ⑅ᕱ aww no :(. I bonded the first pair (male and female) and it was successful luckily I have a nice female and picked a nice male so there wasn’t much nasty stuff going on.
@@caprisun4011 hi so I have a 1 month old rabbit and a 4 month old he bited her for some reason do u know why and can my 1 month old eat lettuce and fruits
We are at the end if day 1 of your bonding plan. It is the MOST progressive we have ever made and we've been trying to bond for one year!! Thanks so much!!!
My partner and I bonded our bunnies super slowly. They lived in separate rooms for the first six or more months, then we moved them into the same room with two separate pens, for a couple of months. Then we moved them out to the living room in the same pen with dividing panels down the middle, for about four months. It really paid off because when we eventually did put them in the same pen, there was no problem! It was very easy and we were very surprised as all the videos on bonding make it out to be such a big deal. We tried the "neutral territory in a tiny pen (3 panels)" method once when they were younger but they lashed out aggressively and we chickened out. I'm glad we did! It ended up being so much easier than all that. Really glad we never bothered with stress bonding, it didn't feel right to us to bond rabbits together using fear and it turned out to not be necessary at all.
I'm a day and a half into bonding my rabbits and this has been so helpful! I've followed it religiously OTHER than the stress bonding in the carry case/in the car. I'm really trying to make sure their bond is based on love and curiosity rather than fear, and so far so good. Each of these steps have worked fine without using the stress bonding, so I highly recommend it to others who are also not keen to use fear as a method! Thanks so much for this video though. So thorough and well-explained!
@@elizabethtyson3221 I’m not so sure but spotted English is somewhere in her genes since she has a few of their traits ( herringbone ears eyes) i don’t know what breed her parents were but she weighs 5lbs
Had my adopted hun for just over a year and really thought he needed a friend. Went to a rescue and picked two bunnies and they did the bonding process and he is so so happy being a husbun. I’ve just got them home and put them in a smaller area and I’ve never seen such lovely happy bunnies, they are smitten!
I have two males and within an hour of them in the cardboard box they were grooming each other and flopping in the box. They have been in the 4 by 4 pen for 2 days now and they are only getting better! We are hoping they keep progressing.
4:52 The carrier 9:11 small enclosure 14:51 2x2 pen 17:52 2x4 pen 19:35 4×4 pen (7 days) 22:39 add litterboxes 24:09 Add in water dish 26:20 add very large hidy house 28:09 move home!
Bunny hierarchy is confusing. We found out that two bucks who otherwise would not get along, they do fine when they are with the other already bonded does. I think the big doe somehow keeps the peace by grooming both bucks so they don't feel a need to fight each other for dominance. The other doe gives no shits as long as she isn't bothered too often. Both bucks try to hide their heads under the big doe when they get scared, lol. It's almost like she's the big mama, but also the submissive one.
It's been two years since I watched this video to bond my rabbits. It was love at first sight and my bunny groomed the other within 2 hours. I since have moved two times and there has never been a serious fight between them. I felt like I needed to come back and thank you for this video and your work ❤ I couldn't have done it without you Thank you so much
I was literally debating how and where to start trying to bond my girls again and I saw this pop up in my feed. The cardboard box idea is great because I didn’t want to take apart one of my girls cages (xpen) to fence off an area for them. Thanks for the great video!
It’s so cute to see you move them with the dust pan lol I’ll be picking up a HUSBUN for my girl WinterBella on Monday so I’m studying really hard I want them to be happy together 🤞🏽
You have really good points. I didn't know all of this when I introduced my new boy to my female. My first son Stewie passed in the summer, so I wanted to get my girl another so she wouldn't feel lost. I also wanted a neutered male so he wouldn't traumatize her. He did try to mount her a few times although she's spayed too. But I just told him to stop, and made a little sound with my mouth and he stopped. Two months after, I had to move in with my mom to help looking after her. I had to buy a pen because she has so much stuff and she didn't want them free. But they have surprisingly done very well. My female is a senior for her large size. But my boy has now taken to care for her a lot - which I didn't think he would do since he's younger. Rabbits are amazing. Unfortunately I have no option for a larger space until my mom passes away. Then they'll probably get the living room.
This is So SO helpful, I just messed up my second bonding date so badly by giving them the whole bathroom. I really hope I can recover they had a fantastic first date.
Thank you so much for this video, it was great! Going through bonding right now and it has been quite difficult. This video helped so much and I'm excited that I came across it!
Thank you for this video. I watched it twice and stuck to it when bonding mine. It completely worked. The only thing it did additionally, pre bonding, was I gave mine some exposure to each other prior to bonding via sent swapping, then parallel pens, etc. This video is amazing and probably saved me hours/days of problems.
thank you so much for this video! i took notes and think i'm ready after a lot of other research to try bonding my well-tempered male rabbit with a very friendly and gentle girl bunny I found at the shelter yesterday. he has gotten along with dogs and cats in the past, even when i let my cat come out and hang out in his room - sometimes they even lay side by side and put their heads together. he is rarely afraid of my cat and always plops right down beside her. (she is more skeptical of him, but usually doesnt mind.) i did make sure they spent about 6 months apart in separate rooms at first to make sure they got used to each other's scent, and i do not leave them together alone when i am asleep or not home. i am hoping he will have as easy of an experience with his rabbit bonding mate. i am a little worried because i do work full time, so during the 7 day period in the pens i wont be able to supervise them during the day, but i really don't want to separate them. fingers crossed it will be love at first sight
She is correct, large areas can cause territorial issues. I have two does, sharing the same area, tending to kits from both. The smaller of the two does tends to win. She also tends to tend to both nests. Great Video, thanks!
Thanks so much for all the great information about bunnies! We started with one and then bought five more. After most of them died we made the decision to move them to a barn with the roosters. I was prepared for the bonding process. The black bunny was out and about and the brown one had been ina cage too long. Within 10 minutes they were kissing and running around. It's been a week and they still come to me everyday for carrots, blueberries and lovin'. Thanks again!!
Sterling looks exactly like my rabbit!! His name is Bunzo and I inherited him when his owner died. I’m at least his 5th owner. He has been passed around a lot, which I think has led to his having trust issues. I think he is finally realizing that this is his forever home. I would have never thought I could love a bunny as much as I love my Bunzo. I definitely didn’t realize that they had so much personality or that they were as intelligent as he has proven to be. At first I was very hesitant about even taking custody of him…but I was talked/guilted into it. It turned out to be the best decision I have ever made! Im completely and utterly enamored with my Bunzo. His full name is Bunzo T. Rabbit. The T standing for Tiberius, of course..lol Anyway, your videos are very informative and entertaining. You have such an expressionful face. I think it’s in the eyebrow manipulation. It’s truly adorable.😉 keep up the great content for any bunny owner.
I have two rabbits, one is a sweet heart who wanted to snuggle my other rabbit right away, but the other rabbit is a bit of a diva lol! They’re not bonded but when I did try to bond them, they did well, but I could not for the life of me get her to stop nipping him. They would be cuddling and she would then randomly nip! It was always a hard nip too. I could never move on to the final step because of the nipping. Is there any tips to how to get her to not nip so hard? Thanks!
Hey, thanks for instruction, we just bonded our mail rabbits that was against all odds. Followed instruktions with one own thing. Everytime thay get inyo the fight i would put them back to cardbox and it worked
my girls took about 4 months to bond.. but they are doing amazing now. starting in a small area at first did not work for my bunnies (i used the bathtub) , so i had to go to a 4x4 xpen
Thurberi seems very interested in and tolerant of other animals. When he was in foster previously, he kept escaping to go see their guinea pigs, and he lets my cat come into his room. (Supervised, obviously.) I think he's a really good candidate for a friend, so I've started looking. This is helpful info on how to start, since the rescue can't really do a meet and greet like usual, thanks to covid.
Thank you so so much for this video! I had to bond 2 rabbits for the first time 3 days ago and was so nervous. Used your method and they already groomed each other at step 2. The male mounted the female on day 2 and that's it. No aggression, no injuries, just love. Again: Thank you so much!
I messed up and put them both in a big room that my big boy was already established. Thank you for this video. My big boy names Becky has been free roam. And this other baby I rescued has been in a outside small cage for a year.
That was was a fantastic video Haley packed full with all one need to know about bonding bunnies with tlc 👏👏hope that you and your furries are all doing well Prayers for you all 🙏🏼❤ xxx🐇💩🐾
Getting two bunnies from different sources on the same day. (Both buns in need of rehoming.) wondering if we should bond them to each other first or with us humans first. Great videos! Thanks so much.
I’m so excited to visit your shop sometime in Stevens Point! I’ve been watching you for a long time and I was so happy when I learned that you were a fellow Wisconsinite😊😊
This is so helpful! I Will definitely be giving this a shot with my super stubborn buns. My buns are currently separate... do you do ALL of these steps one right after the other? Or is there ever "pauses" where you put them back in their respective pens (for example: overnight) and resume the next day or a few hours later?
I’m commenting this on multiple bunny videos. I hope someone sees this and can help. I have two female buns. One is a year old and one is 3. They are both lops and are both spayed. When I brought home the 1 year old she was 5months. They both got along great, would groom eachother and play. Neither of them were spayed at this time. But once we got the youngest spayed she started to get aggressive which we thought was odd. She started biting and nipping our other bun. So we separated them. Then I thought that getting my other bun spayed would help. But nope. It’s been 6months and I’ve tried everything!! Stress bonding, a neutral territory, giving them each others litter boxes, having them spend time in the other ones territory. Everything. As soon as they see each other their tails go up and they want to bite. Absolutely no hesitation they just want each other dead I swear! I’m not sure they can even be bonded! But they used to be so cute running around together and I want them to do that again. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I read articles that mention that the bunny will smell different after coming back from surgery/vet so if you did not bring both bunnies to the vet most likely they need to be rebonded again.
Question, in the case that I start bonding in the morning, at night time when I’m ready for bed, separate them for bed time and continue the next morning?
This was so great and informative!! Thank you so much. My partner and I will be trying to bond our bunny and our foster bun in a few weeks once he heals from his neuter :)
Definitely needed to know all of this because my male is so quiet and he's only social in his playpen not his cage so I was hoping if I got him a male playmate then maybe he'd open up in his cage as well❤
What do you do if you’ve already had one rabbit for a long time and want to introduce a brand new rabbit? Once bonded do you put them in “her” pen? Also does this process take place in one day? Where do they go for the times when they’re not together if it’s longer than one day?
That’s what I’m doing now, I introduced them the new bunny in a cage and my other bunny freely running around. It’s the first day so not sure what I do next.
Could you pleaseeeeeee do a vid on how to bond a new rabbit to a heard? I have a bonded heard of 3 and need to add one more that was separate before..🥺
@@Gacha_Ed sorry i should have said that you would have all 4 in the same space together, so they won't forget each other. You don't have to do the car ride, you can start with the cardboard box x
Quick question! I've been bonding rabbits for awhile, some just click, I keep an eye on them, pretty much what's discussed in the video, but it seems I have some that just will NOT get along with one rabbit whereas they like any other, do you have any tips on rabbits that just don't like eachother?
Just adopted two unneutered buns... I'm going to netuer them next week and give them about a month after to let their hormones settle... Hopefuly they bond. So worried they won't but praying they do!
This video was really helpful. I'm thinking of rescuing a male bunny to bond with my female and I'm worried that she won't bond. I have a couple of questions though. How would I go about feeding them separately during this time and I'm also worried I won't notice any behaviours at night even if I'm sleeping in the same room. Also would it be an issue if my female rabbit already has a routine in terms of where she sleeps, naps, etc? Is it okay to break that routine?
Once more proof that rabbits are gourmets, do not only appreciate the nutritional value of food but above all the taste, he's smart enough to understand there's no more left. Except for... The delicious taste, all over the bowl!
How would you bond 2 pairs of already bonded rabbits? I have 4 rabbits and I want them to be bonded. I have 2 sisters and a mother and daughter. They are outside rabbits and I want them to be able to roam around freely. What would your tips to bond them properly?
Well this is good to know, seeing as we just got a rabbit for my Tu Shen. Xiao Wu is the new bunny and will be bonded to Shen after Shen's surgery. We got a spare bedroom that has not been touched by any rabbit we can use as a neutral territory. In the mean time, Xiao Wu has one half of my bedroom Shen has never been to and Shen gets the other half where he has been since we got him.
I have a male bun that's fixed. A year later we got another male bun and kept them separated but near each other prior to getting the new bun fixed. Introduced them on neutral ground after the second bun healed. Since then, they 'honk' at each other an pull out fur when one or the other goes near the other. They've gotten into at least three bunny tornadoes so I'm hesitant to put them in a car together. The older one is cranky and small. The younger one is friendly and sweet, but two times the size and can hurt him if he really gets upset. We've had them out together, slowly, but, they start chasing each other. It's been four months and once we let them out together they start jumping over each other, then chasing, then fighting. It's exhausting and we hear 'honking' and see fur on the floor even when no one is around them. Got my work cut out for me...
this is the earliest iv ever been lol! i love your vids so much and now i might be getting a bunny soon! i just want to say thanks for making these vids to help other buns!
Rabbits are so much work and sooo expensive, I’ve got a girl 5 months I was like you so happy but no just no, the house stinks like a farm, my mum always getting angry at the smell, and the fix is so expensive if I were you get a hamster, I would’ve got one if I were you trust me THEY ARE SO MUCH WORK they love getting attention it’s so annoying and the cages are soo expensive
@@Rhaenyrasno.1 ohhh thanks! i honestly was still considering not getting one because of the price and the smell, honestly this might be a sign lol! i have a hammy and yeah... a lot less work lol! thank you so much for telling me this honestly! i do have a couple questions though if you dont mind. does your bunny use a litter box, cuz that could help. also does she live in a cage or is she a free roam bun? thanks!! :)
What do you do about litter boxes/peeing and pooping during this process? And what happens (where do they hang out, sleep, etc.) before and after they're together? I have an adult bun who's lived with me for a year (pretty much free roaming) and I'm thinking about bringing home another to be her friend :)
That’s what I was wondering for the 7 days, is that 24/7 in the pen no litter boxes. Would you just have several fleeces to swap and wash every day from the peeing?
Im currently in the bonding process. At this point, I dont know where to ask for help anymore. My bunnies (8yo male and 6yo female) are getting along fine now. It's my second time bonding them because the first time bonding them I gave them free roam too soon and they started fighting. Now I'm being cautious with space. They got to a size 3x2 pen, and I'm thinking of stopping there for now. See, they're not fighting, my female gives my male kisses, no one is getting bullied....but my male wont return the kisses and that makes her mad. They aren't lovey dovey and all cuddly....is that still good? Is it a sign I should seperate them? I'm desperate for advice because im so scared I won't be there to seperate them if a bad fight occurs.
Thank you for the information. I have 2 brothers, neutered that I’ve had 2 years. Daughters friend rescued a tame bunny that was dumped on their road. I offered to take it. She is female. I want to work on the bonding so she is not alone. Mine are in an outside pen but I am going to try your ideas.
Check out Hailey's other videos/playlist for info on care, behavior,food, treats, hay, toys etc. You'll find tons of great information there. Good luck with your bunny! 🐇🥕💕🐰🍎
Either separate them which is not advised because it defeats the purpose or be prepared to stay up with them or camp out next to them. I bond on my family room and sleep on the couch. I also will stay up all night and sleep during their nap time.
I've been trying to bond my bunnies for about 6 months now with no luck. I don't get how someone have that kind of time in their weeks where you can constantly monitor the bunnies. I would really love them to be bonded as it's really hard keeping them apart, granted I've been working with them for about 1-2 hour each day as I don't really have the opportunity to spend a constant 72 hours with them.
hahahaha... Ebony is just trying to steal the kale and then she hops away like VICTORY!! cutest thing ever! ❤❤ I cant wait to spayed my rabbits so that i can bond them
Hello! Thank you for the videos. I had a question about the first few days/nights of the bonding process… I took my two bunnies for a drive yesterday for the first time, and then I put the two in a box. They were really solid the whole time, and they even ate alfalfa together. When it got late and time for dinner time for the two, I separated the two into their individual pens so they could eat and use their litter boxes. Is this advisable? Or are they supposed to stay together until they are bonded? Thank you in advance!
I have found that lots of distraction work best. The rabbits get so involved with the distractions that they 'forget' to spend time chasing each other.
Do you put water in for the bunnies if there in there for quite some time and how many times should you do this cardboard box stage ? Also should you let the bunnies see eachother before doing this ?
I have two male rabbits both neutered. #1 is 2 years old and has been neutered for over a year. I got #2 at 1 month old and neutered him about 5 months ago. I have reintroduced them to each other through observing them 24/7, going from small enclosures to larger through stress bonding techniques like driving in a car. They have done wonderfully and improved steadily over 7 days when I was able to leave them alone in a kiddie pool enclosure without fighting. Tonight they started randomly fighting so bad I had to separate them from fear of a serious injury. Im at a loss for what to do now, any advice anyone? I love them very much and I dont know what to do.
So I'm getting a male Mini Rex in about 2-3 months and this is what I had planned. Please LMK if this cage setup is ok. (I've done a lot of research and my mom had a bunny, but I'm a first-time owner.) I have a space to let the rabbit in that's 2'6" by 10'6" (in my bedroom). One end will have a medium dog cage with the food and litter box and stuff in it. Outside the cage will be bedding and toys and stuff. The bunny will almost always have the entire space to go in save for when I'm cleaning. Is that enough room?
Thank you for this! Beginning the process tomorrow 🤞. Out of curiosity, what kind of bunny is the brown one in the video? It looks just like mine, and I’m unsure of the breed.
Hi! My bunny is living in our living room and has been doing that for a little over a year now (been living there since I got him). I want to get a bunny who can also live there with him, but as you say they can’t be in somebody else’s territory but I have no other space for them to live together except the living room. How can I make the living room a territory for both of them? I really need to get him a friend, thank you!
heyy! i wanna say that your videos helped me a lot! i just have a question.. my rabbit lives outside 🥲 how am i gonna spray everything with vinegar and water without his whole enclosure being soaked? :)
Oh thank goodness I have rooms the rabbits haven't really been in. I have one that neither have ever been in. It would take a but of work for me to make room for a bonding pen as that room is full of renovation supplies and materials but it is definitely the best room to do it in
I have bonded my mini lop doe Blueberry with another mini lop, and I wish I didn't bother bonding her with another rabbit. We had such a wonderful relationship with her, and that's why we thought she also needed to have a relationship with her own kind. She always looked so joyful. However, we saw a big change in her personality after the bond. She just became a follower, and it's very sad to see. I'm not going to separate them, but I just wanted to send a warning because all you hear about is its good for the bunny.
my Bunny s name i Lulu too! She is a little devil as it comes to bonding with my bunny ZukO! So funny, cause she is reaaaalllyyyyy teritorial and gets crazily mad hahahaah I adore her, couldn t stop laughing when realised that there s another Lulu Bunny acting like her
Hii, I'm trying to bond my bunnies - one is very aggressive (first bun) and the second bun basically loves him. They've been in prebonding for a couple months now. Every time he goes near her, he lunges and bites/nips her. How can I tell if these attacks are bunny communication or just plain hatred?? Should I allow him to keep being aggressive? She gets very scared and no humping from both of them :/
Do you have any videos or helpful resources on fixing a broken bond? We do not a neutral area in our house due to them free roaming and having been bonded. Looking for help!
My girls bond was extremely rare...they were instantly bonded! The day I put them together they were already grooming each other and laying back to back! They definitely were a match made in Heaven! ❤️❤️
My 2 boy bunnies were the same
I had similar very easy experience thanks to Vet app to get them fixed at the same time.
I had them for a couple weeks prior in their own enclosures in the same area so they could smell each other, taking turns to let each bun run around the neutral space on their own & get used to each other smells in the neutral area. My buns were 1 male and 1 female and I didn't want cute af baby buns, so I got them appointment with the vet. They asked if I would like they put together after their op while they were still loopy from the pain meds to help with the bond. By the time I went to pick them up they were bonded 4 life and lived happily after!
Same with my girl bunnies... all that humping.... thank god I didn’t get male and female... 😂 noooo babies for us.
I'm wondering if this is what's happening with my male and this female I just brought home. They are obsessed with "kissing" through the cage.
@@ivyjones-holloway312 I had that also with my male already sterilised and a female that I rescued (who was also supposed to be nuttered, but was in fact pregnant... -_-'). They bonded very very fast, even though I would not let the lady out of the cage before she had been to the vet (the appointment was 6 days after I brought her home). They are still the very best friends to this day! She has a way better bond with him than with her own babies... Go figure... :)
I sent my female to a rescue and they let her pick the male she wanted and then bonded them for us and I thought it was really cute 😂❤️
@ᕱ⑅ᕱ aww no :(. I bonded the first pair (male and female) and it was successful luckily I have a nice female and picked a nice male so there wasn’t much nasty stuff going on.
@@caprisun4011 hi so I have a 1 month old rabbit and a 4 month old he bited her for some reason do u know why and can my 1 month old eat lettuce and fruits
@@m2053 that’s young
@@m2053 they cannot eat lettuce until 6 months old and u should research about that and ask ur vet about it
@@m2053 i dont know your rabbits so who knows why he bit her but I think you can start to feed small amounts of fruit and veg at six weeks old x
We are at the end if day 1 of your bonding plan. It is the MOST progressive we have ever made and we've been trying to bond for one year!! Thanks so much!!!
Can I ask you how it went because I have been trying to bond my bunnie for a year and it’s been very hard
My partner and I bonded our bunnies super slowly. They lived in separate rooms for the first six or more months, then we moved them into the same room with two separate pens, for a couple of months. Then we moved them out to the living room in the same pen with dividing panels down the middle, for about four months. It really paid off because when we eventually did put them in the same pen, there was no problem! It was very easy and we were very surprised as all the videos on bonding make it out to be such a big deal. We tried the "neutral territory in a tiny pen (3 panels)" method once when they were younger but they lashed out aggressively and we chickened out. I'm glad we did! It ended up being so much easier than all that. Really glad we never bothered with stress bonding, it didn't feel right to us to bond rabbits together using fear and it turned out to not be necessary at all.
I was looking at doing this as it will give my male bun neuter and recovery time then female spay and recovery time!
Do you have any tips?
I'm a day and a half into bonding my rabbits and this has been so helpful! I've followed it religiously OTHER than the stress bonding in the carry case/in the car. I'm really trying to make sure their bond is based on love and curiosity rather than fear, and so far so good. Each of these steps have worked fine without using the stress bonding, so I highly recommend it to others who are also not keen to use fear as a method!
Thanks so much for this video though. So thorough and well-explained!
Your doing this bonding series in the perfect time im bonding my rabbits at the moment!
Your bun looks just like mine what breed is she
@@elizabethtyson3221 I’m not so sure but spotted English is somewhere in her genes since she has a few of their traits ( herringbone ears eyes) i don’t know what breed her parents were but she weighs 5lbs
Cool just wandering mine is a lion head dwarf mix and her name is thumper she can be sweet but mostly very sassy 😂😂😂
@@elizabethtyson3221 awe that’s so cute bunnies are very sassy 😂
I just adopted a second rabbit yesterday! She’s so freaking adorable! And I’m so excited to start bonding in a few weeks!
Had my adopted hun for just over a year and really thought he needed a friend. Went to a rescue and picked two bunnies and they did the bonding process and he is so so happy being a husbun. I’ve just got them home and put them in a smaller area and I’ve never seen such lovely happy bunnies, they are smitten!
This is the most complete and comprehensive video I’ve ever seen
Haley, can you please do a video about introducing a third bunny to an already bonded pair? 🙏
I’d recommend bonding the bunny normally with one of the bunnies in the pair at a time. After bonding them both, introduce all three at a time
I have the same thing going on
All I did was just add the third. The bonding process is the same
I have two males and within an hour of them in the cardboard box they were grooming each other and flopping in the box. They have been in the 4 by 4 pen for 2 days now and they are only getting better! We are hoping they keep progressing.
4:52 The carrier
9:11 small enclosure
14:51 2x2 pen
17:52 2x4 pen
19:35 4×4 pen (7 days)
22:39 add litterboxes
24:09 Add in water dish
26:20 add very large hidy house
28:09 move home!
Ty 😊
Bunny hierarchy is confusing. We found out that two bucks who otherwise would not get along, they do fine when they are with the other already bonded does. I think the big doe somehow keeps the peace by grooming both bucks so they don't feel a need to fight each other for dominance. The other doe gives no shits as long as she isn't bothered too often. Both bucks try to hide their heads under the big doe when they get scared, lol. It's almost like she's the big mama, but also the submissive one.
It's been two years since I watched this video to bond my rabbits. It was love at first sight and my bunny groomed the other within 2 hours. I since have moved two times and there has never been a serious fight between them. I felt like I needed to come back and thank you for this video and your work ❤ I couldn't have done it without you
Thank you so much
I was literally debating how and where to start trying to bond my girls again and I saw this pop up in my feed. The cardboard box idea is great because I didn’t want to take apart one of my girls cages (xpen) to fence off an area for them. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you so much for these detailed guide to bonding. This method worked great for us so far! And the bunnies are so cute together ❤️
It’s so cute to see you move them with the dust pan lol I’ll be picking up a HUSBUN for my girl WinterBella on Monday so I’m studying really hard I want them to be happy together 🤞🏽
I have followed this video step by step and it was the smoothest and most successful bonding process ever!
You have really good points. I didn't know all of this when I introduced my new boy to my female. My first son Stewie passed in the summer, so I wanted to get my girl another so she wouldn't feel lost. I also wanted a neutered male so he wouldn't traumatize her. He did try to mount her a few times although she's spayed too. But I just told him to stop, and made a little sound with my mouth and he stopped. Two months after, I had to move in with my mom to help looking after her. I had to buy a pen because she has so much stuff and she didn't want them free. But they have surprisingly done very well. My female is a senior for her large size. But my boy has now taken to care for her a lot - which I didn't think he would do since he's younger. Rabbits are amazing. Unfortunately I have no option for a larger space until my mom passes away. Then they'll probably get the living room.
I'm very glad my two bunnies bonded without complications. They're inseparable now 3 years later. :3
This is So SO helpful, I just messed up my second bonding date so badly by giving them the whole bathroom. I really hope I can recover they had a fantastic first date.
Thank you so much for this video, it was great! Going through bonding right now and it has been quite difficult. This video helped so much and I'm excited that I came across it!
Thank you for this video. I watched it twice and stuck to it when bonding mine. It completely worked. The only thing it did additionally, pre bonding, was I gave mine some exposure to each other prior to bonding via sent swapping, then parallel pens, etc.
This video is amazing and probably saved me hours/days of problems.
thank you so much for this video! i took notes and think i'm ready after a lot of other research to try bonding my well-tempered male rabbit with a very friendly and gentle girl bunny I found at the shelter yesterday. he has gotten along with dogs and cats in the past, even when i let my cat come out and hang out in his room - sometimes they even lay side by side and put their heads together. he is rarely afraid of my cat and always plops right down beside her. (she is more skeptical of him, but usually doesnt mind.) i did make sure they spent about 6 months apart in separate rooms at first to make sure they got used to each other's scent, and i do not leave them together alone when i am asleep or not home.
i am hoping he will have as easy of an experience with his rabbit bonding mate. i am a little worried because i do work full time, so during the 7 day period in the pens i wont be able to supervise them during the day, but i really don't want to separate them. fingers crossed it will be love at first sight
She is correct, large areas can cause territorial issues. I have two does, sharing the same area, tending to kits from both. The smaller of the two does tends to win. She also tends to tend to both nests. Great Video, thanks!
Thanks so much for all the great information about bunnies! We started with one and then bought five more. After most of them died we made the decision to move them to a barn with the roosters. I was prepared for the bonding process. The black bunny was out and about and the brown one had been ina cage too long. Within 10 minutes they were kissing and running around. It's been a week and they still come to me everyday for carrots, blueberries and lovin'. Thanks again!!
I don't know why but I found your videos soooo relaxing
Omg I was just looking at your channel like, hmm she should be posting now, and then you did!
Sterling looks exactly like my rabbit!!
His name is Bunzo and I inherited him when his owner died. I’m at least his 5th owner. He has been passed around a lot, which I think has led to his having trust issues. I think he is finally realizing that this is his forever home. I would have never thought I could love a bunny as much as I love my Bunzo. I definitely didn’t realize that they had so much personality or that they were as intelligent as he has proven to be. At first I was very hesitant about even taking custody of him…but I was talked/guilted into it. It turned out to be the best decision I have ever made! Im completely and utterly enamored with my Bunzo.
His full name is Bunzo T. Rabbit.
The T standing for Tiberius, of course..lol
Anyway, your videos are very informative and entertaining. You have such an expressionful face. I think it’s in the eyebrow manipulation. It’s truly adorable.😉
keep up the great content for any bunny owner.
I'm thinking of getting a friend for my bunny. This video is very helpful, thank you🙂🐰
I have two rabbits, one is a sweet heart who wanted to snuggle my other rabbit right away, but the other rabbit is a bit of a diva lol! They’re not bonded but when I did try to bond them, they did well, but I could not for the life of me get her to stop nipping him. They would be cuddling and she would then randomly nip! It was always a hard nip too. I could never move on to the final step because of the nipping. Is there any tips to how to get her to not nip so hard? Thanks!
Use pet remedy spray. It works wonders.
I am worried about my girl rabbit doing this !! She is also a diva and he is just too sweet 🤞🏼❤️
Who here doesn't have a rabbit but still watching this because these types of videos is entertaining
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@Sue Smith how exiting!
@Sue Smith don’t get a bunny
Lmao I love ^^^ 😂, I have a bunny but thinking of getting another one 🥰 they’re so cute
Haley's shop should offer rabbit bonding!! Aw... Lulu! My diva bunny
Hey, thanks for instruction, we just bonded our mail rabbits that was against all odds.
Followed instruktions with one own thing. Everytime thay get inyo the fight i would put them back to cardbox and it worked
my girls took about 4 months to bond.. but they are doing amazing now. starting in a small area at first did not work for my bunnies (i used the bathtub) , so i had to go to a 4x4 xpen
Thank you so much 😁 I love all your vids🤗
Thurberi seems very interested in and tolerant of other animals. When he was in foster previously, he kept escaping to go see their guinea pigs, and he lets my cat come into his room. (Supervised, obviously.) I think he's a really good candidate for a friend, so I've started looking. This is helpful info on how to start, since the rescue can't really do a meet and greet like usual, thanks to covid.
I’m just about to go get a brother for my bunny and I already have bonded before but just to make sure i wanted to watch a video :)
Thank you so so much for this video! I had to bond 2 rabbits for the first time 3 days ago and was so nervous. Used your method and they already groomed each other at step 2. The male mounted the female on day 2 and that's it. No aggression, no injuries, just love. Again: Thank you so much!
I messed up and put them both in a big room that my big boy was already established. Thank you for this video. My big boy names Becky has been free roam. And this other baby I rescued has been in a outside small cage for a year.
Super accurate. I have a small rabbitry and I have to always bond bunnies when I get new ones. Thank you for your advice.
My rabbit has been free roaming for 2 monthes and I find smaller sized x pens in the bathrooms is the easiest way to bond them☺️
That was was a fantastic video Haley packed full with all one need to know about bonding bunnies with tlc 👏👏hope that you and your furries are all doing well
Prayers for you all 🙏🏼❤ xxx🐇💩🐾
I’m so excited to bond my bunnies!! Still saving up for their spay & neuter surgeries though!! Wahhh cant waittt
I’m getting my second my bunny in a week and I need to get them both neutered how much did you pay and what is a reasonable price ?
Getting two bunnies from different sources on the same day. (Both buns in need of rehoming.) wondering if we should bond them to each other first or with us humans first. Great videos! Thanks so much.
Thank you for the video! I am just in process of pre-bonding and will be bonding soon! :)
tips for bonding 3 bunnies who are very territorial
I’m so excited to visit your shop sometime in Stevens Point! I’ve been watching you for a long time and I was so happy when I learned that you were a fellow Wisconsinite😊😊
This is so helpful! I Will definitely be giving this a shot with my super stubborn buns. My buns are currently separate... do you do ALL of these steps one right after the other? Or is there ever "pauses" where you put them back in their respective pens (for example: overnight) and resume the next day or a few hours later?
Yes, I have this same question.
Healthy and Happy rabbit care! 101Rabbits is the BEST channel in the WORLD to help educate other rabbit owners around the WORLD !
I’m commenting this on multiple bunny videos. I hope someone sees this and can help. I have two female buns. One is a year old and one is 3. They are both lops and are both spayed. When I brought home the 1 year old she was 5months. They both got along great, would groom eachother and play. Neither of them were spayed at this time. But once we got the youngest spayed she started to get aggressive which we thought was odd. She started biting and nipping our other bun. So we separated them. Then I thought that getting my other bun spayed would help. But nope. It’s been 6months and I’ve tried everything!! Stress bonding, a neutral territory, giving them each others litter boxes, having them spend time in the other ones territory. Everything. As soon as they see each other their tails go up and they want to bite. Absolutely no hesitation they just want each other dead I swear! I’m not sure they can even be bonded! But they used to be so cute running around together and I want them to do that again. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I read articles that mention that the bunny will smell different after coming back from surgery/vet so if you did not bring both bunnies to the vet most likely they need to be rebonded again.
Question, in the case that I start bonding in the morning, at night time when I’m ready for bed, separate them for bed time and continue the next morning?
This was so great and informative!! Thank you so much. My partner and I will be trying to bond our bunny and our foster bun in a few weeks once he heals from his neuter :)
Is there a way to rectify the bonding, if you made a mistake?
Go back a step or to the beginning and try again x
Definitely needed to know all of this because my male is so quiet and he's only social in his playpen not his cage so I was hoping if I got him a male playmate then maybe he'd open up in his cage as well❤
What do you do if you’ve already had one rabbit for a long time and want to introduce a brand new rabbit? Once bonded do you put them in “her” pen?
Also does this process take place in one day? Where do they go for the times when they’re not together if it’s longer than one day?
That’s what I’m doing now, I introduced them the new bunny in a cage and my other bunny freely running around. It’s the first day so not sure what I do next.
@@smileyladyT i wondered this also! im sad she isn’t responding to questions:(
Oh this is helpful I was worried about putting my bunnies without food or whatever for a few hours I thought it would harm them.
i thought so too! was wondering where the water was
Could you pleaseeeeeee do a vid on how to bond a new rabbit to a heard?
I have a bonded heard of 3 and need to add one more that was separate before..🥺
You would bond them all in the same way.
@@negan1445 You are really an expert yourself! How many rabbits have you had?
@@negan1445 they would forget eachother by the time i finish :(
@@Gacha_Ed sorry i should have said that you would have all 4 in the same space together, so they won't forget each other. You don't have to do the car ride, you can start with the cardboard box x
@@lazyhomebody1356 3, I don't claim to be an expert but I'm fully aware on the bonded process x
i love this bonding series!
Quick question! I've been bonding rabbits for awhile, some just click, I keep an eye on them, pretty much what's discussed in the video, but it seems I have some that just will NOT get along with one rabbit whereas they like any other, do you have any tips on rabbits that just don't like eachother?
Just adopted two unneutered buns... I'm going to netuer them next week and give them about a month after to let their hormones settle... Hopefuly they bond. So worried they won't but praying they do!
Hi any updates
How did it go ?
So so good, wow learned so much. Thank you!
This video was really helpful. I'm thinking of rescuing a male bunny to bond with my female and I'm worried that she won't bond. I have a couple of questions though. How would I go about feeding them separately during this time and I'm also worried I won't notice any behaviours at night even if I'm sleeping in the same room. Also would it be an issue if my female rabbit already has a routine in terms of where she sleeps, naps, etc? Is it okay to break that routine?
This was a VERY helpful video!
Once more proof that rabbits are gourmets, do not only appreciate the nutritional value of food but above all the taste, he's smart enough to understand there's no more left. Except for... The delicious taste, all over the bowl!
How would you bond 2 pairs of already bonded rabbits? I have 4 rabbits and I want them to be bonded. I have 2 sisters and a mother and daughter. They are outside rabbits and I want them to be able to roam around freely. What would your tips to bond them properly?
Well this is good to know, seeing as we just got a rabbit for my Tu Shen. Xiao Wu is the new bunny and will be bonded to Shen after Shen's surgery. We got a spare bedroom that has not been touched by any rabbit we can use as a neutral territory. In the mean time, Xiao Wu has one half of my bedroom Shen has never been to and Shen gets the other half where he has been since we got him.
So detailed! Thank you!
first! and thanks i really need this!
Can we pleaseeeeee talk about your hair!!!!! 🥰
I have a male bun that's fixed. A year later we got another male bun and kept them separated but near each other prior to getting the new bun fixed. Introduced them on neutral ground after the second bun healed. Since then, they 'honk' at each other an pull out fur when one or the other goes near the other. They've gotten into at least three bunny tornadoes so I'm hesitant to put them in a car together. The older one is cranky and small. The younger one is friendly and sweet, but two times the size and can hurt him if he really gets upset. We've had them out together, slowly, but, they start chasing each other. It's been four months and once we let them out together they start jumping over each other, then chasing, then fighting. It's exhausting and we hear 'honking' and see fur on the floor even when no one is around them. Got my work cut out for me...
this is the earliest iv ever been lol! i love your vids so much and now i might be getting a bunny soon! i just want to say thanks for making these vids to help other buns!
Don’t get a bunny
@@Rhaenyrasno.1 what do you mean?
Rabbits are so much work and sooo expensive, I’ve got a girl 5 months I was like you so happy but no just no, the house stinks like a farm, my mum always getting angry at the smell, and the fix is so expensive if I were you get a hamster, I would’ve got one if I were you trust me THEY ARE SO MUCH WORK they love getting attention it’s so annoying and the cages are soo expensive
@@Rhaenyrasno.1 ohhh thanks! i honestly was still considering not getting one because of the price and the smell, honestly this might be a sign lol! i have a hammy and yeah... a lot less work lol! thank you so much for telling me this honestly! i do have a couple questions though if you dont mind. does your bunny use a litter box, cuz that could help. also does she live in a cage or is she a free roam bun? thanks!! :)
@@heatherhill9713 my Instagram is xTaylorloco
Yay!!! I lm so exited because I just bought the variety pack of herbs from your shop!!!
Hope your feeling better Hailey praying for you 🙏
What do you do about litter boxes/peeing and pooping during this process? And what happens (where do they hang out, sleep, etc.) before and after they're together? I have an adult bun who's lived with me for a year (pretty much free roaming) and I'm thinking about bringing home another to be her friend :)
That’s what I was wondering for the 7 days, is that 24/7 in the pen no litter boxes. Would you just have several fleeces to swap and wash every day from the peeing?
I think you should make a video on all the safe lettuces four bunny
most "lettuce" is safe as long as it's not Iceburg. There are good lists of safe and not safe food for rabbits.
Thank you for this video! Can bunnies of very different sizes or ages bond?
Im currently in the bonding process. At this point, I dont know where to ask for help anymore. My bunnies (8yo male and 6yo female) are getting along fine now. It's my second time bonding them because the first time bonding them I gave them free roam too soon and they started fighting. Now I'm being cautious with space. They got to a size 3x2 pen, and I'm thinking of stopping there for now. See, they're not fighting, my female gives my male kisses, no one is getting bullied....but my male wont return the kisses and that makes her mad. They aren't lovey dovey and all cuddly....is that still good? Is it a sign I should seperate them? I'm desperate for advice because im so scared I won't be there to seperate them if a bad fight occurs.
Thank you for the information. I have 2 brothers, neutered that I’ve had 2 years. Daughters friend rescued a tame bunny that was dumped on their road. I offered to take it. She is female. I want to work on the bonding so she is not alone. Mine are in an outside pen but I am going to try your ideas.
Yay I am early
Love u
Check out Hailey's other videos/playlist for info on care, behavior,food, treats, hay, toys etc. You'll find tons of great information there. Good luck with your bunny! 🐇🥕💕🐰🍎
The only reason he is agressive is fear! Be extra gentle and speak softly. Move slowly. He's in a new space, it could be dangerous!
@@monicag3943 hi yes I have looked at a lot and ty we are bonding pretty well
@@lazyhomebody1356 yes we are being very careful
TYSM for ur tips
What if the bunny’s fight during the night and I don’t notice, should I keep them apart at night time?
I have the same question too
You should separate them when your not supervising them until they are fully bonded
@@mintnew248 you should separate them when your not supervising them until they are fully bonded
Either separate them which is not advised because it defeats the purpose or be prepared to stay up with them or camp out next to them. I bond on my family room and sleep on the couch. I also will stay up all night and sleep during their nap time.
I've been trying to bond my bunnies for about 6 months now with no luck. I don't get how someone have that kind of time in their weeks where you can constantly monitor the bunnies.
I would really love them to be bonded as it's really hard keeping them apart, granted I've been working with them for about 1-2 hour each day as I don't really have the opportunity to spend a constant 72 hours with them.
How’s it going?
hahahaha...
Ebony is just trying to steal the kale and then she hops away like VICTORY!!
cutest thing ever! ❤❤
I cant wait to spayed my rabbits so that i can bond them
Hello! Thank you for the videos. I had a question about the first few days/nights of the bonding process…
I took my two bunnies for a drive yesterday for the first time, and then I put the two in a box. They were really solid the whole time, and they even ate alfalfa together.
When it got late and time for dinner time for the two, I separated the two into their individual pens so they could eat and use their litter boxes.
Is this advisable? Or are they supposed to stay together until they are bonded?
Thank you in advance!
I have found that lots of distraction work best. The rabbits get so involved with the distractions that they 'forget' to spend time chasing each other.
I love this video such a great video
Hey, regarding the carrier, what if a fight were to break out? I’d be worried about being unable to intervene quick enough
Do you put water in for the bunnies if there in there for quite some time and how many times should you do this cardboard box stage ? Also should you let the bunnies see eachother before doing this ?
how would you bond two bonded pairs together. introduce all 4 at once, or break it up somehow?
I have two male rabbits both neutered. #1 is 2 years old and has been neutered for over a year. I got #2 at 1 month old and neutered him about 5 months ago. I have reintroduced them to each other through observing them 24/7, going from small enclosures to larger through stress bonding techniques like driving in a car. They have done wonderfully and improved steadily over 7 days when I was able to leave them alone in a kiddie pool enclosure without fighting. Tonight they started randomly fighting so bad I had to separate them from fear of a serious injury. Im at a loss for what to do now, any advice anyone? I love them very much and I dont know what to do.
So I'm getting a male Mini Rex in about 2-3 months and this is what I had planned. Please LMK if this cage setup is ok. (I've done a lot of research and my mom had a bunny, but I'm a first-time owner.) I have a space to let the rabbit in that's 2'6" by 10'6" (in my bedroom). One end will have a medium dog cage with the food and litter box and stuff in it. Outside the cage will be bedding and toys and stuff. The bunny will almost always have the entire space to go in save for when I'm cleaning. Is that enough room?
Thank you for this! Beginning the process tomorrow 🤞. Out of curiosity, what kind of bunny is the brown one in the video? It looks just like mine, and I’m unsure of the breed.
Hi!
My bunny is living in our living room and has been doing that for a little over a year now (been living there since I got him).
I want to get a bunny who can also live there with him, but as you say they can’t be in somebody else’s territory but I have no other space for them to live together except the living room. How can I make the living room a territory for both of them? I really need to get him a friend, thank you!
heyy! i wanna say that your videos helped me a lot! i just have a question.. my rabbit lives outside 🥲 how am i gonna spray everything with vinegar and water without his whole enclosure being soaked? :)
Oh thank goodness I have rooms the rabbits haven't really been in. I have one that neither have ever been in. It would take a but of work for me to make room for a bonding pen as that room is full of renovation supplies and materials but it is definitely the best room to do it in
Oh goodness I'll have a hard time not giving them hay and water while bonding tho 😢
I have bonded my mini lop doe Blueberry with another mini lop, and I wish I didn't bother bonding her with another rabbit. We had such a wonderful relationship with her, and that's why we thought she also needed to have a relationship with her own kind. She always looked so joyful. However, we saw a big change in her personality after the bond. She just became a follower, and it's very sad to see. I'm not going to separate them, but I just wanted to send a warning because all you hear about is its good for the bunny.
my Bunny s name i Lulu too! She is a little devil as it comes to bonding with my bunny ZukO! So funny, cause she is reaaaalllyyyyy teritorial and gets crazily mad hahahaah I adore her, couldn t stop laughing when realised that there s another Lulu Bunny acting like her
Hii, I'm trying to bond my bunnies - one is very aggressive (first bun) and the second bun basically loves him. They've been in prebonding for a couple months now. Every time he goes near her, he lunges and bites/nips her. How can I tell if these attacks are bunny communication or just plain hatred?? Should I allow him to keep being aggressive? She gets very scared and no humping from both of them :/
Hi, I am having the same situation do you find any solution to it? can you please share it with me. thanks
Do you have any videos or helpful resources on fixing a broken bond? We do not a neutral area in our house due to them free roaming and having been bonded. Looking for help!
I plan to bond my rabbits once both are fixed, but what do i do when im at school and my mom is at work for the 7 days?
I love your hair color.